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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: Ballet, Interrupted
There are rain dances performed in a ceremonial rite to protect a harvest and then there is dancing in the rain, which Gene Kelly did quite successfully. But the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre was hoping for the opposite at Hartwood Acres on Thursday night. Alas, it was...
On Stage: Butoh Returns, Just for a Glimpse
The New Hazlett Theatre's large white backdrop was partially pulled out along the floor. All of a sudden an unseen fist popped the fabric from the back, sending ripples outward. Everything was reflected in a shallow pool and a corresponding woofer rumbled "ba-bah." A...
Dance Notes: Dance Heroes…
I get all warm and fuzzy when someone speaks about dance and the arts with a combination of passion and intelligence. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, a neighbor of national historic dance site Jacob's Pillow, recently gave a talk there and offered words like these:...
On the Road: Viva la Violette!
I came across a little slice of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre history in Chautauqua, where the Dance Circle honored French ballerina and long-time Chautauqua teacher Violette Verdy and featured a new documentary about the former New York City Ballet principal dancer. But...
Dance Notes: CDC Season, Zafira, Jackson Competition
CONSERVATORY DANCE COMPANY. Point Park University has announced its dance season and it has some notable programming. Faculty member Keisha Lalama-White will premiere a new work called "The Bench," for the holiday season. It will celebrate "family and what makes us...
Off Stage: Memories of Merce
Pioneering choreographer Merce Cunningham will live on in the memories of three Pittsburghers who have performed in his company. Read about it in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Dance Notes: A New Dance, Wolf Trap, Advocacy
THE MURAL PROJECT. It was a surprise to head to Dance Alloy last Friday. I was expecting to see an unformed dance in rehearsal clothes. But Greer Reed-Jones had groomed her fledgling group, August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble, for its debut performance. It's called...
On Stage: Live Dance, Music, Art and More at the Pillow
It seems that audiences are getting comfortable with The Pillow Project's conceptual evenings of multi-media art. Running from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., people come and go at will, converse lightly during the course of a performance, even get a "live" chair massage. It has...
On Stage: Improvising through Life
Gia Cacalano mostly has been flying under the radar here in Pittsburgh, immersed in edgy multidisciplinary projects with musicians. But those in the know respect this self-propelled dancer who has managed to etch her own artistic path along the way. Cacalano will...
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