“There are heightened solo states — cool and hot — in which the dancers riff to the blues, bebop, hard bop, gospel and free jazz.” Continue reading Urban Bush Women return with work inspired by John Coltrane
“In the end what transpired in Monchichi was a captivating slice of life delivered by some killer dancers that was a highlight of this and any other dance season.” Continue reading In ‘Monchichi,’ Company Wang Ramirez Reveal the Future of Contemporary Dance
If any of Poll’s signature ballets are deserving of the label “masterpiece,” “Bolero” certainly qualifies. Continue reading Verb Ballets’ Poll Tribute Faithful and First-Rate
“My thoughts are very fast and many things inhabit me at any given moment.” Continue reading Canadian icon Louise Lecavalier makes her long-awaited Pittsburgh debut
The somewhat convoluted story where sexual partners were like library books, easily obtained and swapped, found Merteuil and Valmont, when not pawing at each other, scheming up games of conquest and revenge that toyed with emotions and destroyed lives. Continue reading Grand Rapids Ballet’s ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Wickedly Seductive
…the 35-minute work is in many ways a sociological and anthropological study of the traditions of music, costuming, parading, blackface and “second-lining” found in New Orleans and Cape Town culture. Continue reading Troupe’s Pittsburgh debut explores minstrel parades from different cultures
While the entire cast’s acting and dancing was divine, the evening belonged to Caitlin Peabody as the lovable spitfire Tinker Bell. From foot-stomping fits and pouts to unbridled girlish joy, Peabody embodied the child-like fairy. Continue reading ‘Peter Pan’ soars at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
By Steve Sucato There are journeys in life, and then there are journeys of being. Jil Stifel and Ben Sota’s new work,WaywardLand, explores the idea that we’re on a journey in our human evolution. The 55-muinute abstract work combines circus, dance and physical theater, says Sota, 34, artistic director of the Zany Umbrella Circus.WaywardLand, part of The New Hazlett Theater’s Community Supported Art Performance Series, … Continue reading Ben Sota and Jil Stifel present the hybrid dance event ‘WaywardLand’
By Steve Sucato Flamenco dance, the most famous export of Spain’s Andalusia region, will take center stage Thu., Jan. 23, at North Side’s New Hazlett Theater — the latest, and largest, celebration of Flamenco Pittsburgh’s bi-annual Fiesta Flamenca. The all-ages program will have a different vibe this time, says Carolina Loyola-Garcia, Flamenco Pittsburgh’s co-founder and director. What started five years ago as a student showcase held at … Continue reading Fiesta Flamenca takes a big step forward
By Steve Sucato While life doesn’t come with an instruction manual, the wisdom of those who have come before us is supposed to offer guidance. But what if some of that wisdom — those recipes for happiness, success and fulfillment — turn out to be nothing more than clichés passed from generation to generation? In CorningWorks’ latest Glue Factory Project, Recipes Our Mothers Gave Us, three veteran dancers with … Continue reading CorningWorks’ ‘Recipes Our Mothers Gave Us’ works a cooking metaphor for life
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