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Jacob’s Pillow cancels rest of summer festival

Jacob's Pillow cancels rest of 2025 dance festival after employee dies in workplace accident
Jacob's Pillow has canceled the rest of its summer festival after a deadly accident at the western Massachusetts dance center.
Jacob's Pillow cancels remainder of dance festival following death of production manager
Jacob's Pillow production manager Kat Sirico died in a workplace accident on the campus of the historic dance center in Becket, Massachusetts.
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A production manager died at the dance center last week in what the district attorney’s office in Berkshire County, Mass., described as a workplace accident.
Jacob’s Pillow cancels rest of summer festival after Friday’s deadly accident
The dance organization in Becket said its board of trustees and leadership decided to end performances for the season following the death of a production manager, Kathryn Sirico, last week.
Jacob's Pillow, performing arts center in Berkshires, cancels rest of season after death
Jacob's Pillow, a performing arts center in the Berkshires, has canceled the remainder of its 2025 Festival following the death of a staff member.
Jacob's Pillow cancels remainder of 2025 season
Jacob's Pillow cancels the remainder of its 2025 dance festival days after production manager Kat Sirico died in a work-related accident.
Jacob's Pillow cancels rest of summer dance festival in western Mass. after death of employee
Jacob's Pillow has canceled the rest of its summer festival after a deadly accident at the western Massachusetts dance center.
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Jacob's Pillow, a dance school and performance center in Becket, Massachusetts, announced the cancellation of the remainder of its renowned Dance Festival season on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The news comes just days after a production manager died in a work-related accident on the festival grounds.
Jacob's Pillow cancels 2025 festival season in wake of campus accident that killed production manager
"The Jacob’s Pillow Board of Trustees and institutional leadership has decided that Festival 2025 will not continue," the organization said. "We have come to this difficult decision following the trag
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Jacob’s Pillow canceled weekend programming as staff members grieved the death of Kat Sirico, who was moving staging platforms that toppled, the authorities said.
Jacob’s Pillow cancels remaining 2025 performances after fatal accident
"Ticket buyers affected by the cancellations will receive refunds," festival staff said in a post on Facebook.
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