by jvranish_m | Sep 16, 2009 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Dance Companies
Atmosphere is an important part of The Pillow Project’s performances, which run for four hours or more on the adrenalin of youth. But that doesn’t mean that the audience will be there for the entire evening. Yet, it seems like Pittsburgh is getting used to...
by jvranish_m | Sep 11, 2009 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Dance Companies
Pearlann Porter and The Pillow Project are casting their artistic net further afoot. When they decided to play with time for the next installment of Second Saturdays on September 12, resident percussionist PJ Roduta immediately came up with the idea of teaming with...
by jvranish_m | Aug 22, 2009 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Dance Companies
There are rain dances performed in a ceremonial rite to protect a harvest and then there is dancing in the rain, which Gene Kelly did quite successfully. But the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre was hoping for the opposite at Hartwood Acres on Thursday night. Alas, it was...
by jvranish_m | Aug 20, 2009 | On Stage
The New Hazlett Theatre’s large white backdrop was partially pulled out along the floor. All of a sudden an unseen fist popped the fabric from the back, sending ripples outward. Everything was reflected in a shallow pool and a corresponding woofer rumbled...
by jvranish_m | Aug 9, 2009 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Dance Companies
It seems that audiences are getting comfortable with The Pillow Project’s conceptual evenings of multi-media art. Running from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., people come and go at will, converse lightly during the course of a performance, even get a “live” chair...
by jvranish_m | Aug 6, 2009 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Dance Companies
Gia Cacalano mostly has been flying under the radar here in Pittsburgh, immersed in edgy multidisciplinary projects with musicians. But those in the know respect this self-propelled dancer who has managed to etch her own artistic path along the way. Cacalano will...
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