On Stage: Dance Recitals 2016

Congratulations to all the dance studios in the Pittsburgh area for another stellar year. Dance Showcase made its recital Destination Dance, while West Point Ballet followed the yellow brick road to its own destination with a new production of The Wizard of Oz....

On Street: Spawning an Ellipses Condition

Pearlann Porter and John Lambert threw out a colorful and meticulous tease of their fall series of events designed to puzzle and delight onlookers in Downtown Pittsburgh. Pearlann talked about it in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and John apparently chalked himself into,...

Dance Beat: Following a Tune

I’ve never had a true Bucket List — I tend to live in the present, which is all that matters for the dance that I have watched for 40-plus years. But when I was in my 20’s, living without Internet and with Pittsburgh dance still in its infancy, I...

On Stage: Waltzing "Matilda"? No Way!

    Matilda the Musical might be based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book, but its transformation to the stage, a co-presentation of the Pittsburgh CLO summer series and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh, is...

Dance Beat: Tripping on Cuba

  With Cuba opening up its relations with the United States, we’ll certainly be hearing more about its storied dance companies. Here is an article from Huffington Post featuring photographer Omar Robies following his passion for dance in Havana. Share...