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Dancer-Choreographer Anthony Alterio Finds A Homecoming In The Launch of this Week’s Pittsburgh Dance Workshop [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato At age seventeen, dancer-choreographer Anthony Alterio, as he says, “ran away from Pittsburgh” in order to experience something different. Ever since, the city has been beckoning him back.  “I love Pittsburgh, its people, and what the city represents,” says Alterio. “This is where I got my start in dance.”  Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Alterio was raised in Pittsburgh by his mother after … Continue reading Dancer-Choreographer Anthony Alterio Finds A Homecoming In The Launch of this Week’s Pittsburgh Dance Workshop [PREVIEW]

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Dance Reviews, Fjord Review

Changing of the Seasons [REVIEW]

Performance Malandain Ballet Biarritz: “Les Saisons” by Thierry Malandain Place Byham Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, May 7, 2025 Words Steve Sucato Pattern and symmetry are the modus operandi of choreographer Thierry Malandain’s “Les Saisons” (2023), performed by his Malandain Ballet Biarritz contemporary ballet company to close out the Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 2024-2025 season. Malandain’s “Les Saisons” is set to both Vivaldi’s famous composition and composer Giovanni … Continue reading Changing of the Seasons [REVIEW]

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Dance Film Reviews

Digital Release of Maria Caruso’s ‘Incarnation’ Intimately Captures Her Cathartic Struggle with Loss and Depression [REVIEW]

Maria CarusoIncarnation – Digital ReleaseFilmed live at the Theatre Royal, Drury LaneLondon, EnglandOctober 2024 By Steve Sucato Laying her soul bare onstage has brought dancer-choreographer Maria Caruso international acclaim in recent years. Following the success of her gripping 2020 solo dance theater work, Metamorphosis—a passionate portrayal of a woman revealing her innermost heartaches and joys—Caruso’s latest epic solo piece, Incarnation, revealed the truths behind Metamorphosis.  … Continue reading Digital Release of Maria Caruso’s ‘Incarnation’ Intimately Captures Her Cathartic Struggle with Loss and Depression [REVIEW]

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Dance Reviews, Dance Reviews 2025

CorningWorks’ ‘Stand By’ Proves a Clever Allegory for our Divisive Times [REVIEW]

CorningWorks – Stand By — an allegoryCarnegie StageCarnegie, PAMarch 28- April 6, 2025 By Steve SucatoThe marquee work on CorningWorks 15th Anniversary Season, Stand By — an allegory, conceived by company director, choreographer, and performer Beth Corning, continued her string of recent productions that have reflected on the world around us.  An allegory, defined by the Oxford dictionary as “a story, poem, or picture that … Continue reading CorningWorks’ ‘Stand By’ Proves a Clever Allegory for our Divisive Times [REVIEW]

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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Spring Mix: 5 for 55’: A Preview and Conversation with Choreographer Caili Quan 

By Steve Sucato Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Spring Mix: 5 for 55, taking place on April 4-6 at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, is a mixed repertory program celebrating the company’s 55th anniversary. For it, PBT Artistic Director Adam W. McKinney has programmed five ballets that represent each decade of the company’s existence. They include reprises of Dwight Rhoden’s elegantly moving pas de deux … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Spring Mix: 5 for 55’: A Preview and Conversation with Choreographer Caili Quan 

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Dance Reviews

Namesake Ballet Shines Brightest in Bodiography’s ‘Evensong’ [DIGITAL REVIEW]

Maria Caruso’s Bodiography – EvensongRecorded at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater Pittsburgh, PANovember  15-17, 2024By Steve Sucato Bodiography founder Maria Caruso may now live some 2400 miles away in Los Angeles, but Pittsburgh remains home. The birthplace of Martha Graham, Gene Kelly, and Caruso, the internationally known and celebrated solo dance artist, choreographer, and budding TV and film actress regularly returns to Pittsburgh to work with and … Continue reading Namesake Ballet Shines Brightest in Bodiography’s ‘Evensong’ [DIGITAL REVIEW]

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Taiwan’s Cloud Gate to Open Delayed Pittsburgh Dance Council Season [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato The Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 54th anniversary season will finally get underway on Saturday, November 16, at the Byham Theater with the Pittsburgh debut of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. The season was to open last month with the return of South African dance troupe Dado Masilo and their work Hamlet. Unfortunately, due to travel complications, the company had to cancel its fall … Continue reading Taiwan’s Cloud Gate to Open Delayed Pittsburgh Dance Council Season [PREVIEW]

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A Q & A With Maria Caruso On Her New Dance Theater Production at London’s Royal Drury Lane Theatre [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato  Incarnation, a follow-up to the internationally celebrated solo artist Maria Caruso’s critically acclaimed magnum opus Metamorphosis, will premiere October 2-3 at London’s famous Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Inspired by audience reactions to Metamorphosis and a desire to know more about Caruso’s story, Incarnation continues the heartfelt story of one woman’s tragedies and triumphs.  I talked with the Pittsburgh native about the new … Continue reading A Q & A With Maria Caruso On Her New Dance Theater Production at London’s Royal Drury Lane Theatre [PREVIEW]

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The Pillow Project Celebrates 20 Years of Evolution in ‘The Long Dream’ [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato Constant evolution has been a hallmark of Pittsburgh’s The Pillow Project. Since its founding in 2004 by artistic director/choreographer Pearlann Porter, the project-based contemporary dance company has gone from early productions resembling long-form music videos to those steeped in video projection and unique lighting design. Throughout those years of change, one thing has remained constant: that of Porter and the creativity flowing … Continue reading The Pillow Project Celebrates 20 Years of Evolution in ‘The Long Dream’ [PREVIEW]

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