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Keep up with all of my adventures, thoughts, and stories as I actively explore the diverse and exciting world of dance here in Pittsburgh!
On Stage: Baby's Back!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhZmhIhb6mw It's almost like a perfect storm. Dirty Dancing is on its second national tour. But ABC unveiled its own version starring Abigail Breslin and Debra Messing, which revealed a post-Kellerman life for Baby and Johnny. And if...
On Stage: Missing?
Beth Corning’s latest piece for The Glue Factory, What’s Missing?, was a puzzlement. Performed with noted choreographer and writer Donald Byrd, Missing (as the title indicates) asked more questions than it answered, leaving it up to the viewer to provide a...
Dance Beat: It's South Korea, Not North Korea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9WpthWvQl4 Here we go again! Back around 2010, Pittsburgh Dance Council executive director Paul Organisak was complaining about visa problems for foreign artists from Spain and South America, forcing him to tailor several seasons...
Dance Beat: Helen, Marianna, YAGP
Attack-ing Helen. Attack Theatre was full of surprises for a preview of its new work by Quebec choreographer Helen Simoneau. Former board member Todd Owens was energetically bartending with some home-cooked concoctions -- tequila-based -- to match Moe's deliciosa...
On Stage: Wondering About "Alice"
In that never-ending search for full-length ballets, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre decided to bring back Derek Deane's "Alice in Wonderland" after almost ten years. A lot has happened since then, but there was a lot happening on the stage as well (click on PBT). In fact,...
Video: Subway Ballet…With Tap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj0nltZOf50 Justin Peck, a name on the tip of everyone's tongue in New York takes to the subway with some of friends from New York City Ballet. The next generation is breaking ballet barriers...
Dance Beat: PBT/Chat, Dance Abroad
PBT at the Lake. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has announced that it will return to perform at Chautauqua Institution on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 8:15 p.m. This time, however, they will be paired with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and we all know that Pittsburghers love...
Dance Beat: Kinzua Dam, West Point Ballet, Benjamin Millipied
KINZUA DAM. Thanks to more media coverage, celebrity support and the support of organizations like veterans, people are learning about the Indian plight at Standing Rock. But what we don't remember is how the United States government has exerted force over Indian...
On Stage: 15 Years of "Nut"-iness
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre celebrates 15 years of "Nutcracker" in the Terrence Orr production. Click on Nut for the review.
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