The Company Welcomes Four New Hires and Has Issued Three Promotions PBT’s Artistic Director Adam W. McKinney has promoted three artists for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s upcoming season, which runs from October 2023 to May 2024. After the closing performance of The Sleeping… Read More ›
The Majestic, Family-Friendly Ballet is the 2022-23 Season Finale The Sleeping Beauty is the first full-length ballet staged and directed by Artistic Director Adam W. McKinney for the company. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will perform The Sleeping Beauty based on the original 1890 choreography by Marius… Read More ›
Mixed Repertory Production Offers Three Remarkable Works at the Benedum Center 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. The mixed repertory program… Read More ›
Mixed Repertory Production with the PBT Orchestra Brings Stunning Works to the Benedum Center 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… Read More ›
The Principal Dancer Has Been a Staple at PBT for More Than 14 Years Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) long-time principal artist Amanda Cochrane has announced her retirement. Cochrane has danced with PBT for 14 years and was and was promoted… Read More ›
By MAC Hoover The well-dressed crowd at the Benedum was buzzing with anticipation on opening night as they were waiting for this production to start. PBT’s Dracula did not disappoint. Director / Choreographer Michael Pink opens his Dracula with a scene of a nightmare; however, this… Read More ›
The Upcoming Season includes family-friendly events and contemporary works Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) has announced the company’s 2023-2024 season lineup, featuring three full-length story ballets and two mixed repertory programs. The season includes works from internationally acclaimed choreographers, family-friendly favorites,… Read More ›
Adam W. McKinney Will Serve as Organization’s Seventh Artistic Director Beginning March 2023 After a comprehensive international search aided by Management Consultants for the Arts (MCA), the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) announced today, Januarty 18, 2023,… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s first production of the 2022-2023 season is Storytelling in Motion, a mixed repertoire showcase of contemporary ballet featuring Nacho Duato‘s Duende, along with two other innovative contemporary pieces — Helen Pickett‘s The Exiled and a new world premiere choreographed by PBT’s… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has announced that Dr. Kathryn (Kati) Gigler has been named ‘s acting executive director, effective July 1, 2022. Dr. Gigler has been PBT’s Director of Education and Community Engagement since 2019. Her leadership will help ensure a… Read More ›