Pittsfield Community Residency: Afro Latin Jazz and Soul Experience

Thursday, June 12–Sunday, June 15

Various locations in Pittsfield

✨Free and open to all ages and abilities

Jacob’s Pillow welcomes Sekou McMiller’s Afro Latin Jazz and Soul Experience to Pittsfield for a multi-day community residency. This dynamic series of movement workshops, listening sessions, and dance parties, led by Sekou and his collaborators Charlie Garcia, Khary Kamau, and Miriam Gallardo, will explore the joy of celebration, parades, and rituals across cultures, from Mardi Gras in New Orleans to Carnival in Trinidad, Salsa dance parties, and other global festivities.

Schedule of Events:

Parading through Culture: A Community Gathering about Celebration, Ritual, and Movement

Thursday, June 12 from 7-8:30pm

Common Room, Zion Lutheran Church

From Clave to Celebration: A Listening & Movement Experience

Friday, June 13 from 7-8:30pm

WANDER Berkshires

Workshop: A Joyful Celebration of Rhythm, Culture, and Movement

Saturday, June 14 from 1-2:30pm

Paterson Field House, Berkshire Community College

Berkshires Salsa for Everyone! Dance Class & Party

Saturday, June 14 from 7-8pm (Dance Class) and 8-11pm (Dance Party)

WANDER Berkshires

NAACP Juneteenth Celebration with Sekou McMiller

Sunday, June 15 from 12-6pm

Durant Park

Visit our website to learn more and register for free: https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/afro-latin-jazz-and-soul-experience/

Pittsfield Community Programs are made possible with generous support from the Mill Town Foundation, and the Pittsfield Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

This event is in partnership with NAACP Berkshires, WANDER Berkshires, Common Room at Zion Lutheran Church, and Berkshire Community College, with special thanks to Noel Staples-Freeman and Luana Dias David.