by jvranish | Nov 10, 2009 | On Stage
The story during the children’s opera “Brundibar” is an uplifting lesson for all — that by speaking up together, one can overcome obstacles like the village villain for whom the opera is named. The story behind “Brundibar” is a...
by jvranish | Nov 9, 2009 | Kelly Strayhorn Theater, On Stage
It was a carefully staged entrance to a show. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater patrons received their tickets at an adjacent storefront where a retro hostess bid them “Welcome!” on a video loop. Beneath the video, a live female performer seemed to hoard assorted...
by jvranish | Nov 7, 2009 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
“Light/The Holocaust and Humanity Project” has produced a flurry of artistic activity that will have involved no less than 15 events over its month-long time span when comes to an end next week. But “Light” will be heating up over the next few...
by jvranish | Nov 3, 2009 | On Stage, Slippery Rock University
It’s always a treat to make the trip up to Slippery Rock University to see a performance, if only to luxuriate in the turn-out, usually averaging around 700, that the dance department gets from the Rock’s student population. Sometimes you think...
by jvranish | Oct 27, 2009 | On Stage
Pittsburgh native Jordan Marinov has been working on intimacy for a year and a half. And she’s finally finding it in the heart of New York City at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. It’s considered the world’s busiest, where approximately 200,000...
by jvranish | Oct 26, 2009 | On Stage
Susan Gillis, long-time faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Health and Physical Acitivity, where she runs the dance minor program and directs the Pitt Dance Ensemble, forwarded this text of First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech at...
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