PIFOF: Mrs. Krishnan, Gab Squad, Blind Cinema

PIFOF: Mrs. Krishnan, Gab Squad, Blind Cinema

Previous editions of Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts provided a mystical maze that delved into the latest developments in global performance — all decidedly adult. This year there was a deliberate effort to include children’s and family...
PIFOF: Cirque Éloize Hotel

PIFOF: Cirque Éloize Hotel

Pittsburgh has become a favorite stomping ground for Cirque du Soleil and I have to admit that I have seen virtually everything the venerable Montreal troupe has to offer. So as I took my seat at the Benedum Center for the PIFOF world premiere of Hotel, I wondered...
PIFOF: Manifold

PIFOF: Manifold

We see plenty of ballet onstage at the Benedum Center, mostly from Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, but we’ve never seen a ballet (of sorts) projected onto the facade of the former movie palace. Then came Manifold. There it was — an eight-minute example of...
PIFOF: Beyond

PIFOF: Beyond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTRGJIiVIEs It’s the signature face of the Festival of Firsts, a tunnel-like structure that sits in a parking lot across Penn Avenue from the Benedum center. Unlike a tunnel, it’s rather transparent, but ringed with lights...