Songs \u2013 Jacob\u2019s Pillow<\/p>\n
\u201cA unique experience, a once in a lifetime opportunity, and an immense inspiration\u201d \u2013 that\u2019s how I would describe the making of Songs, a ballet I choreographed in the Summer of 1981 for my students at Jacob\u2019s Pillow. I was so fortunate to work with Jess Meeker, Jacob\u2019s Pillow legendary pianist who bridged the years all the way back to Ted Shawn and the founding of the Pillow. And on the young side, the amazing, sensitive, and expressive contra-tenor Charles Lane, and not less inspiring, the talented students of Summer 81. The work was \u201cSongs\u201d, choreographed to a selection from Rachmaninoff songs Op. 14 and Op.34. <\/p>\n[aesop_image force_fullwidth=”off” lightbox=”off” captionposition=”left” caption=”Jess Meeker and Charles Lane taking a bow at the premiere of Songs.” captionsrc=”custom” align=”center” imgwidth=”100%” img=”https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/perryigal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2023\/05\/JacobsPillow.Songs_.Bows_.Jess_.Charles.1-scaled-e1691439537494.jpg” panorama=”off”]\n
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Songs \u2013 Jacob\u2019s Pillow \u201cA unique experience, a once in a lifetime opportunity, and an immense inspiration\u201d \u2013 that\u2019s how I would describe the making of Songs, a ballet I choreographed in the Summer of 1981 for my students at Jacob\u2019s Pillow. I was so fortunate to work with Jess Meeker, Jacob\u2019s Pillow legendary pianist […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":276,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-highlight"],"metadata":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n