Texture In The News

“Texture Contemporary Ballet, known across the region – and beyond – for taking classical ballet and tilting it on its axis in innovative ways.”
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- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

​"Alan Obuzor...demonstrated his true strength as a dancer: the ability to make everything from a graceful leg extension and balance to a simple exhale appear effortless and captivating."

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"... a company not only to watch but to savor." 

- Jane Vranish, Cross Currents and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  ​



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​"... no gimmicks. Just strong pure dancing."

- Sara Bauknecht, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Dec. 2019

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Youth Ballet becomes Texture Ballet School

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Sept. 2019

Pittsburgh Current

A Trio Of Dance Programs This Weekend Offer Audiences Aesthetic & Cultural Diversity

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July 2019

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet is 'Flying & Falling' into a new season

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July 2019

Pittsburgh City Paper

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet opens its ninth season with Flying & Falling

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July 2019

Pittsburgh Current

Preview: ​Texture Contemporary Ballet Cooks Up Local Dance Dishes For Season Opener 

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April 2019

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Texture Ballet's soirée Pointe Rouge

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March 2019

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dance Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet wraps 7th season with 'Rushing Horizons'

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Sept. 2018

Pittsburgh City Paper

​Philip Glass and Frightened Rabbit's late Scott Hutchison inspire two premiere works from Texture Contemporary Ballet

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July 2018

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Texture dancers trade in ballet shoes for tap shoes in new show 'Unmeasured Rhythm'

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July 2018

Pittsburgh Current

Preview: Rachmaninoff, Flamenco And Tap Will Move Texture Ballet’s Dancers This Season

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March 2018

Pittsburgh in the Round

Review: Rushing Horizons

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Sept. 2017

Pittsburgh City Paper

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet Looks to Go Boundless

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Sept. 2017

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Preview: TCB Weaves Pesonal Connections to 'Boundless'

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July 2017

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Love Music? Texture Contemporary Ballet's New Show is a Multi-Sensory Mixtape

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July 2017

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet Pays Tribute to Music in 'Resounding Sound'

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March 2017

City Paper 

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet closes its season with a program of new works 

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March 2017

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

Review: Texture Contemporary Ballet ends season with introspective program

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March 2017

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet to showcase diverse choreography in 'Velocity'

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Sept. 2017

​Pittsburgh City Paper

Preview: With Impulse, Texture decides that less is more 

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Sept 2016

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Preview: Adele inspires Texture Contemporary Ballet's new show 'Impulse'

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July 2016

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Texture Doesn't Disappoint with Powerful Summer Show

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July 2016

Pittsburgh City Paper

Preview: Texture's Season Opener Features 2 Collaborations with Cello Fury

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March 2016

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Texture Contemporary Ballet Delivers Many Moods in 'Reflections'

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March 2016

Pittsburgh City Paper

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet Brings in New Voices

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March 2016

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet Looks Deep in 'Reflections'

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March 2016

TribLIVE

​Dance destiny: Collaborative Texture company born out of founder’s injuries

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Sept. 2015

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Texture's 'Timescape' Reaches a New Level of Maturity

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Sept. 2015

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet to Ponder Time in Latest Program

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July 2015

Pittsburgh Stage

Review: A Genuine Showcase of Strength & Grace

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July 2015

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

Review: Texture Contemporary Ballet Pairings Work Well

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July 2015

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet Ready for 5th Season

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March 2015

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Texture Contemporary Ballet Unleashes Solid Program to Close 4th Season

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Sept. 2014

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Choreographers' Work Shines in 'Synergy'

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Sept. 2014

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Preview: Texture to Show it's Synergy at Kelly-Strayhorn Debut

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July 2014

Coal Hill Review

Texture Contemporary Ballet in 'Life, Love & Jazz'

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July 2014

Pittsburgh Cross Currents

On Stage: More Texture

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July 2014

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Texture Contemporary Ballet Presents Heartfelt Program of Dance, Jazz

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March 2014

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Strong Performance Closes Texture's Third Season

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Feb. 2014

NYC Dance Stuff

'Take...Taken...Taking...' Alan Obuzor & Texture Contemporary Ballet

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Feb. 2014

Pittsburgh City Paper

​Nationally Rising Talent Alan Obuzor Debuts New Dance Work

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July 2013

Coal Hill

​Review: Texture Contemporary Ballet in 'Perpetual Motion'

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July 2013

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Texture Contemporary Ballet Brings Artistic Dance to New Hazlett Theater

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July 2013

Pittsburgh Cross Currents

On Stage: Texture Rocks

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April 2013

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Texture Contemporary Ballet to Perform at Jacob's Pillow

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April 2013

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

​Review: Nothing cheesy about Texture's 'Fontina'

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July 2012

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Review: Texture impressive in 'BLUR'

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July 2012

TribLIVE

Texture’s dance keeps classical while blurring the edges

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July 2011

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Texture Contemporary Ballet impresses at debut with diverse program

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July 2011

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Classical to contemporary: Former PBT dancer's twists and turns as he launches new company 

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