Dance Beat: Controversy at 3Rivers and CREATE

by | Jun 11, 2015 | Dance Beat

The waters weren’t running smoothly this morning at Three Rivers Arts Festival/CREATE 2015. Resident Pittsburgh genius Bill Shannon showed up at the Wyndham Grand Hotel lobby at 8 a.m. to begin a scheduled pop-up performance in the lobby. Deliberately dressed in...

On Stage: Staycee Pearl at Play

by | Jun 1, 2015 | Uncategorized

It seemed like a perfect summer evening as Staycee Pearl dance project seemingly set off the summer season with Playground. The parking lot setting outside the SPdp studio was festive with poster boards, like large pages from coloring books with connecting strings of...

On Stage: The newMoves We Like

by | May 22, 2015 | Kelly Strayhorn Theater

Whenever the Kelly Strayhorn Theater chooses to produce its newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival, it has a profound effect on Pittsburgh dance. This time was no exception. Tune in to newMoves via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Share...

On Stage: Dancing in the Regiment

by | May 15, 2015 | On Stage

There is always a different flavor to the opera when a choreographer is in charge, in this case Sean Curran at Pittsburgh Opera’s Daughter of the Regiment. Maybe it’s because his mind’s eye sees the outcome through a different artistic lens. Curran...