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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!
Dance Notes: New Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Alloy
THE NEW PBT: As was previously announced, Julia Erickson and Alexandra Kochis are moving up the roster to become principal dancers and Eva Trapp has been promoted to soloist. But there are five new corps members to replace principal dancers Maribel Modrono,...
Guest Blog: Dance Fireworks at the Beach
Born and bred in McKeesport where her family ran a long-time community landmark, Feig's Bakery, Rebecca Taksel left to study French literature at the University of Pittsburgh with a detour to Sarah Lawrence College, where she majored in dance. She has maintained her...
Off Stage: Trusting Pittsburgh Arts for 25 Years
So the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is celebrating 25 years of performances, workshops and real estate deals that transformed the Liberty/Penn Avenue corridor from seedy to spectacular. With Carol Brown and now Kevin McMahon at the helm, this organization may be the...
On the Road: At the Pillow
My final road trip installment focused on Jacob's Pillow, Massachusetts mecca for dance. Here it is as it appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
On Stage: "Dirty, Hot and Blue"
With The Pillow Project's expansive multi-paned windows, patrons had always been able to watch the deepening shades of blue as the night sky settled over the city. But this time it all seeped into the music and dance at "Dirty, Hot and Blue," Pearlann Porter's latest...
Guest Blog: Summer Dance on the Lake
Erie-based writer Steve Sucato covers a wide swath of dance in Ohio (Cleveland's The Plain Dealer), scoots over to upstate New York (The Buffalo News), frequently writes for Erie Times-News and covers dance here in Pittsburgh's City Paper. That means that he puts a...
On the Road: Nina!
International superstar Nina Ananiashvili took her final bows with American Ballet Theatre recently where the audience screamed "Nina!" and "Ana!" repeatedly over the course of the evening. Read about it in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
On Stage: Bring on the Saturday Night Blues
Pearlann Porter is up to her ears in two by fours and running on 12 cups of coffee prior to The Pillow Project's new season. It's called Second Saturdays and to Porter, they're something like "performance happenings." "Dance tends to hog your attention," she says....
Dance Notes: Keller, Advocacy, Teaching Position
JENNIFER KELLER: The Slippery Rock University assistant professor and Pittsburgh dance favorite of dance called to say that she is performing with Pennsylvania Dance Theatre this Friday, July 10, in State College. The performance, tears cries time, will take place at...
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