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David Bernabo

David Bernabo is The Glassblock's Arts and Culture Editor.

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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.

By Adam Shuck and David Bernabo
June 16, 2017
ArtReviewTheater

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.

By Adam Shuck and David Bernabo
May 13, 2017
ArtTheaterVideo

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.

By David Bernabo
May 9, 2017
ArtInterview

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.”

By David Bernabo and Johanna Lasner
April 21, 2017
InterviewPhotography

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.

By David Bernabo
April 18, 2017
ReviewTheater

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.

By David Bernabo
April 5, 2017
Food & Drink

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.

By David Bernabo
March 29, 2017
AudioFood & DrinkInterview

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.

By David Bernabo
March 22, 2017
MusicVideo

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.

By Adam Shuck and David Bernabo
March 16, 2017
ArtTheaterVideo

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.

By David Bernabo
March 14, 2017
Food & DrinkVideo

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