by jvranish | Nov 10, 2021 | Dance Beat, Shana Simmons Dance
Audiences are used to sitting firmly in a chair, with the dance generally unfolding in front of them. For some, that may be enough. Now audiences have a choice where they can find themselves in the midst of all the action. Yes, the future of dance is here. Shana...
by jvranish | Oct 27, 2021 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
This past weekend, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre had more to celebrate than any other company that I’ve come across. In its season opener the company connected with the past in a tribute to former artistic director Patricia Wilde, who passed away in August, and the future...
by jvranish | Oct 25, 2021 | Corningworks, On Stage, Uncategorized
Beth Corning enters and sits on a table, one of 10 or so dotting the stage at the New Hazlett Theater. She looks up… So do I, marveling at dozens of white shoes suspended from the ceiling. As the sound score begins throbbing, she initiates a slow table dance, her arms...
by jvranish | Sep 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Attack Theater didn’t waste any time sharing its new home in Lawrenceville. Located at the corner of Butler and 42nd Street, just across from New Amsterdam restaurant, the new location was the result of years of searching, with actual tours of 150 possible locations....
by jvranish | Aug 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
It was a warm summer evening at Hartwood acres, time for Ballet Under the Stars. Maybe Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre should rename it Ballet With the Stars, because the company, under the superb direction of Susan Jaffe, is on its way to developing a cadre of sparkling...
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