Tag: Shana Simmons Dance

Previews

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 2021

Lone Group Work Highlights Simmons Dance’s Solos Program [REVIEW]

Shana Simmons DanceSpring for SolosPittsburgh Ballet Theatre Stage at Flagstaff HillSchenley Park, Pittsburgh PAMay 20, 2021 Reviewed by Steve Sucato A part of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s inaugural Open Air series at Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill stage, Shana Simmons Dance offered up the 50-minute program Spring for Solos. The collection of mostly solo works from the company’s repertory began with artistic director/choreographer Shana Simmons performing her … Continue reading Lone Group Work Highlights Simmons Dance’s Solos Program [REVIEW]

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Airings, Press Releases

Some of the other dance on tap as part of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Open Air: A Series in Celebration of the Performing Arts’

Compiled by Steve Sucato from press materials and artist websites OPEN AIR SERIES ARTISTS 2021 SHOWCASECurated by Richard ParsakianThursday, May 20, 2021 – 2:00 – 3:30pmPBT Stage at Flagstaff Hill, Schenley Park, Pittsburgh PA SHOWCASE ARTISTS:– Antonio Brown, choreographer/dancer, Antonio Brown Dance, NYC(his company, 5-6 dancers)– Nick Daniels, choreographer/dancer, Dana Movement Company, Pgh (dancers TBA)– Julia Erickson, dancer/choreographer, Pgh (setting work on 2 dancers)– Vanessa … Continue reading Some of the other dance on tap as part of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Open Air: A Series in Celebration of the Performing Arts’

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