Massachusetts

The Berkshires: Tanglewood & Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

Program No. 14963RJ
Discover the artistic traditions of the Berkshires and feel like a Tanglewood insider, experience the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and enjoy the renowned summer theater performance.

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DATES & starting prices
PRICES
Jul 8 - Jul 13, 2024
Starting at
1,999
Itinerary Note

Date will not attend BSO closed rehearsal; will attend Boston Ballet closed rehearsal instead. Boston Symphony Orchestra performance: Andris Nelsons conducts Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov featuring the Boston Ballet - STRAVINSKY Apollon musagète, Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

Jul 22 - Jul 27, 2024
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1,999
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Boston Symphony Orchestra performance: Andris Nelsons conducts Mackey, Koussevitzky, Sibelius, and Scriabin - Steven MACKEY Urban Ocean, KOUSSEVITZKY Double Bass Concerto, SIBELIUS The Origin of Fire for baritone, male chorus, and orchestra, SCRIABIN Prometheus, Poem of Fire, for piano, chorus, and orchestra

Aug 5 - Aug 10, 2024
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1,999
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Boston Symphony Orchestra performance: Alan Gilbert conducts Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky featuring Kirill Gerstein, piano - RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3, STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Aug 12 - Aug 17, 2024
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1,999
Itinerary Note

Date will not attend BSO closed rehearsal; will receive a private talk or instrument demo by a member of the BSO orchestra or staff. Boston Symphony Orchestra performance: Samy Rachid conducts Svetlanov, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky featuring Midori, violin - SVETLANOV Dawn in the Field, PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1, TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

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Jul 7 - Jul 12, 2025
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2,249
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Jul 21 - Jul 26, 2025
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Aug 4 - Aug 9, 2025
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Aug 11 - Aug 16, 2025
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DATES & starting prices
PRICES
Jul 8 - Jul 13, 2024
Starting at
2,499
Itinerary Note

Date will not attend BSO closed rehearsal; will attend Boston Ballet closed rehearsal instead. Boston Symphony Orchestra performance: Andris Nelsons conducts Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov featuring the Boston Ballet - STRAVINSKY Apollon musagète, Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

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Jul 22 - Jul 27, 2024
Starting at
2,499
Itinerary Note

Boston Symphony Orchestra performance: Andris Nelsons conducts Mackey, Koussevitzky, Sibelius, and Scriabin - Steven MACKEY Urban Ocean, KOUSSEVITZKY Double Bass Concerto, SIBELIUS The Origin of Fire for baritone, male chorus, and orchestra, SCRIABIN Prometheus, Poem of Fire, for piano, chorus, and orchestra

Filling Fast!
Aug 5 - Aug 10, 2024
Starting at
2,499
Itinerary Note

Boston Symphony Orchestra performance: Alan Gilbert conducts Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky featuring Kirill Gerstein, piano - RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3, STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Aug 12 - Aug 17, 2024
Starting at
2,499
Itinerary Note

Date will not attend BSO closed rehearsal; will receive a private talk or instrument demo by a member of the BSO orchestra or staff. Boston Symphony Orchestra performance: Samy Rachid conducts Svetlanov, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky featuring Midori, violin - SVETLANOV Dawn in the Field, PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1, TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

Full Inventory
Jul 7 - Jul 12, 2025
Starting at
2,699
Full Inventory
Jul 21 - Jul 26, 2025
Starting at
2,699
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Aug 4 - Aug 9, 2025
Starting at
2,699
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Aug 11 - Aug 16, 2025
Starting at
2,699
6 days
5 nights
13 meals
5B 4L 4D
3
Theatre & Dance Class, Jacob's Pillow
Central Berkshires - Pittsfield
5
BSO Closed Rehearsal, BSO at Tanglewood
Central Berkshires - Pittsfield
6
Program Concludes
Central Berkshires - Pittsfield
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At a Glance

The Berkshires are home to many hidden jewels of theater and the arts in New England — find out what makes this beautiful region of Massachusetts a cultural magnet! After fun classes with local theater experts, musicologists and a choreographer/dancer, feel like an informed insider for performances at some of the area’s most noted venues. Enjoy the rich beauty of the Tanglewood Music Center, attend a production by one of the Berkshires’ renowned summer theater companies, celebrate contemporary dance at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and visit one of the area’s famous art museums.
Activity Level
On Your Feet
Standing and walking up to 2.5 hours, sometimes on uneven terrain.

What You'll Learn

  • Attend a closed rehearsal by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, and take an evening BSO concert in The Shed.
  • Enjoy a performance by one of the area’s widely renowned and reviewed theater companies, such as Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Theatre Group, Williamstown Theater Company or Shakespeare & Co.
  • Take in two performances at the world-famous Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and enjoy pre- and post-performance insight from an experienced contemporary dancer.

General Notes

The performance schedule will be available in early spring. Participants interested in attending performances on free Thursday evenings or on nights pre- or post-program, please see Day Four of the Daily Schedule for details about ticketing and transportation.
Featured Expert
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Andrea Borak
Andrea Borak is a certified Laban Movement Analyst and a certified Trager Practitioner. While working in New York, she performed with the Eleo Pomare Dance Company and the Phyllis Lamhut Dance Company, and served as the movement specialist at The Little Red School House. Andrea has taught dance at numerous schools including NYU, and since relocating to the Berkshires in 1998, has taught at the Albany/Berkshire Ballet, the Pittsfield public schools and Berkshire Community College.

Please note: This expert may not be available for every date of this program.

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Andrea Borak is a certified Laban Movement Analyst and a certified Trager Practitioner. While working in New York, she performed with the Eleo Pomare Dance Company and the Phyllis Lamhut Dance Company, and served as the movement specialist at The Little Red School House. Andrea has taught dance at numerous schools including NYU, and since relocating to the Berkshires in 1998, has taught at the Albany/Berkshire Ballet, the Pittsfield public schools and Berkshire Community College.
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