Dance Currents
News & Events
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: Alegria the Amazing
"Alegria" is one of Cirque du Soleil's earliest productions. It helped to set the tone for the Montreal-based company's success back in 1993 and it appears that it is providing a new direction in these tough economic times. "Alegria" arrived at the Petersen Events...
Off Stage: With the One and Only Cirque
So I didn't need to climb Cardiac Hill on Wednesday afternoon and search for the loading dock entrance into the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus. But it was an unbeatable opportunity to take a look at Cirque du Soleil artists preparing for...
On Stage: A Philadanco Explosion
Philadelphia Dance Company provided a real test for the August Wilson Center this last weekend. See what it's like at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Dance Notes: Richard and a Chinese Connection
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. That's the name of an event at the Andy Warhol Museum honoring Richard Parsakian, who could be considered Pittsburgh dance's best friend, although many other arts organizations might contest that. Richard has his fingers in so many pies --...
On Stage: Forever Joan
"They're saying, 'J.B. is going to kill us!'" That's what the Philadanco dancers are chortling about artistic director Joan Myers Brown -- or so she good-naturedly claims. "Aunt Joan," as she has also been called, has been pushing and prodding and loving her young...
On Stage: Flash! Dance
No one joined Gene Kelly as he danced down his movie set of a street in "Singin' in the Rain." Now the streets all over the world seem to be awash with seemingly impromptu dance happenings. It's called flash mob (or flashmob) dancing and it's finally arrived in...
Off Stage: An Andy Dance
Things have been so busy this summer that I only recently visited The Andy Warhol Museum to visit "Warhol Live: Music and Dance in Andy Warhol's Work," on view through September 27 (save September 24, when the museum will be closed to host an event for the G-20...
On Stage: Dancing Classrooms — The First Step
I see America dancing. Not because of "Dancing With the Stars" or "So You Think You Can Dance" or any number of the dance shows that pepper the tube...although they have all contributed to the wave of dance that has swept this country onto its feet. It's because...
On Stage: STOMP!
We can now see that STOMP, which originated in London in 1991, has developed sturdy legs (along with drums, bags and Zippos) to carry it well into the 21st century. Carolelinda Dickey first pounced on the production and brought it to town under the aegis of the...
jane@dancecurrents.com
Recent Comments