Friday, 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 12:28AMMonday, September 5, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
You know fall isn’t far off when Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre takes to the stage at Hartwood Acres.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, August 14, 2016
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Before “The Wiz” heads back to Broadway next year, costumes, set pieces and prosthetic makeup from the live television production that aired in December will ease on down the road t…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, May 19, 2016
There’s no need to venture beyond Pittsburgh’s three rivers this summer to see first-class dance.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMTuesday, May 17, 2016
When Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre returns to the stage for its 2016-17 season, four new dancers -— one male and three females -— will be joining its roster. They’ll make their company deb…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMFriday, May 13, 2016
The newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival plenty packed into opening night at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty. But it all could be summed up in one word: diversity.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:16PMSunday, May 8, 2016
A season of milestones awaits Pittsburgh Dance Council audiences in 2016-17. The lineup includes a mix of new works and revered masterworks by companies not seen here in many years. It also …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWednesday, May 4, 2016
Pittsburgh native and New York City-based dancer/choreographer Kyle Abraham is one of 21 recipients of the fifth annual Doris Duke Artist Awards, which recognize artists for their ongoing co…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMFriday, April 29, 2016
The Tamburitzans folk music and dance ensemble is another step closer to separation from Duquesne University.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, April 17, 2016
It’s been 25 years since Martha Graham died, but her influence on dance as a means of political, spiritual and emotional expression is as vibrant as ever. The modern dance pioneer was a mu…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSaturday, April 16, 2016
Pittsburgh has a soft spot for pirates. This weekend, a new league of buccaneers danced its way into the city’s heart in Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s premiere of “Le Corsaire” (o…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:03PMThursday, April 14, 2016
If you thought your relationship with physics ended in high school, think again. It and other science concepts have crept their way into such everyday phrases as “feeling out of balan…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWednesday, April 13, 2016
The Point Park University Conservatory Dance Company’s annual performance at Byham Theater is a taste of the real world for students. Not only is it a unique opportunity for aspiring dance…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMTuesday, April 12, 2016
Principal dancer Christopher Budzynski will retire this fall after 10 seasons with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, the company announced.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, March 31, 2016
When Michelle Dorrance is on the road with her New York City-based tap troupe Dorrance Dance, she encounters plenty of people who aren’t too familiar with the dance form. But for her, it�…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, March 27, 2016
How come it’s common to critique a woman for her clothing but rarely mention what a man’s wearing? How come we expect people to walk and talk and act a certain way, all because they iden…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMMonday, March 21, 2016
On his “Dancing with the Stars” debut Monday night on ABC, Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown brought his touchdown dance from the football field to the ballroom -— and it paid …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:02PMSaturday, March 19, 2016
“Reflections” can encompass a lot of different ideas: pondering what’s inside of us, what’s around us and what’s possible. It made sense, then, that Pittsburgh-based Texture Contem…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:27PMFriday, March 18, 2016
For the 2016-17 season, three Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre dancers will be promoted to principal, the company’s highest rank.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, March 17, 2016
It’s not easy being an up-and-coming dance company. How do you stand out? How do you attract an audience? How do you make your mark?
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, March 6, 2016
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will make history Thursday when it opens its latest mixed repertory program. It will be the first time that a work choreographed by a current company member will de…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, February 28, 2016
A turning point in Pittsburgh dance took place Saturday night inside The Space Upstairs in Point Breeze. After more than a decade as the home of Pearlann Porter’s Pillow Project dance comp…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:44AMThursday, February 25, 2016
The Pittsburgh Dance Council announced today that Friday night’s performance of Canadian artist Louise Lecavalier’s “Fou Glorieux” at the Byham Theater has been canceled.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:18PMSaturday, February 13, 2016
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has been hard at work lately expanding the rigor of its repertoire with contemporary masterworks by the likes of Mark Morris, William Forsythe and Jiri Kylian. But …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:21PMFriday, February 12, 2016
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre still is in the thick of its 2015-16 season, but the next one is already shaping up to be a good one.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:17PMWednesday, February 3, 2016
At a recent rehearsal, a huddle of Point Park Conservatory dancers worked on a sequence of steps while maneuvering through a web of thick red straps that bound them together. In another…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, January 24, 2016
Paging through a recent issue of Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit or some other national performing arts publication, you’ll likely come across more than one mention of Pittsburgh connection.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSaturday, January 16, 2016
For its latest mainstage offering, Bodiography Contemporary Ballet gave us “Unseen” this weekend at Byham Theater -- where there was plenty to be seen.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:12PMSunday, December 13, 2015
Ballerinas make twirling on their toes and emoting to the masses look so easy. In reality, though, it takes being a lot of things to make it happen: an athlete, an actor and even a beauty bu…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM 
