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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: 2018 in Review
What with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presenting Pittsburgh International Festival and the Kelly Strayhorn Theater achieving a strong foothold on the national dance scene when it sponsored the NPN conference and PearlArts joining the presenting fray, there was a...
On Stage: King George, Dancer
On Stage: Juggling It All
This is only one of Cirque du Soleil's "procession" acts in Corteo. In a way, we're all jugglers. Work, the dishes, the kids, friends, just life in general. It was never more apparent than when Johan Juslin came to 6401 Penn Avenue a creative work space with just...
On Stage: Hamilton!
Photos: (c) Joan Marcus Almost four years after its Broadway debut, Hamilton finally made its way to Pittsburgh and an eager audience at the Benedum Center. And even though it was the second time around for me (the first was recently at a Kennedy Center benefit for...
On Stage: Hip Hop Nut
The dance field is getting more crowded around this time of year -- call it a Holiday Rave. There's the venerable Nutcracker at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, something that transcends it all.For musical theater lovers, though, there's Elf. Film buffs...
Video: Love Letter to Dance
Video: Love Letter to Dance
On Stage: “Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins” and more…
As a child, New York City choreographer Christopher Williams would visit the National Zoo in Washington D.C. and, to his parents’ chagrin, develop “an intensive love of creatures that were other than human. I would come home and imitate pigmy hippos and giraffes,” become involved in an “alternate physicality.”
PIFOF: Deborah Colker, In the Tunnel, What’s That?
Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts has been a great megaphone for political/social causes, certainly the best way to express sentiments in today’s politically combustible society.
PIFOF: Mrs. Krishnan, Gab Squad, Blind Cinema
Previous editions of Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts provided a mystical maze that delved into the latest developments in global performance -- all decidedly adult. This year there was a deliberate effort to include children's and family entertainment,...
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