30 October 2011  A vintage program from 1935, a performance of an Austrian operetta by Robert Stolz, “Venus in Satin,” and Jack Cole danced in it. [...] 14 July 2011  A new work by Paul Taylor is always an occasion, and “The Uncommitted,” will be the veteran dance maker’s 18th premiere at the American Dance Festival. An intriguing title from Taylor … [...] 3 July 2011 As a teen, I had my first exposure to gospel music listening to Sunday broadcasts on Pittsburgh’s black radio station, WAMO. So I wouldn’t miss the documentary film, Rejoice & Shout: Those beautifully named gospel singing groups — The Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Soul Stirrers. Why [...] 9 June 2011  Wuhan in NOT the Pittsburgh of China, or so it turns out. [...] 11 May 2011 happy 117th birthday martha graham. try learning something new from yvonne rainer, martha. [...] 28 March 2011  Choreographer David Dorfman throws down the gauntlet with his concert-dance homage to the great interracial funk band of the sixties, Sly & the Family Stone. [...] 16 March 2011  An afternoon concert with newly appointed Pasadena Pops conductor Marvin Hamlisch. [...] 24 October 2010  Pittsburgh-born choreographer Kyle Abraham shares one of the Steel City’s great qualities: he’s real. [...] 18 August 2010  I enjoyed Kyle Abraham’s “The Radio Show” at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. The dance commemorates the loss of Pittsburgh’s rhythm-and-blues radio station WAMO. [...] 24 December 2009  Gene Kelly, the proud dancing son of Pittsburgh deserves a statue of recognition in the Steel City. Why can’t he get one? [...] | |
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