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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: An American in Tokyo
Think: Pokemon. Think: Hello Kitty. Think: American Cutting Edge Multi-media Performance Art. No, it's not a figment of my imagination. American director and choreographer (currently living in Berlin) Jeremy Wade was commissioned to create his own individual take on...
On Stage: Stepping Out!!!
There seems to be a plethora of exclamation points associated with step dance. Like tap, it's all about the sound -- both use shoes that have metal cleats attached. But unlike tap, step dance doesn't yet have the range of dynamics that would make it a more pertinent...
On Stage: The King's Dance
Alonzo King's LINES Ballet came to the August Wilson Center last weekend. In case you missed it, here's my review (click on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). And, in case you missed visiting the August Wilson Center, certainly a must, check out the schedule, which will...
On Stage: King of the World
These days dance aficionados are questioning, "Is it ballet or contemporary dance?" With true blue ballet choreographers at a premium -- I'm referring to hot commodities like Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon, although neither might attain the stratospheric...
On Stage: A Well-Deserved Bow (Or Curtsy)
I first wrote an introduction to Dancing Classrooms on CrossCurrents in September and started visiting six Pittsburgh elementary schools in October. It was undeniably seductive as the students moved from barely being able to touch and interact to a level of...
Off Stage: Not Just a Classroom
Dance studios all have the a sense of sameness, much like McDonald's or Friday's. In the case of a studio, you have the barre, the mirrors, a music source (and a piano if you're lucky) and perhaps a few chairs. But set a photographer loose and, all of a sudden, there...
Off Stage: Ten Best from the 2K Decade
As 2000 approached we dreaded the Y2K millenium bug, supposedly residing in all of our computers. But we "Ought" not have dreaded the first decade of a new century -- at least dance-wise. Dance was beginning to explode in many ways, and while we didn't have a Martha...
Off Stage: Dance MVPs 2009
In you case you missed it, my Top Ten in dance appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in December. Now we can discuss the performers who infused that choreography and their considerable contributions to a vibrant local dance scene. Kudos to the women, who were...
Dance Notes: First Night, Kennedy Center, Tome
DANCE OUT THE OLD. Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's First Night festivities will include diverse interests in dance like Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, featuring Christine Schwaner and Alexandre Silve with PBT grad students (Byham Theater, 7 p.m.), Attack Theatre's Bag Attack...
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