by Pointe Magazine | Dec 27, 2022 | News, The Latest
We asked for your favorite performances this year, and you delivered! 2022 was filled with outstanding onstage moments that left an impression on our readers. While classics like Dracula and Swan Lake were especially popular this year, a variety of performances by...
by Sponsored by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Nov 8, 2022 | Pre-Professional Profiles
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School’s Pre-Professional Division equips its students with high-caliber ballet education in a thriving arts community. “In tandem with exceptional dance training, our seminar programming focuses on creating confident, well-rounded...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 21, 2021 | Dancer Spotlight
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre corps member Caitlyn Mendicino’s Instagram page alternates behind-the-scenes performance shots with images of stacked wooden boxes, jars of honey and bees. Lots and lots of bees. Because, in addition to her ballet career, Mendicino has...
by Steve Sucato | Apr 13, 2020 | Career, Company Life, Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, News, The Latest
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced today that former American Ballet Theatre principal Susan Jaffe will succeed Terrence Orr as artistic director of the company, effective July 1. Jaffe becomes PBT’s seventh artistic director and only the second female director...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 15, 2019 | Career, Profiles
Yesterday, Dance Magazine released its much-awaited, annual “25 to Watch” list. With 2020 just around the corner, now’s the perfect time to get to know these breakout dancers, choreographers and companies (see the full list here). Spanning dance...
by Kathleen McGuire | Oct 3, 2019 | Instagram, Profiles
With her shining stage presence and high-kicking moxie, first-year Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre corps member Tommie Kesten is hard to miss. In the company’s recent premiere of Jordan Morris’ The Great Gatsby, Kesten didn’t need her bright green flapper...
by Josephine Lee | Aug 30, 2019 | Profiles, Training
Expert pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop chats with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre principal Hannah Carter to hear about how she prepares her pointe shoes. Carter shares her darning hacks (hint: a TheraBand is involved), and the reason...
by Steve Sucato | Jun 9, 2019 | Dance Magazine, News
Change is in the air in Steel City: On Friday Terrence S. Orr announced that, after 22-years as artistic director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, he will retire in June 2020 following the conclusion of PBT’s 50th anniversary season. Orr took the helm of PBT in...