If you’re looking for something spooky to watch as we delve deeper into October, look no further than Lovecraft Country! While incredibly terrifying at parts, Lovecraft Country is much more than a horror show. LoveCraft Country is an examination on Race in America. This month in In Re: our team weighs in on Lovecraft Country.
Read MoreWelcome back to In RE! This week, we all dedicated our time to watch DISCLOSURE, a Netflix documentary that dives deep into Hollywood's representations of transgender people and its impact as described by trans creatives, actors, directors, and more.
Read MoreWelcome to our new blog series! Every two weeks, we’ll be picking topics pertaining to movement, sound, art, and current events and discussing them! We invite you to join the discussion in the comments below. This week, we will be discussing an article from The Conversation by Caitlin Vincent: Giving it away for free – why the performing arts risks making the same mistake newspapers did. As COVID-19 continues to force the necessity of social distancing and bans on large gatherings, the dance and theater world is still scrambling to adjust. When Allegheny County went into lockdown in early March, the move was sudden and unexpected. All of our live engagements with STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos and planned events at PearlArts Studios were cancelled or postponed. It’s been 5 months since that lockdown, and while the county went to green phase and cautiously began reopening, it was not long before we slid back into the yellow phase due to rising cases of Coronavirus. It has been important to us to keep moving, creating, and setting the groundwork for the future. With social distancing, utilizing outdoor spaces, masking up, and running admin remotely, we have been able to make space to adapt to a digital reality. In this week’s in RE: our team weighs in on Caitlin Vincent’s article on how offering digital content for free is affecting our industry.
Read MoreIlluminated by soul and funk music during the 50s and mid 70s, Staycee and Herman Pearl premiered the production sol. at the first pearlPRESENTS Dance Festival in summer of 2019. sol. echoes the emphatic sounds of the musical phenomenon and exceeds it with powerful and elegant movement. The sumptuous vibes fill the space to the brim, abundant with dancers embodying the relentless energy of the era in overwhelming floral and retro patterns. This week we wrap up the 10th anniversary of STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos and the birthday of co-founding artistic director Staycee Pearl, reflecting on the innovative sounds and enduring memories of joy that soul music made and continues to move generations in this Q&A and our Spotify playlist expertly curated by STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos.
Read MoreIn the 2019 production of sym, STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos tunneled through the paradoxical universe of vampires and humans to navigate symbiosis, gender identity and race inspired by Octavia Butler’s “Fledgling.” Transcendent, fixed, and changing, Staycee and Herman conjured a deep naturalism with live experimental music by musicians Sadie Powers, Bonnie Jones, & Soy Sos as well as artwork by acclaimed visual artist Barbara Weissberger.
Read MoreIn 2017, Staycee and Herman revisited their love for jazz vocalist, composer, and civil rights activist Abbey Lincoln in their production ABBEY: In The Red. Rather than pull directly from raw compositions of Lincoln’s music, the production concentrates on the intricacies of her voice and historical influence during the Jazz age with a contemporary arrangement of her work. STAYCEE PEARL dance project was accompanied in the August Wilson Center with a live quintet of woodwinds, strings and electronics curated by Herman Pearl and arranged by saxophonist Ben Opie. However, they didn’t just stop there.
Read MoreWe’re continuing to bring you more ways to support your body and mind as well as connect with the Pittsburgh community. In this edition of the PearlArts Round-Up, we’re sharing Pittsburgh’s upcoming art events for artists of all ages and disciplines and online mental health platforms to unwind.
Read MoreLooking to shake up your routine? We’re delighted to share our team’s recommendations to nourish you and your loved ones safely at home. This month we are showing some extra love to inspirational work by Pittsburgh-based artists who are producing resourceful and entertaining content online. Please enjoy and stay safe, everyone!
Read MoreWe’re bringing in the holiday season with some new recommendations from our PearlArts team!
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