by jvranish | Dec 11, 2009 | On Stage, The Pillow Project
Pearlann Porter is, without a doubt, the busiest choreographer on the holiday scene. (If you missed it, she was part of Dance Alloy’s concert at the New Hazlett Theatre, which appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.)After four months of the outdoors Urban...
by jvranish | Dec 5, 2009 | Dance Notes
I was mildly amused at the extreme opinions expressed in articles by Sarah Kaufmann, who expressed dismay over the Nutcracker in The Washington Post, and Daniel J. Wakin, who reported that there will be a “Nutcracker” smackdown in New York City beginning...
by jvranish | Dec 4, 2009 | Dance Alloy Theater, On Stage
It was only appropriate that I caught up with Dance Alloy’s two newest choreographers on the move during a rainy afternoon. Gwen Hunter Ritchie was driving to rehearsal with the company at the New Hazlett Theatre and Pearlann Porter was waiting for a bus after...
by jvranish | Dec 1, 2009 | Off Stage
Shoes can make the woman — like Prada or Jimmy Choo. But tap shoes? Once a limited territory (strapped heels or, for the young, flat patent leather bow ties), the subject is now open for discussion with a new contender. Prior to their Pittsburgh run, the...
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