The Men Dancers

The cast included former NYC Ballet principal dancers Jock Soto and Charles Askegard, master choreographer Lar Lubovitch, Trent Kowalik star of Billy Elliot, Tony award-winning creator of Fosse Chet Walker, acclaimed dance figure Gus Solomons Jr, among other Bessie, TONY and Ernie Award winning recipients and dance legends.

More than 30 male dancers, spanning genres and generations, performed original choreography and share extraordinary personal stories with the audience in this limited engagement, honoring Ted Shawn and his company, The Men Dancers, who founded the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 80 years ago.

The cast included former NYC Ballet principal dancers Jock Soto and Charles Askegard, master choreographer Lar Lubovitch, Trent Kowalik star of Billy Elliot, Tony award-winning creator of Fosse Chet Walker, acclaimed dance figure Gus Solomons Jr, among other Bessie, TONY and Ernie Award winning recipients and dance legends.

Gala Performance and Reception with special guest artist Jock Soto

Cast: Emanuel Abruzzo, Todd Allen, Miguel Anaya, Jack Anderson, Charles Askegard, Arthur Aviles, Josh Beamish, Tadej Brdnik, Christopher Caines, Jamie Cunningham, Tito DelSaz, George Dorris, Chad Hall, John Heginbotham, Trent Kowalik, Pontus Lidburg, Lar Lubovitch, Steven Melendez, Arthur Mitchell, Richard Move, Norton Owen, Don Redlich, Pascal Rekoert, Francisco Pablo Ruvalcaba, John-Mario Sevilla, Prashant Shah, Jason Samuels Smith, Gus Solomons Jr, Jock Soto, Robert (Buddy) Valdez, David Vaughan, Chet Walker, Cartier Williams