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Jacob's Pillow

Jacob's Pillow is a theatre or event venue in Becket, MA, part of the Western Massachusetts guide. Cost: free. Summer Dance Festival runs late June through August.

358 George Carter Rd · Becket, MA

Why you should go…

Jacob's Pillow is a dance center founded by Ted Shawn, who bought an old Becket farm in 1931, and the campus is a National Historic Landmark District. Its summer Dance Festival brings dance companies to the Ted Shawn Theatre, the rebuilt Doris Duke Theatre and the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage. You get free entry to the Archives and exhibition spaces, plus free talks and public campus tours. Parking is free, and the campus sits about ten minutes from the Mass Turnpike.

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