Pittsburgh Dance Council
Pittsburgh Dance Council was established in 2002 as a programming division of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The programming mission of Pittsburgh Dance Council is to bring the best of contemporary dance from around the world to the Downtown Pittsburgh Cultural District stages.
In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Best of 2013: Dance", the Pittsburgh Dance Council topped the top ten chart.[1]
Season History
Dance Companies Presented by the Pittsburgh Dance Council as a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (“merger” occurred in January 2002)
2001-2002 (Season 32)
- The Washington Ballet
- Susan Marshall & Company
- Ronald K. Brown/Evidence
- Shaolin Warriors
- Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India
- Compagnie Maguy Marin
- The Parsons Dance Company
- Gregory Hines
2002-2003 (Season 33)
- Sankau Juku
- Dance Alloy
- Mark Morris Dance Group
- Ballet Biarritz
- Ballet Preljocaj
- Pilobolus
- Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- Grupo Corpo Brazilian Dance Theater
- Streb
2003-2004 (Season 34)
- Noche Flamenca
- George Piper Dances Presents BalletBoyz
- dumb type in memorandum
- Compagnie Marie Chouinard (part of the Québec Festival)
- Nederlands Dans Theater
- Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (part of the Québec Festival)l
- O Vertigo (part of the Québec Festival)
2004-2005 (Season 35)
- Pennsylvania Ballet (special presentation)
- Pappa TARAHUMARA
- Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal
- Doug Varone
- DanceBrazil
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Israel Contemporary Dance Theater
- Savion Glover
2005-2006 (Season 36)
- LINES Contemporary Ballet
- Limon Dance Company
- Danzahoy
- Tero Saarinen Company
- Bill T. Hones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
- Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre
2006-2007 (Season 37)
- Paul Taylor Dance Company
- Random Dance
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- Joffrey Ballet
- Sydney Dance Company
- Emio Greco / PC
2007-2008 (Season 38)
- Circus Oz
- Lucy Guerin Inc.
- Chunky Move
- Urban Bush Women/Jant-Bi
- Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
- Emanuel Gat Dance
- Ultima Vez
2008-2009 (Season 39)
- Ballet Mariobor “Radio & Juliet”
- Inbal Pinto “Shaker”
- Doug Varone & Dancers
- Batsheva Dance Company
- Ballet Boyz
- Compagnie Marie Chouinard
- Ronald K. Brown/Evidence
2009-2010 (Season 40)
- Kidd Pivot “Lost Action
- Margaret Jenkins Dance Co./Quandong Modern Dance Co. “Other Suns”
- Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
- Complexions
- BJM Danse
- Vincent Dance Theatre “Broken Chords”
2010-2011 (Season 41)
- Pascal Rioult
- Pilobolus
- Stephen Petronio Company
- Tango Fire (Pittsburgh premiere)
- Ballet Hispanico
- Barak Marshall (Pittsburgh premiere) “Monger”
References
- ↑ Vranish, Jane. "Best of 2013: Dance." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette n.d.: n. pag. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 18 Dec. 2013. Web. 22 Dec. 2013. , additional text.
