Jacob's Pillow production manager Kat Sirico died in a workplace accident on the campus of the historic dance center in Becket, Massachusetts.

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 has canceled the rest of its summer festival after a deadly accident at the western Massachusetts dance center.

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 cancels the remainder of its 2025 dance festival days after production manager Kat Sirico died in a work-related accident.

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 canceled weekend programming as staff members grieved the death of Kat Sirico, who was moving staging platforms that toppled, the authorities said.

T he Jacob's Pillow production manager who died at the famed Becket, Mass. dance venue over the weekend was killed in a workplace accident and no charges will be filed in the case, the Berkshire District Attorney's Office confirmed Tuesday.

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