Film: Bolshoi Ballet Series

by | Oct 9, 2015 | Uncategorized

The Bolshoi Ballet is full of drama, seen onstage in its performances and offstage in the acid thrown in the face of artistic director Sergei Filin, almost blinding him (yes, he’s still there). There is more, though, to be seen in the current Bolshoi Ballet in...

On Stage: A Piquant Winter's Tale"

by | Oct 1, 2015 | Uncategorized

Quantum Theatre’s production of “The Winter’s Tale” was surprisingly sumptuous, deftly moving beyond the gritty city adventures usually conjured up by artistic director Karla Boos. That doesn’t mean, though, that it was any less of an...

On Stage: Karla Feverish About "The Winter's Tale"

by | Sep 17, 2015 | Uncategorized

Brush up your Shakespeare…or not. When Quantum Theatre tackles a piece of theater, it always becomes its own entity, ready to lead its audiences on an adventure. That might mean an unusual work or a unique location. Or both. In this instance, ready to launch its...

On Stage: The Tale of Two Streetcars

by | Sep 7, 2015 | Pittsburgh Dance Council

With its unbridled passions and slow descent into madness, all set against the gradual decay of the Deep South, Tennesse Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire could be adapted into The Great American Ballet. As it turned out, two European companies, Hamburg Ballet and...