The longer you live, the older you get. Hmm. This not-exactly-apocalyptic statement refers (obliquely) to recollection. When I attended Jacob’s Pillow’s 90th Anniversary Gala last week, memories crowded in. Sixty-eight years ago, I made my debut on the Pillow stage in Taken With Tongues: A Study in Fanaticism by Harriette Ann Gray. Crammed into two cars (or was it three?), we dancers and … [Read more...]
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Dancing Through The Century
by Deborah Jowitt I’m sitting at a table miles from New York City staring at a small, yellow, lined piece of paper and hoping I can decipher my scribbles racing across it. The task? Martialling my memories of a woman I knew, respected, loved, and was amazed by: Ann Hutchinson Guest. She passed away in her sleep on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at the age of 103—almost making it to the anniversary of … [Read more...]