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The Pillow Project (est. 2004) is a postmodern-jazz of motion & light. [Artistic Directors Jaka Zakajinn & John Lambert]
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NOV 7: Our series of deliberately unique long-format experimental music events in live-collaboration with projection and dance by THE PILLOW PROJECT and company! November 7th feat. special guests @how_things_are_made OPEN/EXPERIMENT nights at The Space Upstairs are sober-events that invite the audience to create a personalized experience by bringing their own artistic projects — writing, sketching, photography, painting, knitting, homework, vibes, etc — to engage in their own creativity during the event! *Link to tickets in bio* by @thepillowprojects
Pillow Project and Space Upstairs Founding Artistic Director, JAKA ZAKAJINN, leads this open level class in The Ellipsis Condition improvisational movement method. Get a foundational and practical hands-on experience in this unique physical-musicality and motion vocabulary, giving access to play like a jazz musician. ​​​ Who is this class for? This 2-hour workshop is open to absolutely all bodies and all levels of experience from total beginner to professional​ ​ What to wear? Anything that you feel comfortable in (socks/shoes/barefoot optional) *please arrive at least 10 minutes early - no late entry please Enrollment limited — Register on thespaceupstairs.org by @thepillowprojects
SECOND SATURDAYS 10.10.26 by @thepillowprojects
THIS WEEKEND: We continue the fall season of the 20th anniversary of The Space Upstairs with our signature jazz-happening SECOND SATURDAY featuring this month’s special music guest REGGIE WATKINS! - Doors open 8p | Music 9-11p | $15 at the door - * pre-sale tickets at link in bio It’s light bulbs and couches, coffee tables and deconstructed pianos, piles of chalk and books. It’s vivid splashes of light and projection and poetry scribbled on the walls. And improvisational postmodern-jazz dance performances by The Pillow Project with live jazzed music throughout the night! Hosted by Jaka Zakajinn with different musical guests each month, SECOND SATURDAYS are modern speakeasy-magic and spontaneous art in our 4,000 sq/ft warehouse-gallery loft-space... And it’s one of Pittsburgh’s best kept secrets! *SECOND SATURDAYS is proudly a sober event and serves several house infused waters, mocktails, specialty iced coffees and other seasonal drinks and refreshments by donation at The Space Bar. #pittsburgh #pgharts #pghevents #pghjazz #pittsburghjazz by @thepillowprojects
Ben & Sadie at SECOND SATURDAY 9.12.26 feat. THOTH TRIO by @thepillowprojects
Sadie at SECOND SATURDAY 9.12.26 feat. THOTH TRIO by @thepillowprojects
THIS WEEKEND: We kick off fall 2026 of our 20th anniversary season of The Space Upstairs with our signature jazz-happening SECOND SATURDAYS featuring this month’s special music guests THOTH TRIO! It’s light bulbs and couches, coffee tables and deconstructed pianos, piles of chalk and books. It’s vivid splashes of light and projection and poetry scribbled on the walls. And improvisational postmodern-jazz dance performances by The Pillow Project with live jazzed music throughout the night! - Doors open 8p | Music 9-11p | $15 at the door - * pre-sale tickets at link in bio Hosted by Jaka Zakajinn with different musical guests each month, SECOND SATURDAYS are modern speakeasy-magic and spontaneous art in our 4,000 sq/ft warehouse-gallery loft-space... And it’s one of Pittsburgh’s best kept secrets! *SECOND SATURDAYS is proudly a sober event and serves several house infused waters, mocktails, specialty iced coffees and other seasonal drinks and refreshments by donation at The Space Bar. #pittsburgh #pgharts #pghevents #pghjazz #pittsburghjazz by @thepillowprojects
What a treat to finally go back to SWANK! — a tsunami of a piece from way back in 2004 that was the very catalyst for the launch of The Pillow Project later that year! It’s a work I will forever know from memory and it’s as fun to watch now as it was 22 years ago! Special thanks to @jaxlegscaldwell for helping me stage it, to Susan Stowe for having me finally reset it for the 2026 International Summer Dance, and for lighting designer Kris Kloss for putting up with (and absolutely delivering on) my kaleidoscope-shenanigans 😬 by @thepillowprojects
“Meet me here again on the other side of the Universe” (2026) — a piece in process Thank you again to @shanasimmonsdance for having us be a part of MISHMOSH ‘26 📸 @stuffbyabw by @thepillowprojects
Photo of @_blair.witte and myself from my last performance at the Space Upstairs w How Things Are Made and the Pillow Project. Back at it this Saturday with a full evening of Business Jazz and dance! Hope you can make it!! Saturday June 6th The Space Upstairs 214 N. Lexington St. Point Breeze 15208 Above/behind Construction Junction Doors at 8, performance 9-11:30 $15 by @thepillowprojects
Jade at SECOND SATURDAY 3.14.26 feat. Throckmorton Plot by @thepillowprojects
A Saturday night at The Space Upstairs... A glimpse into the famous Second Saturday event from 2.14.26 featuring the Paul Thompson Trio Video and editing: Jade Pignataro @jade_piggy Space: @thespaceupstairs @thepillowprojects Music used in video: "Old Devil Moon" by Sonny Rollins Dancers present: @miagio.kuzma @qadirrr_khan @sky.ewolff @kaben.d.benavides @_blair.witte @rueben_brock @cartergray8 @ezekiel.martinezzz @sadie.choo Check out the next event happening 3.14.26 by @thepillowprojects

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