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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: A Piquant Winter's Tale"

Quantum Theatre's production of "The Winter's Tale" was surprisingly sumptuous, deftly moving beyond the gritty city adventures usually conjured up by artistic director Karla Boos. That doesn't mean, though, that it was any less of an artistic escapade. This time the...

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On Stage: Karla Feverish About "The Winter's Tale"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNUuIkYUXYg Brush up your Shakespeare...or not. When Quantum Theatre tackles a piece of theater, it always becomes its own entity, ready to lead its audiences on an adventure. That might mean an unusual work or a unique location. Or...

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On Stage: The Tale of Two Streetcars

With its unbridled passions and slow descent into madness, all set against the gradual decay of the Deep South, Tennesse Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire could be adapted into The Great American Ballet. As it turned out, two European companies, Hamburg Ballet and...

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Dance Beat: We'll Miss You, Paul

It was reported in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette that Paul Organisak, vice president in charge of programming for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, was stepping down from a position that he began in 2004. The truth is that he has been an important part of the dance...

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On Stage: Womens' "Admission"

  Sometimes big ideas come in small packages. Such was the case with fireWALL's latest dance offering, Admission, at the postage stamp-sized off the WALL Theater in Carnegie. It was the fourth piece choreographed by 23-year old Point Park University graduate...

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On Stage: A Very Full Monteverdi

Attack Theater turned schizophrenic this past spring. Co-founder Michele de la Reza was flitting from Pittsburgh Opera's Daughter of the Regiment (see CrossCurrent's April 22 post), where she served as assistant choreographer, to the Hillman Auditorium, where the...

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