by jvranish_m | Jan 22, 2010 | On Stage
Think: Pokemon. Think: Hello Kitty. Think: American Cutting Edge Multi-media Performance Art. No, it’s not a figment of my imagination. American director and choreographer (currently living in Berlin) Jeremy Wade was commissioned to create his own individual...
by jvranish_m | Jan 20, 2010 | On Stage, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
There seems to be a plethora of exclamation points associated with step dance. Like tap, it’s all about the sound — both use shoes that have metal cleats attached. But unlike tap, step dance doesn’t yet have the range of dynamics that would make it a...
by jvranish_m | Jan 15, 2010 | August Wilson Center, On Stage
These days dance aficionados are questioning, “Is it ballet or contemporary dance?” With true blue ballet choreographers at a premium — I’m referring to hot commodities like Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon, although neither might...
by jvranish_m | Jan 11, 2010 | Ballroom, On Stage
I first wrote an introduction to Dancing Classrooms on CrossCurrents in September and started visiting six Pittsburgh elementary schools in October. It was undeniably seductive as the students moved from barely being able to touch and interact to a level of...
by jvranish_m | Dec 16, 2009 | On Stage, The Pillow Project
They were selling Christmas trees outside Construction Junction, but The Pillow Project already had its own, a remnant from its “Sophisticated Junk” concert in October. It was a Charlie Brown tree, decorated with electrical cords and computer odds and...
by jvranish_m | Dec 16, 2009 | On Stage, Point Park University
“The Bench” isn’t your normal holiday treat full of tinsel, glad tidings and mistletoe. But it does provide a sense of family, which is what the holidays are all about, from Thanksgiving to New Year’s and everything in between. Kiesha...
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