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 +...
by jvranish | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
You would think that we would learn from our mistakes. Just the fact that choreographer Beth Corning addressed the abuse of women back in 1996 with LEGAL INNOCENCE should be enough. But it is ongoing because some of us still haven’t learned. However Corning has. She...
by jvranish | Jan 22, 2022 | Corningworks, On Stage
It was the first performance I had ever attended where I didn’t feel welcome. As usual nowadays, I produced my I.D. and proof of vaccination. As usual, I was asked Covid questions. Cough? Fever? Etcetera? Then it all changed. The event was called The Tipping Point, a...
by jvranish | Dec 17, 2021 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
The Transformation Scene in “The Nutcracker,” where Marie dreams that everything around her grows exponentially, is one of the highlights of any production. But there is a real transformation taking place at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “Nut,” one that is surpassing...
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