dirac Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will stay outdoors for the rest of the 2020-21 season. Quote In lieu of indoor performances, an open air series of shows is in the works for the spring for subscribers and the public. It will include excerpts from “The Sleeping Beauty,” “La Bayadère,” “Le Corsaire” and “Don Quixote,” along with choreography by Helen Pickett, Gina Patterson, Annabelle Ochoa Lopez, Sasha Janes and PBT artistic director Susan Jaffe. Link to comment
dirac Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Lone Star Ballet keeps things going. Quote “The Nutcracker is very significant to all ballets. It’s the money maker,” said Craig Henderson, executive director of the Lone Star Ballet. “Our board has done some very good planning and we have some investments we’ll have to dig into... I hate doing that but we have to keep the lights on.” Although this may have future repercussions, the allocation of funds allows the ballet to pay instructors, pay professional dancers and keep classes going. Link to comment
dirac Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 George Donald Cantwell, the former artistic director of Charleston Ballet Theatre, has died at age 85. Quote Known for both his quiet nature and outsize imagination, Cantwell is remembered for cutting a towering, elegant figure. However, even with such stature and presence, the lifelong disciple of dance was said to possess a humility that at times belied the magnitude of his artistry. Those attributes, as well as his twinkling humor, compelled many who knew him to refer to him as “Big Buddha.” Related. Quote .......Theatre officials said Cantwell devoted his life to classical ballet and was convinced that professional ballet could flourish at the grass-roots level in Charleston. Link to comment
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