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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!
PIFOF: Cirque Éloize Hotel
Pittsburgh has become a favorite stomping ground for Cirque du Soleil and I have to admit that I have seen virtually everything the venerable Montreal troupe has to offer. So as I took my seat at the Benedum Center for the PIFOF world premiere of Hotel, I wondered...
PIFOF: Manifold
We see plenty of ballet onstage at the Benedum Center, mostly from Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, but we've never seen a ballet (of sorts) projected onto the facade of the former movie palace. Then came Manifold. There it was -- an eight-minute example of projection...
PIFOF: Beyond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTRGJIiVIEs It's the signature face of the Festival of Firsts, a tunnel-like structure that sits in a parking lot across Penn Avenue from the Benedum center. Unlike a tunnel, it's rather transparent, but ringed with lights that have a...
PIFOF: Quantum Theatre
The Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts comes around once every five years and I've seen virtually everything that its sponsor, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, has had to offer. I feel like it's taken me around the world and transformed the way I looked at...
Dance Beat: New Security Regulations
FYI Arts Lovers: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will be instituting new security measures in the near future. Below are the details from the Trust: After a thorough benchmarking and vetting process against numerous performing arts venues across the country, the...
Dance Beat: An Exciting Dance Fall (Part 2)
Last time, the dance roster included what might be termed the major players, given budget and presence. But it is the small arts initiatives, driven by individual passion and imagination, that give Pittsburgh its richness, its true essence. Try to take in a...
Dance Beat: An Exciting Dance Fall (Part I)
The fall has a special place in dance. Not the season upon us, but the purposeful way of quickly changing levels and embracing the floor. However, Fall 2018 may truly become a singularly memorable time in Pittsburgh dance. Various organizations in the dance community...
Dance Beat: Paul and Arthur, Arthur and Paul
How sad that two dance giants chose to make their exit in such a quick succession! Paul Taylor is one of two modern dance choreographers born in the Pittsburgh area (the other being Martha Graham). He told me that he lived here in early childhood, but now his...
Dance Beat: A New Space Downtown
Point Park University has done it right. It has finished a substantial expansion to its Downtown campus -- the new Pittsburgh Playhouse, a theater complex just across from the Tower at PNC Plaza that will add to Pittsburgh's already vibrant growth. Through the new...
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