In Kalopsia, a Musical Comedy Weaves Through Pain
Monteze Freeland’s Kalopsia maneuvers through complexity around issues of race and mental illness—but with a comedic, musical edge.
Delusion and Beauty: A Preview of Kalopsia by Monteze Freeland
“I hadn’t seen a story where mental health in the black community was tackled, one, at all; two, with comedy; and three, as a musical comedy”: For the New Hazlett’s CSA Program, Monteze Freeland puts the finishing touches on his play Kalopsia.
Impossible Environments and Too-Real Politics: A studio visit with Jamie Earnest
We visit painter Jamie Earnest’s studio to talk collage, painting politics, and solving problems.
Photographing Neoliberalism: A Conversation with Daniel Shea
“Architecture,” PGH Photo Fair exhibiting artist Daniel Shea points out, “is situated between human and geological time scales—which is a strange shelf life for a thing in the world.”
Choreographer Lindsay Fisher Lets Us In in Over Exposed
Over the course of the sometimes jarringly eclectic 85-minute program, Fisher guides the New Hazlett audience through personal stories of rejection, partnership and divorce, and contentment.
Revisiting the early years of Dish Osteria and Bar
“We met many of you when you were barely legal to drink, and now you’re asking us for high chairs.” In video form, we reflect on Dish Osteria and Bar’s 17-year run.
Post-Election Dining with Thin Man Sandwich Shop’s Sherri and Dan Leiphart
Thin Man Sandwich Shop’s Sherri and Dan Leiphart discuss the restaurant business pre- and post-election.
Close-Up: Ji Young Nam (Part 2)
Pittsburgh violist Ji Young Nam performs a second set of three movements from Bach’s Cello Suites, transcribed for the viola, evoking both stormy and quiet states of mind.
A Glimpse of the Vulnerable: A Preview of Over Exposed by Lindsay Fisher
Lindsay Fisher, a professional dancer and educator, is preparing her New Hazlett performance Over Exposed, a program that peels back the curtain on the vulnerable in all of us.
Food, Collectively: The Story of Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance
Pittsburgh-area food producers were getting fed up with diminishing opportunities and unfair revenue streams for their labor. Cue Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance.