by jvranish | Dec 4, 2009 | Dance Alloy Theater, On Stage
It was only appropriate that I caught up with Dance Alloy’s two newest choreographers on the move during a rainy afternoon. Gwen Hunter Ritchie was driving to rehearsal with the company at the New Hazlett Theatre and Pearlann Porter was waiting for a bus after...
by jvranish | Nov 27, 2009 | Bodiography, Dance Alloy Theater, On Stage, Point Park University
During the fall dance season, there were three groups that offered dances that were designed by company members. They were, in chronological order, Point Park University’s Conservatory Dance Company (Student Choreography Project), Bodiography Contemporary Ballet...
by jvranish | Nov 14, 2009 | Bodiography, On Stage
How often art imitates life. “I always found dance to be very therapeutic,” Maria Caruso begins. “And it has, in general, had some sort of medical component for me, whether it be physical or psychological.” But now her dance is immersed in...
by jvranish | Nov 14, 2009 | On Stage, Point Park University
The voice still sounds the same after all these years. I first interviewed Kristofer Storey back in 1994 as a 17-year-old senior who was setting his sights on the prestigious Juilliard School in New York and maybe a role in a Broadway show. I remarked on his...
by jvranish | Nov 13, 2009 | Attack Theatre, On Stage
It’s controlled chaos at Attack Theatre’s new digs, only a week before the company bares its latest production, “Incident(s) in the Strip.” Without much ado, co-founder Peter Kope introduces Angel Streitman, a “swing dancer” who...
by jvranish | Nov 12, 2009 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Photographer Martha Rial attended the dress rehearsal of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project” and captured the highly charged emotional quality of Stephen Mills’ ballet opening tonight at the Byham Theater in...
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