Location: Ted Shawn Theatre
“One of the most original and inventive in Europe” (La Presse de Tunisie), Switzerland’s acclaimed ballet company returns to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time in over a decade, featuring classically trained dancers performing breathtaking contemporary choreography. This appearance will mark the company’s first U.S. engagement under the artistic direction of the groundbreaking Belgian and Moroccan choreographer, dancer, and director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who received the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award in 2022, and whose collaborations range from work with Shaolin monks to Alanis Morrisette to Beyoncé and Jay-Z. This summer, the company will perform an all-Cherkaoui program, including his groundbreaking Faun, inspired by Claude Debussy’s L’Apres-midi d’un faune, and the U.S. debut of Noetic, created with a distinguished team including renowned sculptor Sir Antony Gormley, fashion designer duo Les Hommes, and composer Szymon Brzóska.