Dance Notes: Richard and a Chinese Connection

by | Sep 28, 2009 | Dance Notes

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. That’s the name of an event at the Andy Warhol Museum honoring Richard Parsakian, who could be considered Pittsburgh dance’s best friend, although many other arts organizations might contest that. Richard has his fingers in so...

On Stage: Forever Joan

by | Sep 25, 2009 | On Stage

“They’re saying, ‘J.B. is going to kill us!'” That’s what the Philadanco dancers are chortling about artistic director Joan Myers Brown — or so she good-naturedly claims. “Aunt Joan,” as she has also been called, has...

On Stage: Flash! Dance

by | Sep 22, 2009 | On Stage

No one joined Gene Kelly as he danced down his movie set of a street in “Singin’ in the Rain.” Now the streets all over the world seem to be awash with seemingly impromptu dance happenings. It’s called flash mob (or flashmob) dancing and...

Off Stage: An Andy Dance

by | Sep 20, 2009 | Off Stage

Things have been so busy this summer that I only recently visited The Andy Warhol Museum to visit “Warhol Live: Music and Dance in Andy Warhol’s Work,” on view through September 27 (save September 24, when the museum will be closed to host an event...