Maira Kalman and ‘The Principles of Uncertainty’ Head to Jacob’s Pillow

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Take a walk. Who knows what you’ll find? One observant and serendipitous walker through the world is the artist Maira Kalman, whose fanciful drawings have graced children’s books, covers for The New Yorker and the pages of many other publications, including The New York Times. She and her friend John Heginbotham — a former member of the Mark Morris Dance Group who now directs his own troupe, Dance Heginbotham — have collaborated on “The Principles of Uncertainty.”

Titled after one of Ms. Kalman’s books, this absurd travelogue will feature dancers contemplating ordinary objects, friends, strangers and philosophical ideas, immersing themselves in situations both amusing and heartbreaking. The project’s world premiere, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, will feature choreography by Mr. Heginbotham and sets, props and projections by Ms. Kalman. And there’s new music by Colin Jacobsen, played by his ensemble, the Knights. (Through Aug. 27, Doris Duke Theater, Becket, Mass.; jacobspillow.org.)

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