by jvranish | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
The dance field is getting more crowded around this time of year — call it a Holiday Rave. There’s the venerable Nutcracker at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, something that transcends it all.For musical theater lovers, though,...
by jvranish | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
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by jvranish | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
As a child, New York City choreographer Christopher Williams would visit the National Zoo in Washington D.C. and, to his parents’ chagrin, develop “an intensive love of creatures that were other than human. I would come home and imitate pigmy hippos and giraffes,”...
by jvranish | Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts has been a great megaphone for political/social causes, certainly the best way to express sentiments in today’s politically combustible society. Three recent examples: Deborah Colker Dance Company (Brazil). The first...
by jvranish | Oct 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Previous editions of Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts provided a mystical maze that delved into the latest developments in global performance — all decidedly adult. This year there was a deliberate effort to include children’s and family...
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