Kelly Strayhorn Theater

12/05/2024

12/03/2024

We're still buzzing with excitement from Suite Life this past weekend! 🎹

For this we warmly ask you to consider donating to Kelly Strayhorn Theater! ❤️

As a vital institution in the Pittsburgh arts community, Kelly Strayhorn Theater has long provided a safe space for q***r and Black artists to express themselves and explore creative freedom. Generous donations from our friends, artists, and community members will help sustain our mission and enable us to continue fostering artistic voices and community connections. 🤗

Thank you so much for being a part of our journey! Your support means the world to us, together we can continue to uplift and celebrate the power of art!☀️

Support today 🫶🏽: http://bit.ly/3VlRIoI

📸 Chad Isaiah

11/29/2024

SUITE LIFE is tomorrow! Do you have your tickets?

11/26/2024

Thank you to BonBon Press four supporting our annual holiday tradition Suite Life! 👏🏽

✔️ Fun Fact: The Heidelberg Windmill that BonBon Press used to create the flower pressings was built in 1914, which is the same year the Regent Theatre came into existence.

Come check out Suite Life VIP Soundcheck THIS Saturday November 30 at 5:30pm to create art of your own with a botanical watercolor activity by &flowers and BonBon Press. 🌻🎶

Don't miss the chance to mix and mingle with the artists and fellow jazz lovers! VIPs will take home a one-of-a-kind piece of art commemorating the evening, inspired by Strayhorn’s A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing. 🖌️

🎟️ Secure your spot today: https://bit.ly/suitelife2024

11/21/2024

Congratulations to Freshworks artist Arnita Simone for TWO sold-out performances of Heavy Is The Crown at KST's Alloy Studios! 👑

Arnita and her team cultivated a dynamic performance, using their hair and intriguing dance moves to captivate the audience and educate on the importance of black beauty trends in today's society. 💞

📸 Check out the full photo: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=KellyStrayhornTheater&set=a.1130508892291670

11/20/2024

🔔 KST X NYC: Jesse Factor The Marthaodyssey 🔔

Co-Presented with Live Artery | New York Live Arts
in association with Martha Graham Dance Company 🌇

Friday, January 10 – Sunday, January 12, 9:30pm
Monday, January 13, 11:00am

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater | 10 West 64th St, NYC
Pay What Moves You: $25 – $40
Tickets coming soon!

The next stop in the Marthaverse takes Queen Martha to the Big Apple! 💃

The Marthaodyssey transcends to the next level as Queen Martha dances through the trials and tribulations of self-love and expression all while voguing the house down.

Save the date and we hope to see you in NYC, and introduce the Marthaodyssey to new energies. 💜

***rdance

11/16/2024

At KST you're surrounded by the artists and activists working to build a better world. ❤️

You're on the stage with us, applauding the witty drag queen who is now prohibited from emceeing the local charity event. You're in the studio with us, supporting the young dancer who was arrested days before for peacefully protesting war. You're in the workshop with us, uplifting the subversive playwright whose script is banned from reaching the teen who is desperately searching for her hero.

Help us keep their voices heard.

To support KST and what you believe, visit bit.ly/3AVAHum

11/15/2024

🪄✨Call for Volunteers! Want to be part of our holiday tradition, Suite Life, and get some jazz? We’re looking for volunteers on Saturday, November 30, to help with everything from greeting VIPs at the VIP Soundcheck to ushering, managing food stations, and keeping things running smoothly. Shifts will be between 4:30pm - 10:00pm.

You can find more about Suite Life here: kelly-strayhorn.org/events/suite-life-2024/

Ready to jump in? Email [email protected] by Friday, November 22.

11/12/2024

🎶🎹 Groovy vibes in the making! Rehearsals are underway for KST's upcoming concert Suite Life! 🎤✨

Shoutout to the talented musicians rehearsing: Hugo Cruz, Chantal Joseph, Mike Tomaro, Brian Stahurski, and Joe Sheehan. 🔥 We can’t wait to hear the full performance!

See you on Saturday, November 30. VIP Soundcheck is at 5:30pm, and the concert starts at 7:30pm.

Learn more: bit.ly/3O4S5zX

11/07/2024

🎶 Stick around after The Marthaodyssey on November 8 for a dance party filled with neon lights, fog, and melodic blends of techno music led by Jellyfish 🎶

Your ticket to The Marthaodyssey grants you entrance to the special afterparty....so come sweat out your troubles on the dance floor, and leave your problems at the door. 💜💦

Jellyfish strives for a dance floor where musical directions take a whirlwind of eclectic turns throughout the night. 🕺

More info on The Marthaodyssey here: https://bit.ly/4e55XEN ✨

***rdance

11/06/2024

“It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that there is a light somewhere, to know that in oneself, waiting to be found, there is a light.” James Baldwin

11/05/2024

The journey to The Marthaodyssey continues with the next stop in the Marthaverse... 🌟

We are excited to welcome you to Yielding and Radiating with Jesse Factor at KST's Alloy Studios on Wednesday, November 6 from 10:00am - 11:30am. 💖

Working with concepts of contraction/release, spiral of the body, and shift of weight, Jesse Factor will lead participants through Martha Graham’s iconic movement vocabulary in ways that prioritize the use of breath, opposition, and concepts of ease and efficiency.

Co-presented with PearlArts Movement & Sound
Secure your spot today 💋: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pearlartsstudios/1347175 💋
📸: Gretchen Hurd

***rdance

11/05/2024

Today is election day.

The truth is, no matter how this thing turns out, we have a lot of work ahead to secure a brighter future for ourselves, our neighbors, and for the Black and q***r people we love.

And for those of us fighting for liberation globally, remember that voting is part of a larger strategy. Support the candidate who offers the best opportunities for organizing and advocacy over the next four years.

So make sure you vote today!

11/01/2024

We sold out both tonight’s and tomorrow’s Freshworks performance Heavy Is the Crown by Arnita Simone! 🎉🎉✨