PERFORMANCES:
May 4 – ALYSON LAURY DANCE. Choreographed by Alyson with a grant from the Puffin Foundation, students from Point Park University present an evening of dance, Perception, inspired by dreams. New Hazlett Theater, 8 p.m. Tickets: $10, click on Showclix. All ticket proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish.
May 4-5 – CONTINUUM DANCE THEATER. The resident company of EVOLVE Productions premieres “THE MOVEMENT,” a look into the minds and process of the company artists. Act one is WORK, taking place in the corporate world, while act two transfers into L’EFFECT, or life as an artist. Sounds like someone we know. As it happens, artistic director Sarah Parker asks the question, “When are we ourselves and when are we playing a part?” Hm-m-m. Grey Box Theater at 8 p.m. Bonus activities include a pre-event VIP Soiree and performance beginning at 7 p.m. ($35 – Adult; $20 – Artist/Student) and performance only ($25 – Adult; $15 – Artist/Student). Question and answer session following the performance.
May 5 – DANCING CLASSROOMS. Dancing With the Stars has nothing on these Pittsburgh Public School fifth graders as they compete for gold, silver and bronze in the semi-finals of Dancing Classrooms at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School. Ballroom dance and drama abound. 10 a.m. Admission free.
May 5, 11, 13 - ATTACK THEATRE. The Attackers join forces with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony in Darius Milhaud’s La Creation de Monde. Heinz Hall. May 5 at 2:30 as part of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony concert. Free, but order tickets at the Youth Symphony website. It will be repeated as part of the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Paris Festival, on a very danceable program that includes An American in Paris and Petrouchka conducted by the eminently watchable Manfred Honeck. Fri. May 11 at 8 and Sun. May 13 at 2:30. Tickets: $20-76; call 412-392-4900 or visit online at PSO.
May 5-6 – PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE DANCERS TRUST. An annual event to help PBT dancers in career transition. Assembled by the dancers themselves, it’s a chance to see members of the company in very different roles, up close and personal. George Roland White Performance Studio at Point Park University, Sat. at 8 and Sun. at 2. Tickets: $30; available by clicking on Dancers Trust.
May 6 and 15 - BOLSHOI BALLET. The Bolshoi unveils Alexei Ratmansky’s “Bright Stream,” a bright and comical ballet that got rave reviews when it premiered in 2009. Currently getting rave reviews on stage at the American Ballet Theatre in New York City, but you don’t have to go that far. Carmike Pittsburgh 10, Carmike Greensburg 15, Carmike Steubenville Cinema 6, Carmike Altoona 8, Carmike Mall 12 (Morgantown, W. Va.) Apr. 29 at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., May 15 at 7 p.m., Adults $20, Click on Carmike. Oaks Theater, May 6 at 2 p.m., May 15 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $15; seniors/students $12. Click on Oaks.
May 10-13 – NEWMOVES FESTIVAL. Here it comes folks. The Kelly Strayhorn continues to exhaust all possibilities as it presents its fourth annual festival. This year newMoves goes international. Thursday: 7 p.m.: Miser and Symposium Panel (Free); 8 p.m.: Emerging Choreographers Platform with Beth Ratas, Jamie Murphy & Renee Danielle Smith, Simone Sobers Dance (NYC), Alan Obuzor, Jasmine Hearn and Shannon Murphy (PHILA). Friday: 8 p.m.: Marjani Forte (MYC), idiosyncrasy Productions (NYC), anonymous bodies II art collective (PHL), August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble. 9 p.m.: CITY by BLOOM! Dance Collective (HUNGARY). 10 p.m.: After Party Dance Party@KST – free with ticket. $5 without ticket. Saturday: 8 p.m.: Gia Cacalano, Jaamil Kosoko (PHL), STAYCEE PEARL dance project, Andre Koslowski (PA), Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project (OH), 9 p.m. CITY by BLOOM! Dance Collective (HUNGARY). Single Program Ticket: $15 advance, $20 door. Festival Pass: $50 ($35 students & artists). Click on newMoves.
May 16, 20 and 29 - ROYAL BALLET. Sir Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal Gardee is a stellar ballet comedy, one of the best of all time. Captured on film is an undeniably witty blend of dancing chickens, Widow Simone’s clog dance (actually danced by the original inspiration for Billy Elliot , Philip Mosley, now in his mid-forties), merrymaking around the maypole and the famous ribbon pas de demux. Not to be missed. Carmike Pittsburgh 10, Carmike Greensburg 15, Carmike Steubenville Cinema 6, Carmike Altoona 8, Carmike Mall 12 (Morgantown, W. Va.), May 16 at 2:30 p.m. and May 29 at 7 p.m., $20. Click on Carmike. The Oaks May 20 at 2 p.m. and May 29 at 7 p.m., Adults $15, students and seniors $12.
Hi Michael — That has been changed.
The newly formed Chautauqua Area Chapter of The National Society of Arts and Letters NY, has appointed former Pittsburgh Chapter member, Bonnie Crosby as Dance Chair for the Society’s 2011 Dance (Choreography) competition. For more information go to arts-nsal.com. Date of auditions and locale are forthcoming.