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...
by jvranish_m | Dec 11, 2009 | On Stage, The Pillow Project
Pearlann Porter is, without a doubt, the busiest choreographer on the holiday scene. (If you missed it, she was part of Dance Alloy’s concert at the New Hazlett Theatre, which appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.)After four months of the outdoors Urban...
by jvranish_m | 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_m | 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_m | 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...
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