Friday, July 21, 2017
It’s a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n roll -— with some Coldplay, classical and Vanilla Ice mixed in for good measure.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:01PMThursday, July 20, 2017
Forty years ago, Chuck Davis -— affectionately known as “Baba Chuck” -— created the festival DanceAfrica to celebrate and preserve African dance traditions and culture. It start…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWednesday, June 21, 2017
Beauty, sex, predator culture, feminism — potent subjects don’t faze fireWALL Dance Theater.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, June 1, 2017
One of the highlights of the dance programming at this year’s Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, is Blue Lapis Light — an aerial dance…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWednesday, May 24, 2017
Choreographer Staycee Pearl and her husband, sound designer/producer Herman “Soy Sos” Pearl, have long loved the music of American jazz singer/songwriter and activist Abbey Lincoln.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, May 18, 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Before Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre marks the unofficial start of its season at Hartwood Acres in late August, it will head to southwestern New York for a one-night performance at the Chautauqu…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, April 23, 2017
After a year as the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s director of dance programming and special projects, Randal Miller’s vision for the position has stayed true to what it was on Day 1: make …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, April 16, 2017
It’s been a season of milestones for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: a new “Giselle” production, a blockbuster collaboration with Dance Theatre of Harlem and the 15th year for its signature…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, April 13, 2017
Each spring, the Byham Theater showcase presented by Point Park University’s Conservatory Dance Company is considered a crowning moment for student dancers. Oftentimes, it’s their first …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMFriday, April 7, 2017
After four years with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, corps de ballet dancer Diana Yohe will be promoted to soloist for the 2017-18 season, the company announced.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:02AMThursday, March 30, 2017
Watching dance can be like looking through a kaleidoscope. It refracts and reflects the world in extraordinary ways.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:22AMMonday, March 27, 2017
Saturday, March 25, 2017
When a distinguished physicist compares the make up of the early universe to "a steaming hot dance floor," you know you're in for an entertaining evening.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:23PMThursday, March 16, 2017
"Velocity” isn’t just the name of Texture Contemporary Ballet’s latest mixed repertory show, which opens Friday at the New Hazlett Theater on the North Side. That word also descri…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, March 12, 2017
When Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s dancers take to the stage this week, they’ll have company: the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, February 5, 2017
In the early 1990s, London’s English National Ballet was at a crossroads.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWednesday, February 1, 2017
As Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre eyes its 48th season, don’t expect it to coast into its golden years.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, January 19, 2017
How do you mark a milestone: with a special event, creating something new or maybe even taking a trip? Bodiography Contemporary Ballet has all of this and more in store to commemorate its 15…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMFriday, December 2, 2016
An Attack Theatre performance is a little like a roller coaster, filled with twists, turns and thrills.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:33PMFew things are as quintessentially Christmas as “The Nutcracker.” In 1816, E.T.A. Hoffmann penned the beloved tale of a young girl’s favorite toy coming to life and whisking her a…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWednesday, November 30, 2016
Ballet is often synonymous with tutus, pointe shoes and old master choreographers such as George Balanchine — but it’s so much more than that.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, November 27, 2016
In time for “Nutcracker” season, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is adding another dancer to its roster, the company announced Monday.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:17PMSunday, October 23, 2016
At just 14, Murrysville native Maddie Ziegler wears a lot of hats: dancer, reality TV star, budding actress and muse to Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Sia, to name a few. This fall, she …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWhen Christopher Budzynski left Boston Ballet for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, he thought he might dance professionally for only three more years.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThe classic “Giselle,” ripe with romance and drama, is a tried and true way to open the curtain on a new season. But when Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre stages it to kick off its 47th season,…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMMonday, October 3, 2016
For the past week, a handful of dancers/creators/artists from The Space Upstairs in Point Breeze have been coloring Downtown sidewalks and streets with vibrant chalk art and dance. They’re…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:17PMSunday, September 18, 2016
Being cramped is sometimes a good thing: It’s often a sign of steady growth. That’s the case at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s headquarters in the Strip District.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSaturday, September 17, 2016
When “The Wiz LIVE!” musical aired on NBC last fall, Demeatria Boccella immediately wanted to see its ornate costumes in person.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWednesday, September 14, 2016
As temperatures start to dip this fall, the Pittsburgh dance scene is just heating up.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:23PMFriday, September 9, 2016
Dancer, choreographer and 2013 MacArthur Genius Award recipient Kyle Abraham has yet another title to add to his resume — college dance instructor.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:28AM 
