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North Allegheny students connect with New York troupe to stage an original work

Wednesday, February 28, 2001

By Eve Modzelewski

The sophisticated combination of dance, music and digital media that burst onto stage Saturday at North Allegheny Senior High School was the collective brainchild of district students and members of a New York City dance troupe.

Dance Preview: Digital dance connects computers, composers, choreographers

Saturday, February 24, 2001

By Jane Vranish, Post-Gazette Dance Critic

"We've been looking for a way to take interactive arts out of the box, off the screen and onto the stage," North Allegheny art department chairman Jim Reinhard says of his computer multimedia arts class.

High-tech Ranch

Troika Ranch, a New York-based dance and performance, has been in residence this week at North Allegheny Schools, showing students how to make video, light and music respond to their every move -- without, of course, just clicking a remote control.