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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 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...
On Stage: Summer at the CLO
By now, most readers know that CrossCurrents focuses on all things dance, especially when the local scene tapers off, as it did this summer. However, Pittsburgh's Civic Light Opera took up the slack, with a series of musicals that had plenty to offer in differing...
Dance Beat: KST, PBT, slowdanger
In the News. Yes, that's been the case for the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Two more deserved grants have come its way: The Pittsburgh Foundation will support the organizations Tenth Anniversary KST Presents programming, allowing for a year-long celebration of artists who...
On Stage: A New "Swan"
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre debuted its new Peter Farmer Swan Lake this past weekend (click on Post-Gazette) and will continue next week with performances that will also feature Alexandra Kochis with Luca Sbrizzi and one of Julia Erickson's final performances before she...
Dance Beat: Attack Theatre, Benedum Center
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Gala. It's called En Pointe, one of Pittsburgh's top parties. This year's theme at the Westin Hotel was West Side Story Suite, a salute to the upcoming Jerome Robbins triple bill later in the season. Gala goers saw excerpts from the real West...
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