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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

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

Close-Up: Hannah Thompson

Layers of colored fabric continually unfold, generating new patterns, textures, and shapes in Hannah Thompson’s “Proxemics.”

By David Bernabo
March 8, 2017
ArtVideo

Synths in the Stacks: The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Launches New Music Gadget Collection

From the Moogerfooger to the Theremini, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is lending an array of electronic music gadgets. We got a chance to preview some of the new instruments.

By David Bernabo
February 13, 2017
InterviewMusicVideo

Repertoire in Collaboration: A Preview of A Love Supreme by Anqwenique Wingfield and Julie Mallis

Blending vocal performance and visual art, the duo of Anwenique Wingfield and Julie Mallis prepare A Love Supreme for its New Hazlett Theater debut.

By Adam Shuck and David Bernabo
January 26, 2017
ArtMusicTheaterVideo

Farming for Fish in the Laurel Highlands

In the rugged Laurel Highlands, a natural mountain spring has been diverted to feed the hatchery operations at Laurel Hill Trout Farm.

By David Bernabo
January 17, 2017
Food & DrinkVideo

Close-Up: Spencer Geer (Part 2)

In this second part of his Close-Up, Spencer Geer steps into a singer-songwriter role with “Leaving.”

By David Bernabo
January 11, 2017
MusicVideo

The Cheese That Cheated the Taxman

Hidden Hills Dairy owner Lori Sollenberger shows us the process of making Reblochon, a cheese with a crafty medieval backstory.

By David Bernabo
January 10, 2017
Food & DrinkVideo

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