North Hills Monthly - Thirty years ago, two dancers met in Pittsburgh dancing for a local company. They fell in love and founded Attack Theatre. Their desire to create new and inspirational dance for Pittsburgh audiences was received with open arms.
Read MoreTribune Review - Anyone familiar with the music and subculture of the Grateful Dead understands the innate physicality of a Dead show. A closely packed crowd flows in unison with the slow build of a jam, collectively exhaling as melodies resolve. The audience gives its energy to the band, and the band gives it right back to the music.
Read MorePittsburgh Today Live - Pittsburgh Magazine's Sean Coiller is back giving his rundown of the best events you can check out in the city this weekend!
Read Morearts air - Who the f-word is Attack Theatre? Those words were uttered in frustration by a famous rock singer some years back after Attack’s longtime music director, Dave Eggar, told them he couldn’t perform with them because of a prior commitment with the small-scale Pittsburgh dance troupe.
Read MoreonStage Pittsburgh - As Attack Theatre’s 30th anniversary season unfolds, the company turns toward memory, chance, and the fleeting moments that shape experience.
Read MorePittsburgh Today Live - Yu-Ling Behr from Kidsburgh is back and while we may still be in winter's grasp, many summer camps are getting ready for the upcoming season, and she shares them with us!
Read MoreWESA - Pittsburgh’s three largest theater companies might be parting ways in terms of a potential merger. But this week, the troupes announced a new joint marketing initiative they hope will help performing-arts groups across the city.
Read MorePittsburgh Business Times - Although a possible merger between three of the region's performing arts giants did not materialize, those efforts have led to a new campaign encouraging Pittsburghers to go see a show.
Read MoreonStage Pittsburgh - Go See a Show, a regional initiative currently involving nearly 20 producing theater companies, is underway, offering discounts to performances and aiming to “reenergize local audiences and celebrate the enduring impact of live theater.”
Read MoreonStage Pittsburgh - Whether the hustle and bustle of the holiday season has left you feeling like the Grinch, or you are one candy cane away from becoming Buddy the Elf, Attack Theatre’s Holidays and Hops is guaranteed to spread relaxing holiday cheer to all ages. With the clever tagline, “a dance event with cheer and craft beer,” Holiday Hops combines the best of Attack Theater’s innovative dance styles with Trace Brewing’s crafted libations and mocktails.
Read MorePittsburgh Union Progress - Attack Theatre has created a special performance this Sunday that promises to level up participants’ imaginations as they move, play and create stories.
“Imagination Station: Game On” will create a “a vibrant world inspired by the magic of video games” from 2 to 3 p.m. at the company’s Lawrenceville studios.
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The state saw its largest single-year loss of teachers in 2023 and these losses continue. But while we know that finding new ways to attract and empower future educators is crucial, we also know that filling classrooms with well-trained, mission-driven teachers isn’t easy.
Read More‘Burgh Vivant - Attack Theatre’s “Some Assembly Required” was first commissioned by the Carnegie Museum of Art in 1996. It’s being brought back to celebrate the company’s thirtieth anniversary. Congratulations to the founders of Attack Theatre, Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope, on thirty successful years. This signature Attack Theatre experience is described as, “part performance, part conversation and entirely alive.” It is every bit as intriguing as it sounds!
Read MorePittsburgh Post-Gazette - Attack Theatre, one of Pittsburgh’s smaller dance and performing companies, is celebrating 30 years.
The company began its new season on Oct. 4. That first show, “Some Assembly Required,” blends dance and visual art together in live performance. The work, commissioned by the Carnegie Museum of Art in 1996, is being brought back to mark the anniversary. Performances run through Oct. 17.
Read MoreWQED - Attack Theatre is celebrating it’s 30th Season this year, and they have an exciting lineup to kick it all off!
Executive Director, Andres Franco, talks about his first 6 months on the job, and the all the exciting events coming up at Attack Theatre. Their first performance of the season, “Some Assembly Required: At Home” was first commissioned by the Carnegie Museum of Art in 1996, is a signature Attack Theatre experience. The show involves live music, dance, visual art, audience participation, and improvisation.
Read MoreNEXTpittsburgh - Andrés Franco has been Attack Theatre’s new executive director for only a few weeks, but he’s already excited about the milestone year to come.
“This coming season is going to be our 30th anniversary. So there’s going to be a lot of celebration. A lot.”
Read MoreWQED - Attack Theatre has a new executive director!
Well known Pittsburgh conductor, Andres Franco, talks with Anna Singer live about his new role in the city. He talks about how he first met co-founders Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope on stage during a Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Fiddlesticks concert.
Read MorePittsburgh Post-Gazette - Attack Theatre, a small, dance-focused arts company in Pittsburgh, has announced Andres Franco as its new executive director.
Read MoreTribune-Review - “It’s … a delicious and smooth blend of dance and live music.”
That’s how co-founder and artistic executive director of Attack Theatre Michele de la Reza described the company’s upcoming “Sessions” performance.
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