by jvranish_m | 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...
by jvranish_m | Oct 24, 2009 | On Stage
Vijay Paliparty calls himself a “one-man band,” but it has nothing to do with instruments. The former student at Carnegie Mellon University decided to move to the Washington D.C./Virginia area for “a little more career growth.” According to...
by jvranish_m | Oct 16, 2009 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
There aren’t many who have stuck around for the long haul at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. The nature of the ballet company beast would have it so, with the relatively short careers of dancers, the gypsy nature of this artistic business and the small salaries that...
by jvranish_m | Oct 15, 2009 | On Stage, The Pillow Project
Maybe it was the environmental aura about The Pillow Project’s latest installment of its Second Saturday series, but a healthy crowd gathered at The Space Upstairs to sample some “Sophisticated Junk” last weekend. It was the perfect fit, with The...
by jvranish_m | Oct 9, 2009 | On Stage
“Alegria” is one of Cirque du Soleil’s earliest productions. It helped to set the tone for the Montreal-based company’s success back in 1993 and it appears that it is providing a new direction in these tough economic times....
by jvranish_m | Sep 29, 2009 | August Wilson Center, On Stage
Philadelphia Dance Company provided a real test for the August Wilson Center this last weekend. See what it’s like at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Share...
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