On Stage: A Ballet Trifecta

by | Nov 8, 2015 | On Stage

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre just concluded its opening performance series in grand style with Balanchine, Forsythe and Kylian. Read about it at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This was as perfectly balanced a repertory program as PBT has ever presented. Something to note...

On Stage: Beautiful Carole King

by | Oct 29, 2015 | On Stage

I feel the earth move under my feet… I’ve felt that way for lo so many years when I listen to Carole King’s songs, which I thought were mostly limited to her solo album, Tapestry, released in 1971. But the Tony Award-winning musical inspired by her...

Dance Beat: Dance Films, Twyla, Dance Teachers

by | Oct 27, 2015 | Dance Beat

DANCE ON FILM. We know that the Bolshoi and Royal ballet companies have been putting out live performances aimed at mass market filmgoers for several years now. Click on Bolshoi.  Click on Royal. But it appears that there is another facet, Lincoln Center at the...

Dance Beat: Loti Falk Gaffney

by | Oct 20, 2015 | Dance Beat

Maybe they knew something. Above is the tribute that Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre assembled in honor of board founder Loti Falk Gaffney at the 45th Anniversary Gala last April at the Benedum Center. It was a wonderful occasion, with board members fully committed to send...