by jvranish1 | Oct 27, 2021 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
This past weekend, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre had more to celebrate than any other company that I’ve come across. In its season opener the company connected with the past in a tribute to former artistic director Patricia Wilde, who passed away in August, and the future...
by jvranish1 | Nov 19, 2019 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre opened its 50th anniversary season on a traditional, seemingly safe note with its production of “Giselle” at the Benedum Center. But it proved to be more than that as alumni dancers descended on the city for the anniversary to view a special...
by jvranish1 | Mar 18, 2015 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
They weren’t world premieres, but this trio of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s local premieres gave the company’s repertory a new heft in this unprecedented program. Kylian. Morris. Robbins. A true ensemble experience for the dancers. Read about it in...
by jvranish | Feb 24, 2010 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
More of photographer Martha Rial in a selection of photos from Twyla Tharp’s “In the Upper Room” at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Photo by ©Martha Rial Share...
by jvranish | Feb 22, 2010 | On Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre offered a contemporary (of the ’90’s ilk) view of dance with two iconic dance figures, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp. Click on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for the review. But here’s a bonus: Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer...
by jvranish | Jan 8, 2010 | Off Stage, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Dance studios all have the a sense of sameness, much like McDonald’s or Friday’s. In the case of a studio, you have the barre, the mirrors, a music source (and a piano if you’re lucky) and perhaps a few chairs. But set a photographer loose and, all...
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