Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Unveils 45th Anniversary Season Lineup
(Pittsburgh, PA) – Marking the company’s 45th Anniversary Season, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr has unveiled a 2014-2015 lineup punctuated by grand classical ballets, Pittsburgh premieres and reprisals from the company’s 45-year repertoire collection. This milestone season will feature the Pittsburgh premiere of “Beauty and the Beast” for two full performance weekends at the Benedum as well as the company’s first full-length production of … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Unveils 45th Anniversary Season Lineup
Pittsburgh Ballet soloists sound off on ‘Swan Lake’
By Steve Sucato Like professional sports teams, ballet companies go through ups and downs when it comes to talent. While the Steelers have struggled lately with a lack of it, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has been loaded with it. Most impressive have been PBT’s major story ballets. In 2012, the company wowed audiences with Giselle, and followed up with an engaging Cinderella this past April. Now it offers another … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet soloists sound off on ‘Swan Lake’
Nationally rising talent Alan Obuzor debuts a new dance work
By Steve Sucato Ever since Alan Obuzor was young, his mother, Marjorie Liese, encouraged her children to try different things. Having enrolled Alan and his three sisters in gymnastics at Gymkhana, in Point Breeze, Liese had them also try dance classes at a studio in the same building. The move would change Obuzor’s life. “After my first ballet class, I told my mother I wanted … Continue reading Nationally rising talent Alan Obuzor debuts a new dance work
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