by jvranish | May 5, 2015 | On Stage
It’s grand to note the growth of area dance recitals year upon year. Both business-wise and artistically they contribute so much to the Pittsburgh area. If you have a chance, catch a couple of performances during the recital season. The enthusiasm is contagious!...
by jvranish | May 4, 2015 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Dance Council
It was our second confrontation with Pittsburgh Dance Council snow. Not the kind you shovel, but the kind you watch in wonder. The first came during the autumn of 2008, when the Inbal Pinto, ironically from Israel, introduced us to Shaker, a piece inspired by a snow...
by jvranish | Apr 29, 2015 | Dance Beat
In the final weekend of its 45th season, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre had plenty to celebrate…and did it in style! GALA. It began Thursday with the dress rehearsal of La Bayadere. Guests arrived for the 45th Anniversary Season Finale Gala at the Benedum...
by jvranish | Apr 16, 2015 | Attack Theatre, Dance Beat, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Years. When The Dirty Ball first began, we didn’t know what to expect as we headed to one city apartment where the Attackers danced in the bathroom and a raw shell of another where we told our dirty secrets and drank dirty martinis. After a decade we know what...
by jvranish | Apr 8, 2015 | On Stage
Now that Patrick Swayze is gone and Jennifer Grey’s career continues to be defined by it, Dirty Dancing has remained, for the past 28 years, frozen in time. Following the movie’s release in 1987, author Eleanor Bergstein chose to keep the story under wraps...
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