"Once a Marine, always a Marine." Pittsburgher Jimmy Cvetic is all that and more " a retired policeman (uniformed, detective and undercover), founder of the Western Pennsylvania Police Athle…
There was a reception committee for native son and international choreographer Kyle Abraham onstage Friday night at the August Wilson Center. Along with Pittsburgh Dance Council executive di…
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's opening production, "Dracula," is obviously inspired by Bram Stoker's Gothic novel, allowing audiences to view a sampling of the count's reign of terror in Transy…
When Alonzo King LINES Ballet opens the Pittsburgh Dance Council season at the Byham Theater, it won't be the only local organization to be attracted to the distinctive San Francisco-based c…
Dance is built on connections. We see them onstage, as performers link and unlink in choreographic ways. But others are behind the scenes, where even the national dance community seems small…
Attack Theatre began its 23rd season by throwing all the rules out the window … for the umpteenth time. The vehicle was their art interaction program, "Some Assembly Required," which has e…
Beth Corning has always offered a deeply personal approach to dance theater, delving into her family history and bringing thoughtful responses to social issues. But the success of those prod…
For 2017-18, Pittsburgh Dance Council will come swiftly out of the season's gate with Pittsburgh native Kyle Abraham and San Francisco-based Alonzo King, covering the United States in one fe…
It was inevitable that Interstate 79 would be built in 1975, given the well-worn path that Pittsburghers had carved to the Chautauqua Institution in New York State, over the years.
An ugly drenching rain may have forced the cancellation of The Blanket's debut on Friday at Point State Park, but Pittsburgh's newest dance company could not have asked for a more pitch-perf…
Texture Contemporary Ballet's Alan Obuzor is absolutely submerged these days.
Choreographer and dancer Elisa-Marie Alaio, now in the opening throes of a young and impassioned career, has taken up the banner of a young feminist full of bravado, self-discovery and, with…
At 81 years "and still counting," Pittsburgh dance icon Larry Cervi saw his name come down this month from the last marquee of what was once his network of six studios.
For an event often drenched by showers and thunderstorms, the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival had a perfect opening Friday night for its 58th edition, capped by the appropriately titl…
It's rare when you find a project that so beautifully illuminates the talents of a rich Pittsburgh artist collective as in "ABBEY: In the Red," now on view at the August Wilson Center for Af…
From the start, Attack Theatre has always been the face of founders Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope, with substantial help from their dancers, of course. Now, for the first time since Atta…
Ending its season on an emotional high, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre unveiled the North American premiere of Derek Deane's "Romeo and Juliet," a production that wore its considerable heart on i…
There will be a lot to celebrate when BJM Danse caps the Pittsburgh Dance Council season Saturday at the Byham Theater, Downtown. The company itself is the second oldest group (45 years) in …
As a young girl, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre ballet mistress Marianna Tcherkassky used to go on school field trips to the Smithsonian Institution on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Outer space has fascinated choreographer Pearlann Porter since she was a child.
The title for Texture Contemporary Ballet's latest program may have been "Velocity," but it mostly centered on introspection, emotion and the mystical, all carefully prepared.
It was a grand night for ballet at the August Wilson Center on Thursday, the official start of a two-week partnership between Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Dance Theatre of Harlem.
As long as he can remember, Travis Wall was a man on a mission. He seemed to have his own "wall" of energy, something that propelled him to New York City and Broadway at age 12 and sent him …
It will be an evening of firsts when the Pittsburgh Dance Council partners with the Falcon Archers of Canonsburg. The occasion will be the opening image of "Bow," part of a program by Bereis…
It's hard for dancers, especially young women, to stand out in the crowd of talent currently populating the global scene. But a collection of giant photos at the August Wilson Center for Afr…