Programs
LOCAL & GLOBAL PERFORMANCE
KST commissions and presents evening-length dance, theater, music, film, and multidisciplinary performance works by local and global artists for our Pittsburgh stages.
Rooted in social justice and aesthetic experimentation, these projects investigate the confluence of identity and form while interrogating the burning issues of our time.
These projects are realized in collaboration with participating artists over many years. They are often supported and developed through grant opportunities including New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, National Performance Network’s Creation and Development Fund, and more.
As part of Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s (KST) ongoing Owning Our Future, Thriving Where We Live strategic direction, KST X NYC is a special initiative premiering the work of Pittsburgh-based artists in New York City for the Annual Association of Performing Arts Professionals conference. KST X NYC is supported by the Ford Foundation and the Heinz Endowments America’s Cultural Treasures Program.
For the past three years, KST has presented the work of Adil Mansoor, slowdanger, PearlArts Movement & Sound, and Jesse Factor. These presentations have helped participating artist secure new engagements with institutions including Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Velocity Dance Center, and more.
2024 / 2025 PROJECTS
Jesse Factor
The Marthaodyssey
Friday & Saturday, November 8* – 9^, 2024
7:30pm – 9:00pm
*Afterparty with Jellyfish
^Post-performance discussion
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
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KST X NYC: Jesse Factor
The Marthaodyssey
Friday, January 10 – Monday, January 13, 2025
Times Vary
The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater | 10 West 64th Street, NYC
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KST X NYC: Adil Mansoor
Amm(l)gone
Saturday, January 11, 2025
12:00pm – 2:00pm
artXnyc | 409 West 14th Street, NYC
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KST X NYC: slowdanger
STORY BALLET
Saturday, January 11, 2025
2:10pm – 2:30pm
New York City Center | 130 W 56th Street, 5th Floor, Studio 5, NYC
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KST X NYC: PearlArts Movement & Sound
sum of y’all
Sunday, January 12, 2025
2:45pm – 3:15pm
Ailey Citigroup Theater | 405 W 55th Street, NYC
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2023 / 2024 PROJECTS
Meg Foley
Blood Baby: Communion
Friday & Saturday, September 22* – 23, 2023
7:30pm
*Post performance discussion with ASL interpretation
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
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slowdanger
SUPERCELL
Friday & Saturday, December 8 – 9
7:30pm
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
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KST X NYC: slowdanger
SUPERCELL
Thursday, January 11
6:00pm
Friday, January 12
2:00pm
The Flea Theater | 20 Thomas Street, NYC
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KST X NYC: STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos
CIRCLES: going in
Saturday & Sunday, January 13 – 14
6:00pm
The Flea Theater | 20 Thomas Street, NYC
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DELIRIOUS Dances / Edisa Weeks
3 RITES: Liberty
Friday & Saturday, April 26* – 27* | *with discussion
7:30pm – 9:00pm (including discussion)
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
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Mita Ghosal
Lost on a Loom
Friday & Saturday, May 17* – 18 | *with discussion
7:30pm – 9:00pm (including discussion)
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
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2022 / 2023 PROJECTS
7NMS | Marjani Forté-Saunders & Everett Saunders
PROPHET: The Order of the Lyricist
Friday & Saturday, September 23 – 24*, 2022
8:00pm
*Post Performance Discussion Saturday, September 24
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
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Fail-Safe
Los Angeles x Pittsburgh
Friday & Saturday, November 11 – 12, 2022
8:00pm with ASL Interpretation
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
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KST X NYC: Adil Mansoor
Amm(i)gone
Co-presented with The Performance Project @ University Settlement
Thursday & Friday, January 12 – 13, 2023, 8:00pm
Saturday, January 14, 2023, 11:00am
Speyer Hall at University Settlement | 184 Eldridge Street, New York
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Shamel Pitts | TRIBE
BLACK HOLE: Trilogy and Triathlon
Friday & Saturday, April 14* – 15
8:00pm
*Post Performance Discussion with Alisha Wormsley
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
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Big Storm Performance Company
Or Forever Hold Your Peace
Friday & Saturday, May 19 – 20*
Wednesday – Saturday, May 24 – 27
8:00pm
*Post Performance Discussion
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
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2021 / 2022 PROJECTS
STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos
CIRCLES: going in
Co-Presented with the August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Thursday – Saturday, October 28 – 30
8:00pm
August Wilson African American Cultural Center | 980 Liberty Ave.
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A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
An Untitled Love
Presented by Pittsburgh Dance Council in partnership with Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Saturday, November 13
8:00 pm
Byham Theater | 101 6th Street
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Lyam B. Gabel
the dance floor, the hospital room, and the kitchen table
Co-Presented with Chatham University’s Immersive Media Program
Friday – Saturday, March 25 – 26, 2022
8:00pm
Chatham University’s Eddy Theater | Woodland Rd.
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Adil Mansoor
Amm(i)gone
Friday, April 22, – Saturday, April 30
8:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
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Abby Z and the New Utility
Radioactive Practice
Friday & Saturday, May 27 – 28, 2022
8:00pm
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave
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KST for TCG: Adil Mansoor
Amm(i)gone
Friday, June 17, 2022
7:00pm
The Andy Warhol Museum | 117 Sandusky Street
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KST for TCG: Lyam B. Gabel
the dance floor, the hospital room, and the kitchen table
Thursday, June 16
9:00pm
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
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