FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2026 Texture Choreography Project Showcases Artists from Pittsburgh and Beyond Texture Contemporary Ballet presents its annual choreography program, Texture Choreography Project, which consists of a selection of choreographers from Pittsburgh and beyond presenting new and original works. Texture has annually presented a choreography project since 2011, consistently aligning with its mission to foster creativity, uplift artists as individuals, and celebrate diversity and self-expression. This initiative offers choreographers, regardless of their experience level, a platform to present their work and innovative concepts. Guest choreographers are invited to either bring their own dancers to showcase existing pieces or to create new works specifically for Texture dancers. The program actively encourages choreographers to embrace risk-taking, experiment with novel ideas, and explore new artistic territories. “ Texture Choreography Project is open to...
treasure treasure as The Operator In Radio Island Quantum Theatre will continue its 2026-27 season with radio island , written by Liza Birkenmeier and directed by Quantum’s incoming Artistic Director, Katie Brook. October 23 - November 15, 2026 | Tuesday - Sunday at 8pm Sunday matinee October 25 at 2pm Approximately 120 minutes Staged in Rockwell Park What happens when your job is to negotiate with people holding lives in the balance – but the most complicated negotiations are happening within your own home? Quantum Theatre’s radio island introduces us to Ellen, an international hostage negotiator who returns to her remote childhood home expecting to balance caregiving responsibilities with her crumbling love life. But, in this gothic thriller, the story is anything but predictable. Tensions rise and paranoia builds as Ellen becomes suspicious of a lurking figure she cannot name. Juxtaposing moments of familial humor against horrifying revelations, radio island inv...