by Amy Brandt | Jul 17, 2024 | Pointe+, Technique, Training
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School faculty member Christopher Budzynski remembers the first time he saw dancers perform finger turns in Nutcracker as a child. “They did a lot, and it blew my mind that this was possible, and that they were doing it so easily.” Budzynski...
by Steve Sucato | Jan 18, 2023 | News, The Latest
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced today that it has named Adam W. McKinney as its new artistic director, effective March 2023. McKinney becomes the company’s seventh artistic director and first director of color in PBT’s 54-year history. He will succeed Susan Jaffe,...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
(Photo via Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre) In 2013, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre premiered a sensory-friendly performance of The Nutcracker. The production was designed to serve audience members with autism, or other sensory sensitivities. This year, the...