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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: "Bench" Marks the Holidays
"The Bench" isn't your normal holiday treat full of tinsel, glad tidings and mistletoe. But it does provide a sense of family, which is what the holidays are all about, from Thanksgiving to New Year's and everything in between. Kiesha Lalama-White's production for...
Dance Notes: Point Park, Trust Ballroom, W.Va. Ballet
GOING GREEN. Point Park University has received the Trane Energy Efficiency Leader in Education Award for its new dance complex, which opened in 2007. If you haven't seen it, plan a visit. Your best bet might be a performance at the George Roland White Performance...
On Stage: The Pillow at Five
Pearlann Porter is, without a doubt, the busiest choreographer on the holiday scene. (If you missed it, she was part of Dance Alloy's concert at the New Hazlett Theatre, which appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.)After four months of the outdoors Urban Experiment...
Dance Notes: To Nut or Not
I was mildly amused at the extreme opinions expressed in articles by Sarah Kaufmann, who expressed dismay over the Nutcracker in The Washington Post, and Daniel J. Wakin, who reported that there will be a "Nutcracker" smackdown in New York City beginning next year...
On Stage: A New Alloy with Gwen and Pearlann
It was only appropriate that I caught up with Dance Alloy's two newest choreographers on the move during a rainy afternoon. Gwen Hunter Ritchie was driving to rehearsal with the company at the New Hazlett Theatre and Pearlann Porter was waiting for a bus after her...
On Stage: Rockettes on the Retreat?
Shoes can make the woman -- like Prada or Jimmy Choo. But tap shoes? Once a limited territory (strapped heels or, for the young, flat patent leather bow ties), the subject is now open for discussion with a new contender. Prior to their Pittsburgh run, the Rockettes...
Dance Notes: Alloy, PBT and the Studios
TAYLOR-ED. The planets obviously aligned to bring together a favorite Alloy mix, when five former members showed up at the company's Alloy on Alloy program to lend support to Gwen Hunter Ritchie's sneak preview of her premiere for the company. Former artistic director...
On Stage: Made for Each Other
During the fall dance season, there were three groups that offered dances that were designed by company members. They were, in chronological order, Point Park University's Conservatory Dance Company (Student Choreography Project), Bodiography Contemporary Ballet...
Off Stage: Behind the Scenes with PBT and the Tammies
"LIGHT" TRIBUTE. It was a magical evening prior to the local premiere of Stephen Mills' "Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project" at the Renaissance Hotel. If you've never been there, the second floor has the flexibility to house a variety of events. The area near...
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