After taking a few days to visit with friends in Connecticut, I’ll turn to Jacob’s Pillow, one of America’s most venerable dance festivals, which is located  in western Massachusetts. There I’ll be able to catch an encore performance Ballet Maribor’s production of “Radio & Juliet,” presented last October by the Pittsburgh Dance Council and set to music by Radiohead (revisit the review as well at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).
Also appearing will be LAFA & Artists, founded in 2007 by Martha Graham Company and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre luminary Fang-Yi Sheu. Based in Taiwan, the company will perform the American premiere of “37 Arts,” choreographed by co-founder Bulareyaung Pagarlava (also formerly of Cloud Gate), “Single Room” and the world premiere of a work based on the couple’s experience at the Pillow last year.
It’s easy to get drenched in dance at the Pillow, where there will also be photo exhibits on Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham and cartoonist Jules Feiffer. On Wednesday and Thursday there will also be informal performances by local artists and a talk by Ann Hutchinson Guest.