by jvranish | Jun 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
It was being advertised as a duet between machine and dancer. But “Origami,” a featured event at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival and the official opening for Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 50th anniversary season, was so much more than that. On the surface,...
by jvranish | Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Point Park University was aiming to focus on its new facility and the theater program for the upcoming 2019-20 season announcement. But it turned out that the dance department came to the forefront. It began with PPU president Paul Hennigan, who took note of Gabrielle...
by jvranish | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
When the planes flew into the World Trade Center, we did not/could not look past New York City for a long time. But the truth be told, there were numerous stories stemming from the residual impact of that searing, impossible-to-forget event. Searing it might have...
by jvranish | Apr 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Julia Erickson and Alexandre Silva in Swan Lake. MISSING THEM. In February, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre principal Julia Erickson and soloist Alexandre Silva performed Swan Lake, which was a sentimental favorite for me this past year, she for magnificently fluid,...
by jvranish | Feb 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
What with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presenting Pittsburgh International Festival and the Kelly Strayhorn Theater achieving a strong foothold on the national dance scene when it sponsored the NPN conference and PearlArts joining the presenting fray, there was a...
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