The latest news on performances of Dance in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre to Offer Three-Ballet Family Fairy Tale Package For The 2026-27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2026
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present a Family Fairy Tale package for its upcoming season, featuring three storybook ballets — The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, and The Sleeping Beauty — performed at the Benedum Center....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Promotes Three Artists to Corps de Ballet
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2026
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced the promotion of Amelia McGravey, Isak Sorenson, and Michael Stadtherr to Corps de Ballet, effective for the 2026-2027 season....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Will Perform A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM with Live Orchestra
by Stephi Wild - May 07, 2026
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present the Pittsburgh premiere of Ben Stevenson's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the Benedum Center, featuring live music from the PBT Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Will Perform Pittsburgh Premiere of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Stephi Wild - April 17, 2026
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present the Pittsburgh premiere of Ben Stevenson's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the Benedum Center, featuring live music from the PBT Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre to Present SPRING MIX Featuring World and Pittsburgh Premieres
by A.A. Cristi - March 10, 2026
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present SPRING MIX, a dynamic ballet performance, from April 10-12. The event promises a blend of classical and contemporary ballet pieces....
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE NUTCRACKER And More Set for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 2026-27 Season
by A.A. Cristi - February 19, 2026
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present a diverse lineup for its 2026-27 season, including five major productions. The season aims to showcase a blend of classic and contemporary ballets....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre to Present AMERICA 250 with PBT Orchestra
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 11, 2026
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's America 250 with the PBT Orchestra will open at the Benedum Center. This mixed repertory production will run for four performances....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre to Premiere New Version of THE NUTCRACKER in 2027
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 05, 2025
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will debut an all-new production of The Nutcracker in December 2027. This is an opportunity for both PBT and for Pittsburgh audiences to experience an updated adaptation of this cherished holiday tradition. ...
Springboard Danse|Pittsburgh to Host SPRINGBOARDX Workshop This November Ahead of 2026 Return
by A.A. Cristi - October 28, 2025
Springboard Danse|Pittsburgh will host SpringboardX Pittsburgh, a two-day workshop on November 8 and 9, 2025, offering dancers an introduction to the organization’s internationally recognized summer program....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre To Launch 2025–26 Master Class Series
by A.A. Cristi - August 14, 2025
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) will present its 2025–26 Master Class Series, offering monthly dance classes taught by company artists and artistic staff, beginning September 9, 2025. New this season, each class will include a post-class Q&A with the teaching artist....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre to Present Annual Outdoor Performance BALLET UNDER THE STARS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 11, 2025
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will welcome back its popular, annual Ballet Under the Stars performance. The performance will include a sneak peek of the 2025-26 season. Learn how to attend!...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Reveals Company Updates for the Upcoming 2025-2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2025
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has announced changes to its company roster for the 2025-26 season. PBT will welcome new artists into the company and see several departures and retirements....
Pittsburgh Public Theater Relocates Production Shop From Point Breeze to Bloomfield
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 30, 2025
Pittsburgh Public Theater has relocated its production shop from Point Breeze to its new home in the vibrant Bloomfield neighborhood. Learn more about the move here! ...
Septime Webre's THE WIZARD OF OZ to be Presented at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 30, 2025
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's The Wizard of Oz with the PBT Orchestra will open in May. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre to Present the Pittsburgh Premiere of the Whimsical THE WIZARD AND I with the PBT Orchestra
by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2025
Follow the yellow brick road with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) for an extraordinary adventure that follows Dorothy and Toto into the land of Oz with the breathtaking Pittsburgh premiere of Septime Webre's The Wizard of Oz. ...
Shana Simmons Dance Annual Pittsburgh International Dance Film Festival Returns
by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2025
Shana Simmons Dance will present the annual Pittsburgh International Dance Film Festival(PIDFF). This festival not only brings international artists to Pittsburgh through the screen, but brings Pittsburgh's cultural works of art to a larger stage....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Reveals Five Productions For Its 2025–2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 13, 2025
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has revealed the company's exciting 2025-2026 season, titled “The Dream Season.” Learn more about the lineup featuring Pittsburgh premieres and more! ...
ROMEO AND JULIET to Open at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2025
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Romeo and Juliet with the PBT Orchestra will open in February. This gorgeous, emotional ballet offers a wonderful Valentine's Day experience. Learn how to attend....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's THE NUTCRACKER Opens This Friday
by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2024
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT)'s annual treasured holiday classic, The Nutcracker, opens this Friday, December 6, at the Benedum Center and runs through Friday, December 27. ...
Kelly Strayhorn Theater Presents New York Premiere Of Jesse Factor's THE MARTHAODYSSEY
by A.A. Cristi - November 15, 2024
Kelly Strayhorn Theater has announced the NYC premiere of Jesse Factor's THE MARTHAODYSSEY at the Live Artery Festival, taking place from January 10-13, 2025, showcasing Pittsburgh's vibrant arts scene....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre to Present Pittsburgh Premiere of Trey McIntyre's PETER PAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 16, 2024
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present the Pittsburgh premiere of Trey McIntyre's PETER PAN, opening this month. The production promises a fresh take on the classic tale with innovative choreography. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....
Bodiography to Present VISIONS At The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 28, 2024
Bodiography will present Visions at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets. ...
Shana Simmons Dance Presents Pittsburgh International Dance Film Festival
by A.A. Cristi - March 05, 2024
Shana Simmons Dance will present the first iteration of the Pittsburgh International Dance Film Festival(PIDFF), the third year of hosting Pittsburgh's only International dance film festival (formerly called the Constructed Sight Dance Film Festival)....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Opens Next Week
by A.A. Cristi - February 08, 2024
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents Beauty and the Beast, a romantic fairy tale ballet running from February 16-25 at the Benedum Center. PBT's production of Beauty and the Beast includes a student matinee on Friday, February 23 at 11:00 a.m. and a sensory-friendly performance on Sunday, February 25 ...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Announces Performance Schedule For Its June Open Air Event
by A.A. Cristi - June 15, 2023
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's (PBT) popular program Open Air: A Series in Celebration of the Performing Arts returns to the city June 22-25 at a new location at the Westinghouse Academy in Wilmerding (320 Margurite Avenue, Wilmerding). ...
Point Park University Dance Professor Stages Ballet In Native South Korea
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2023
The Gwangju Uprising is the subject of a new ballet choreographed by The Princess Grace Choreographer Award recipient, Assistant Professor of Ballet at Point Park University Jae Man Joo. ...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Announces Company Updates For The 2023-2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2023
Artistic Director Adam W. McKinney has promoted three artists for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's (PBT) upcoming season, which runs from October 2023 to May 2024. ...
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY to be Presented as Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 2022-23 Season Finale
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 24, 2023
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will perform the majestic, family-friendly ballet The Sleeping Beauty as its 2022-23 season finale May 19-21st. ...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's The Masters Program: BALANCHINE AND BEYOND With The PBT Orchestra Opens April 14
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2023
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's (PBT) premiere of The Masters Program: Balanchine and Beyond will open on Friday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Benedum Center. ...
Constructed Sight Dance Film Festival to Be Held Beginning This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - March 26, 2023
Shana Simmons Dance will present the 2nd annual Constructed Sight Dance Film Festival (CSDFF). This festival is historically the only dance film festival ever presented in Pittsburgh. With a strong history of filmmaking in the Pittsburgh community, SSD is excited to bring back international artists ...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's THE MASTER'S PROGRAM: BALANCHINE AND BEYOND Runs April 14-16
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2023
Three works from internationally acclaimed, award-winning ballet choreographers will take center stage at the Benedum Center April 14-16 with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's (PBT) The Master's Program: Balanchine and Beyond....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Amanda Cochrane Announces Her Retirement
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 27, 2023
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre long-time principal artist Amanda Cochrane has announced her retirement. Cochrane has danced with PBT for 14 years and was and was promoted to the rank of principal in 2014. ...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Sets 2023–2024 Season Featuring THE NUTCRACKER, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 09, 2023
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has announced the company’s exciting 2023-2024 season lineup, featuring three full-length story ballets and two mixed repertory programs....
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Names Adam W. McKinney as New Artistic Director
by Blair Ingenthron - January 18, 2023
After a comprehensive international search aided by Management Consultants for the Arts (MCA), the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) has announced the appointment of Adam W. McKinney as artistic director. He will be the company's seventh artistic director in its rich 54-year-hist...
Ice Theatre Of New York To Perform At UNWRAPPED AT MENACOLIN in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022
Ice Theatre of New York will perform at Unwrapped at Nemacolin on December 3, 2022 at 8:30pm at the ice rink in Lafayette Square....
Efforts To Improve Dancers' Mental Health Is Taking Practical First Steps At Point Park University
by A.A. Cristi - November 08, 2022
Two years after launching a collaborative study to better support dancer mental health, Point Park University and Minding the Gap, discussed preliminary findings of their research at the 32nd annual conference for the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science in Limerick, Ireland. ...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Pointe in Time Gala Returns Annual Gala to Raise Funds
by A.A. Cristi - October 24, 2022
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's (PBT) largest event of the year returns to The Westin on Sat., Nov. 12. Pointe in Time | Love Never Dies, will be an elegant evening of dining, dancing and performances by company artists and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School students. ...
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's STORYTELLING IN MOTION Opens This Week
by Stephi Wild - October 03, 2022
The curtain will rise this week on Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's (PBT) 2022-2023 Season opener, Storytelling in Motion, running October 7 – 9 at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center....
Shana Simmons & Naina Roy Kathak Present IN/BETWEEN Dance Performance
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2022
IN/BEtween is a first-time collaboration between Shana Simmons and Naina Roy manifesting in a 1 hour long show. The two dance artists will be exploring and comparing each other's art forms through research, discussion, and studio time together, highlighting similarities and differences between the s...
Pittsburgh Playhouse & Hill Dance Academy Theatre To Host Urban Bush Women
by A.A. Cristi - September 01, 2022
On Tuesday, September 6th at 5:30 p.m. the Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University welcomes acclaimed Brooklyn dance troupe Urban Bush Women to their weeklong Point Park University residency with a kickoff social event hosted at Hill Dance Academy Theatre (HDAT) at 2900 Bedford Avenue....