by jvranish | Sep 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
How sad that two dance giants chose to make their exit in such a quick succession! Paul Taylor is one of two modern dance choreographers born in the Pittsburgh area (the other being Martha Graham). He told me that he lived here in early childhood, but now his...
by jvranish | Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Point Park University has done it right. It has finished a substantial expansion to its Downtown campus — the new Pittsburgh Playhouse, a theater complex just across from the Tower at PNC Plaza that will add to Pittsburgh’s already vibrant growth. Through...
by jvranish | Sep 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
By now, most readers know that CrossCurrents focuses on all things dance, especially when the local scene tapers off, as it did this summer. However, Pittsburgh’s Civic Light Opera took up the slack, with a series of musicals that had plenty to offer in...
by jvranish | Mar 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the News. Yes, that’s been the case for the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Two more deserved grants have come its way: The Pittsburgh Foundation will support the organizations Tenth Anniversary KST Presents programming, allowing for a year-long celebration of...
by jvranish | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre debuted its new Peter Farmer Swan Lake this past weekend (click on Post-Gazette) and will continue next week with performances that will also feature Alexandra Kochis with Luca Sbrizzi and one of Julia Erickson’s final performances...
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