Off Stage: "Light" Watch No. 3

by | Nov 12, 2009 | Off Stage

As the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s production of “Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project” nears its local premiere this weekend at the Byham Theatre, it has been en-“Light”-ening to sample some of the other events that were associated...

Off Stage: A Weight-y Responsibility for Point Park

by | Oct 30, 2009 | Off Stage

Point Park University made front page news at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thursday over a so-called “fat list” of dancers that was posted on the dance students’ call board. Of course, weight is always an issue for dancers and young women between the...

Off Stage: With the One and Only Cirque

by | Oct 9, 2009 | Off Stage

So I didn’t need to climb Cardiac Hill on Wednesday afternoon and search for the loading dock entrance into the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus. But it was an unbeatable opportunity to take a look at Cirque du Soleil artists...

Off Stage: An Andy Dance

by | Sep 20, 2009 | Off Stage

Things have been so busy this summer that I only recently visited The Andy Warhol Museum to visit “Warhol Live: Music and Dance in Andy Warhol’s Work,” on view through September 27 (save September 24, when the museum will be closed to host an event...

Off Stage: Bill T. is Still Moving

by | Sep 9, 2009 | Off Stage

Bill T. Jones has made an artistic and personal impact on Pittsburgh on a number of occasions when his ensemble, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, unveiled a number of dramatic works, including the AIDS-inspired “Still/Here” and the anti-war piece,...