Music
KST Presents
September 1
Unblurred Dance Party – September
On the first Friday of each month, people from all over the city come together on Penn Avenue for Unblurred meet artists and encounter works of photography, dance, painting, sculpture, music and spoken word.
KST Presents
October 6
Unblurred Dance Party – October
On the first Friday of each month, people from all over the city come together on Penn Avenue for Unblurred meet artists and encounter works of photography, dance, painting, sculpture, music and spoken word.
KST Presents
October 6
Vatic Kuumba / D.S. Kinsel / Anqwenique Wingfield – A Furtive Movement
Providence-based National Poetry Slam competitor and emerging playwright Vatic Kuumba comes to KST to collaborate with two visionary Pittsburgh artists: vocalist and director of Groove Aesthetic, Anqwenique Wingfield; and visual artist, cultural agitator and BOOM Concepts co-founder D.S. Kinsel.
KST Presents
October 28
9th Annual Halloween Mayhem
Zombies, a costume parade, puppets, games and more fill Kelly Strayhorn Theater for our ninth annual Halloween Mayhem.
KST Presents
November 3
Unblurred Dance Party – November
On the first Friday of each month, people from all over the city come together on Penn Avenue for Unblurred meet artists and encounter works of photography, dance, painting, sculpture, music and spoken word.
KST Presents
November 3
Anthony Mitchell Jr / Noel Quintana – The Journey: Drums of Freedom
Two highly regarded Pittsburgh musicians come together for a month-long exploration as part of KST’s Fresh Works residency program.
KST Presents
November 10 - 11
Dahlak Brathwaite – Spiritrials
Dahlak Brathwaite’s incisive humor transform a chilling personal story into a vital performance that layers character-driven storytelling and poetic verse with original songs to create a hybrid hip-hop drama, accompanied by beats from DJ Dion Decibels.
KST Presents
November 25
Suite Life: Billy Strayhorn Birthday Bash
The 10th Annual Suite Life is a musical tribute to the life and legacy of KST namesake Billy Strayhorn. Raised in Homewood, the legendary pianist, arranger and composer studied music at an early age, then joined musical ensembles, performed on local radio and wrote music, before making an indelible mark in the world of jazz.
KST Presents
December 1
Unblurred Dance Party – December
On the first Friday of each month, people from all over the city come together on Penn Avenue for Unblurred meet artists and encounter works of photography, dance, painting, sculpture, music and spoken word.
KST Presents
December 1
Maree ReMalia / Gigi Gatewood / Lillian Cho
Choreographer Maree ReMalia, video artist and photographer Gigi Gatewood and dance Lillian Cho employ their Fresh Works residency to forge a new collaborative project that blends movement, storytelling, live performance and visuals in ways in that convey a spectrum of experience, illuminate poignant moments and incite thoughtful humor.
KST Presents
December 15 - 16
slowdanger / MICHIYAYA Dance
The culmination of a six-month, bi-city exchange, this evening of experimental and interdisciplinary dance performances explores our identities as constantly shifting states of being, of boundaries defined and refined by the spaces we inhabit.