by jvranish_m | 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...
by jvranish_m | 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_m | 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_m | 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_m | 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_m | 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...
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