by jvranish | Dec 12, 2022 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
There was a shadow hovering over Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre as it opened its 52nd season at August Wilson Center this fall. Artistic director Susan Jaffe was not physically present, an odd and rare situation, although she purportedly was still doing her PBT job in New...
by jvranish | Nov 23, 2022 | Dance Beat
I’ve interviewed and covered Paul Taylor for years. So I was thinking that there wasn’t much that I didn’t know about this modern master of dance. But from the delectable opening moments of a new documentary about the gentle giant, I knew I was wrong. With meditative...
by jvranish | Nov 22, 2022 | The Pillow Project
Pearlann Porter is that rarest of choreographers, caught up in her own obsession for the arts of both science and dance. Her chosen path can take multiple forms, from interpreting the movement suggested by a mathematical equation to that pale blue dot, described so...
by jvranish | May 5, 2022 | Dance Beat, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Susan Jaffe is coming full circle in a way. “Swan Lake” was her signature role when she was the face of American Ballet Theatre. Now she completes her first fully-staged season with her own staging of “Swan Lake” May 6-15 at the Benedum Center. That makes it a good...
by jvranish | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
For years I have watched women choreographers play second fiddle to their male counterparts. Fewer females. The lack of respect they received. The scant opportunities at hand. So it was easy to see that the upcoming performance at the August Wilson Center, “Here +...
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