"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." So goes a line from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," the most quoted of all children's books and a quintessentially British one a…
That fungus among us, the dance company endearingly known as Pilobolus, uses a shotgun approach, like its biological namesake, to fling its spores around and grow.
Still looking for ways to get in the swing of things in 2017? Ready to try something new? Why not create a dance sampler for yourself?
Janera Solomon looked out her front door and saw Uber's self-driving cars picking up people coming from the nearby Ace Hotel Pittsburgh.
The choreographic assignment for the Point Park University Conservatory Dance Company's latest program, "Ballet Off-Center," was to stretch the limits of a classical art form in new ways and…
It's hard to believe that Terrence Orr's sparkling version of "The Nutcracker" for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has been around for 15 years and is once again filling the stage at the Benedum C…
It's that time of year when "The Nutcracker" rules the local dance scene. But Attack Theatre has always gone its own merry way over the years, most notably with "This Ain't the Nutcracker" a…
It's that time of year when things go bump in the night and spirits might seem to dance before our eyes. To satisfy any craving for ghostly splendor and yet add a dose of reality, Pittsburgh…
Memory is an inexhaustible part of dance. Not only are the steps committed to it, but also memory was the method, prior to videotaping, where historical works were carefully passed down thro…
Gianna Martello probably knows Abby Lee Miller better than anyone. As an alumnus of the famed Penn Hills studio that is now featured on Lifetime's TV show "Dance Moms," she has spent 20 year…
It's called "Some Assembly Required," but it's not a piece of furniture from IKEA. It is an interactive performance that translates a piece of art into music, dance and conversation betw…
British pop singer Adele has inspired Los Angeles-based artist Will B. Bell to choreograph "All I Ask," which has garnered well over a million views on YouTube.
Pittsburgh native Martha Graham remained a towering figure in modern dance for 65 years until she died in 1991 at age 96. She changed the landscape of dance, many say, much like artist Pablo…
Audience members got a shock when they entered the New Hazlett Theater for "Remains," Beth Corning's encore performance of her one-woman show.
Half of the fun in watching Texture Contemporary Ballet's annual summer explosion " seeing a handful of resident company artists turn into a viable mid-sized company of 17 " is watching the …
"Interfusion" is yet another appropriate title for Texture Contemporary Ballet's latest summer venture at the New Hazlett Theater. Founder Alan Obuzor is reaching out once again to the Pitts…
Choreographer Elisa-Marie Alaio had a secret. She recently revealed an eight-year struggle with an eating disorder at a benefit for The Emily Project, a national organization that has opened…
Drag queens and ordinary folks won't be the only ones dancing in the streets Sunday at PrideFest.
"Right now I'm really in an amazing place, personally and professionally," Greer Reed says as she looks around the bright lobby of her new dance studio, Bell Arts Academy.
Director/​dancer Pearlann Porter calls her latest project "a meditation, a Downtown Zen."
The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in East Liberty, continues to grow into a true Pittsburgh success story, one built on a wide range of arts presentations as well as a strong sense of community. I…
Many of us have meandered among the floating metallic pillows in the "Silver Clouds" exhibit on the fifth floor of The Andy Warhol Museum, an early example of interactive art.
Attack Theatre's latest project, "Laws of Attraction," may have been inspired by a third grade science class, but it ventured far afield to embrace a wide swath of humanity and history (of t…
The men are brandishing their scimitars at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studios, preparing for adventure on the high seas in the company's upcoming debut of "Le Corsaire" ("The Pirate") at …