by jvranish | Mar 14, 2025 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has had the most difficult transition of local dance groups, spanning a pandemic and three artistic directors over the past few years. The latest, Adam McKinney, armed with a wealth of new ideas, introduced a number of changes, both artistic...
by jvranish | May 14, 2023 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
The stars of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Modern Masters program were the choreographers themselves, as I had anticipated. But we also saw a galactic display of celestial dance events, from the orchestral accompaniment to the movements of the dancers. All in all, this...
by jvranish | Mar 26, 2023 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Michael Pink’s DRACULA, recently given its local premiere by the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, might not have had Ben Stevenson’s glam, almost fairy tale approach to the classic vampire tale that the company has presented. This was a surprising jolt of a ballet, quick to...
by jvranish | Jan 18, 2023 | Dance Beat, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has announced a replacement for artistic director Susan Jaffe, an internationally-recognized dance figure who moved on to New York City’s American Ballet Theatre. The search committee headed in the opposite direction this time, plucking...
by jvranish | Dec 12, 2022 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
There was a shadow hovering over Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre as it opened its 52nd season at August Wilson Center this fall. Artistic director Susan Jaffe was not physically present, an odd and rare situation, although she purportedly was still doing her PBT job in New...
by jvranish | May 5, 2022 | Dance Beat, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Susan Jaffe is coming full circle in a way. “Swan Lake” was her signature role when she was the face of American Ballet Theatre. Now she completes her first fully-staged season with her own staging of “Swan Lake” May 6-15 at the Benedum Center. That makes it a good...
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