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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 17 - Jul 22, 2023
Starting at
1,999
Itinerary Note

Blues for Alabama Sky at the Barrington Stage Co. Jacob's Pillow: Sean Curran & Darrah Carrperformance; Dorrance Dance. Boston Symphony Orchestra Performance: Nimbus Dance; COPLAND Appalachian Spring & DVORAK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

Jul 31 - Aug 5, 2023
Starting at
1,999
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Theater: Faith Healer at the Barrington Stage Co. Jacob's Pillow: Brinae Ali; Hip Hop Across the Pillow. Boston Symphony Orchestra Performance: Emanuel Ax, piano; John ADAMS Shaker Loops; BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1

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Aug 7 - Aug 12, 2023
Starting at
1,999
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Theater: Mid Summer Night's Dream at Shakespeare & Co. Jacob's Pillow: Decidedly Jazz Danceworks; Complexions Contemp Ballet. Boston Symphony Orchestra Performance: Andris Nelsons, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; John WILLIAMS Violin Concerto No. 2; STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration; RAVEL La Valse

Aug 14 - Aug 19, 2023
Starting at
1,999
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Theater: On Cedar St. at the Berkshire Theater. Jacob's Pillow: Gathering of Indigenous Dance; Martha Graham Dance Co. Boston Symphony Orchestra Performance: Andris Nelsons; SAINT-SAENS Piano Concerto No. 5, Egyptia,; Carlos SIMON Four Black American Dances; GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F

Jul 8 - Jul 13, 2024
Starting at
2,149
Jul 22 - Jul 27, 2024
Starting at
2,149
Aug 5 - Aug 10, 2024
Starting at
2,149
Aug 12 - Aug 17, 2024
Starting at
2,149
DATES & starting prices
PRICES
Jul 17 - Jul 22, 2023
Starting at
2,499
Itinerary Note

Blues for Alabama Sky at the Barrington Stage Co. Jacob's Pillow: Sean Curran & Darrah Carrperformance; Dorrance Dance. Boston Symphony Orchestra Performance: Nimbus Dance; COPLAND Appalachian Spring & DVORAK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

Jul 31 - Aug 5, 2023
Starting at
2,499
Itinerary Note

Theater: Faith Healer at the Barrington Stage Co. Jacob's Pillow: Brinae Ali; Hip Hop Across the Pillow. Boston Symphony Orchestra Performance: Emanuel Ax, piano; John ADAMS Shaker Loops; BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1

Filling Fast!
Aug 7 - Aug 12, 2023
Starting at
2,499
Itinerary Note

Theater: Mid Summer Night's Dream at Shakespeare & Co. Jacob's Pillow: Decidedly Jazz Danceworks; Complexions Contemp Ballet. Boston Symphony Orchestra Performance: Andris Nelsons, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; John WILLIAMS Violin Concerto No. 2; STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration; RAVEL La Valse

Aug 14 - Aug 19, 2023
Starting at
2,499
Itinerary Note

Theater: On Cedar St. at the Berkshire Theater. Jacob's Pillow: Gathering of Indigenous Dance; Martha Graham Dance Co. Boston Symphony Orchestra Performance: Andris Nelsons; SAINT-SAENS Piano Concerto No. 5, Egyptia,; Carlos SIMON Four Black American Dances; GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F

Jul 8 - Jul 13, 2024
Starting at
2,589
Jul 22 - Jul 27, 2024
Starting at
2,589
Aug 5 - Aug 10, 2024
Starting at
2,589
Aug 12 - Aug 17, 2024
Starting at
2,589
6 days
5 nights
13 meals
5B 4L 4D
3
Theatre & Dance Class, Jacob's Pillow
Central Berkshires - Pittsfield
4
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.

Best of all, you’ll…

  • 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.
Visit the Road Scholar Bookshop
You can find many of the books we recommend at the Road Scholar store on bookshop.org, a website that supports local bookstores.
Tanglewood: A Group Memoir
by Peggy Daniels
The Unfolding History of the Berkshires
by David J. McLaughlin
Explorer's Guide Berkshire: A Great Destination (Eighth Edition)
by Lauren R. Stevens
Barton Mumaw, Dancer: From Denishawn to Jacob's Pillow and Beyond
by Jane Sherman and Barton Mumaw
A Certain Place: The Jacob's Pillow Story
by Norton Owen and Ella Baff
Tanglewood: The Clash Between Tradition and Change
by Andrew L. Pincus
Meals
13 Meals
5 Breakfasts
4 Lunches
4 Dinners
The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Gluten Free, Low Fat, Vegetarian, Low Salt
Lodging
Lodgings may differ by date. Select a date to see the lodgings specific to that date.
Display
Aug 14, 2023 - Aug 19, 2023
  • Aug 14, 2023 - Aug 19, 2023
  • Jul 17, 2023 - Jul 22, 2023
  • Jul 31, 2023 - Aug 05, 2023
  • Aug 07, 2023 - Aug 12, 2023
  • Aug 14, 2023 - Aug 19, 2023
  • Jul 08, 2024 - Jul 13, 2024
  • Jul 22, 2024 - Jul 27, 2024
  • Aug 05, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024
  • Aug 12, 2024 - Aug 17, 2024
5 nights
Pittsfield
The program's high-rise hotel/conference center is in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, with panoramic views of the Berkshire Hills. Easy walks to Pittsfield's Historic District, Berkshire Museum, Colonial Theatre Restoration Project, library, visitor's center, downtown shops, hair salons, pubs, coffee shops, restaurants, laundries. Poolside restaurant in the hotel.
5 nights
Pittsfield
The program's high-rise hotel/conference center is in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, with panoramic views of the Berkshire Hills. Easy walks to Pittsfield's Historic District, Berkshire Museum, Colonial Theatre Restoration Project, library, visitor's center, downtown shops, hair salons, pubs, coffee shops, restaurants, laundries. Poolside restaurant in the hotel.
5 nights
Pittsfield
The program's high-rise hotel/conference center is in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, with panoramic views of the Berkshire Hills. Easy walks to Pittsfield's Historic District, Berkshire Museum, Colonial Theatre Restoration Project, library, visitor's center, downtown shops, hair salons, pubs, coffee shops, restaurants, laundries. Poolside restaurant in the hotel.
5 nights
Pittsfield
The program's high-rise hotel/conference center is in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, with panoramic views of the Berkshire Hills. Easy walks to Pittsfield's Historic District, Berkshire Museum, Colonial Theatre Restoration Project, library, visitor's center, downtown shops, hair salons, pubs, coffee shops, restaurants, laundries. Poolside restaurant in the hotel.
5 nights
Pittsfield
The program's high-rise hotel/conference center is in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, with panoramic views of the Berkshire Hills. Easy walks to Pittsfield's Historic District, Berkshire Museum, Colonial Theatre Restoration Project, library, visitor's center, downtown shops, hair salons, pubs, coffee shops, restaurants, laundries. Poolside restaurant in the hotel.
5 nights
Pittsfield
The program's high-rise hotel/conference center is in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, with panoramic views of the Berkshire Hills. Easy walks to Pittsfield's Historic District, Berkshire Museum, Colonial Theatre Restoration Project, library, visitor's center, downtown shops, hair salons, pubs, coffee shops, restaurants, laundries. Poolside restaurant in the hotel.
5 nights
Pittsfield
The program's high-rise hotel/conference center is in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, with panoramic views of the Berkshire Hills. Easy walks to Pittsfield's Historic District, Berkshire Museum, Colonial Theatre Restoration Project, library, visitor's center, downtown shops, hair salons, pubs, coffee shops, restaurants, laundries. Poolside restaurant in the hotel.
5 nights
Pittsfield
The program's high-rise hotel/conference center is in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, with panoramic views of the Berkshire Hills. Easy walks to Pittsfield's Historic District, Berkshire Museum, Colonial Theatre Restoration Project, library, visitor's center, downtown shops, hair salons, pubs, coffee shops, restaurants, laundries. Poolside restaurant in the hotel.





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