On Stage: Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 2013-14 Season

By Jane Vranish They say you can’t go back, but the Pittsburgh Dance Council is ignoring that with its upcoming 2013-14 season. Executive director Paul Organisak, perhaps inspired by the Pittsburgh Festival of Firsts (exciting news in itself!) this fall and which he curated as well, has gone back to the adventuresome, experimental, what-the-hell-was-that programming that many of us knew and loved. Click here to … Continue reading On Stage: Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 2013-14 Season

Denver Art Museum Discovers 18th Century Masterpiece Hidden In Storage

Curator Timothy Standring was conducting a routine inventory at the Denver Museum when he stumbled upon a discolored canvas coated in grime. The work, “The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco, Venice” was attributed to the studio of Italian painter Giovanni Antonio Canal, a.k.a. Canaletto. The piece was assumed to be the work of a student in the studio and was left to collect dust in the museum basement, … Continue reading Denver Art Museum Discovers 18th Century Masterpiece Hidden In Storage

2012 annual visitor report for Arts Air

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for Arts Air. See who else has checked this site out. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 10,000 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 17 years to get that many … Continue reading 2012 annual visitor report for Arts Air

Dance Magazine says Grand Rapids Ballet Company ‘is experiencing a renaissance’

By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk | jkaczmarczyk@mlive.com  on November 07, 2012 at 2:25 PM, updated November 07, 2012 at 2:27 PM Reposted from mlive.com GRAND RAPIDS, MI – “Grand Rapids Ballet Company is experiencing a renaissance.” That’s the opening of an article in the current issue of Dance Magazine, now available on the newsstand. In its Dance Matters column, titled “Rapids Rising” in its November issue, Steve Sucato gushes about Grand Rapids Ballet Company’s fortunes … Continue reading Dance Magazine says Grand Rapids Ballet Company ‘is experiencing a renaissance’

Off Stage: Kyle’s in Fine Company

Originally posted on CrossCurrents:
2012 JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE AWARD PRESENTED TO KYLE ABRAHAM CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF ABRAHAM.IN.MOTION   AWARD CARRIES $25,000 CASH PRIZE ABRAHAM WILL ACCEPT IN PERSON AT THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY GALA JUNE 16   June 1, 2012 (Becket, MA) – Jacob’s Pillow announces today that Executive and Artistic Director Ella Baff will present the sixth annual Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award… Continue reading Off Stage: Kyle’s in Fine Company

Links To Recent Articles And Reviews April – May 2007

Pittsburgh City Paper: Emio Greco/PC “Hell” 4-12-07 “http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A25488” Pittsburgh City Paper: Dance Alloy Theater “Fragile” 4-12-07 “http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A25500” Pittsburgh City Paper: 2007 Regional Dance America National Festival 4-19-07 “http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A25500” Pittsburgh City Paper: 2007 Regional Dance America National Festival 4-19-07 http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A25869 Copyright Steve Sucato Continue reading Links To Recent Articles And Reviews April – May 2007

Links To Articles And Reviews December 2006 – March 2007

Buffalo News: Nimbus Dance “The Cell Phone Show” 3-23-07http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=11811C926464C1D8&p_docnum=1 Pittsburgh City Paper: Sydney Dance Company “Grand” 3-22-07http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A24531 Buffalo News: Neglia Ballet Artists “Spartacus” Review 3-16-07http://www.buffalonews.com/200/story/35069.html Buffalo News: Evidence, A Dance Company 3-16-07http://www.buffalonews.com/204/story/33868.html Pittsburgh City Paper: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre “Moments & More” 3-15-07http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A24256 Pittsburgh City Paper: Joffrey Ballet 3-01-07http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A23542 Pittsburgh City Paper: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 2-15-07http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A22849 Pittsburgh City Paper: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 2-08-07http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A22471 Pittsburgh City … Continue reading Links To Articles And Reviews December 2006 – March 2007