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Dance Beat: Bill Shannon, Starz. Flesh and Bone, Bolshoi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-gEu7IAR5A 3RIVERS NEGOTIATION. There was a satisfying conclusion to the Bill Shannon/3Rivers/CREATE2015/Wyndham Grand issue. (See yesterday's post). Bill was able to complete his contract that evening at 6 p.m. during the cocktail...
Dance Beat: Controversy at 3Rivers and CREATE
The waters weren't running smoothly this morning at Three Rivers Arts Festival/CREATE 2015. Resident Pittsburgh genius Bill Shannon showed up at the Wyndham Grand Hotel lobby at 8 a.m. to begin a scheduled pop-up performance in the lobby. Deliberately dressed in a...
On Stage: Staycee Pearl at Play
It seemed like a perfect summer evening as Staycee Pearl dance project seemingly set off the summer season with Playground. The parking lot setting outside the SPdp studio was festive with poster boards, like large pages from coloring books with connecting strings of...
On Stage: The newMoves We Like
Whenever the Kelly Strayhorn Theater chooses to produce its newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival, it has a profound effect on Pittsburgh dance. This time was no exception. Tune in to newMoves via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
On Stage: Dancing in the Regiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCQYEByNuN4&feature=youtu.be There is always a different flavor to the opera when a choreographer is in charge, in this case Sean Curran at Pittsburgh Opera's Daughter of the Regiment. Maybe it's because his mind's eye sees the...
On Stage: Dance Recitals 2015
It's grand to note the growth of area dance recitals year upon year. Both business-wise and artistically they contribute so much to the Pittsburgh area. If you have a chance, catch a couple of performances during the recital season. The enthusiasm is contagious! Click...
On Stage: Swedish "Snow"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goytv7H1xrw It was our second confrontation with Pittsburgh Dance Council snow. Not the kind you shovel, but the kind you watch in wonder. The first came during the autumn of 2008, when the Inbal Pinto, ironically from Israel,...
Dance Beat: PBT — Bourree-ing Confidently into the Black (and Gold)
In the final weekend of its 45th season, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre had plenty to celebrate...and did it in style! GALA. It began Thursday with the dress rehearsal of La Bayadere. Guests arrived for the 45th Anniversary Season Finale Gala at the Benedum Center,...
Dance Beat: Dirty Ball, Indian Festival, Dancing
Years. When The Dirty Ball first began, we didn't know what to expect as we headed to one city apartment where the Attackers danced in the bathroom and a raw shell of another where we told our dirty secrets and drank dirty martinis. After a decade we know what to...
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