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⏰️LAST CALL to be a part of the Host Committee for House Party: Mic Drop!⁠ ⁠ House Party: Mic Drop! is KST’s 18th annual benefit returning as a karaoke fundraiser supporting our Fall 2026 season. Purchase two $325 VIP tickets to be welcomed into the Host Committee with special recognition.⁠ ⁠ OR- if you have a small business and would like to offer a sponsorship of $500 or more, we would love to hear from you! Contact [email protected] for more details.⁠ ⁠ Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo Credit: Randall Coleman

🥁Drumroll please! Announcing our talented Guest artist KARAOKE singers for the VIP Reception at House Party: Mic Drop! on Saturday, July 11:⁠ ⁠ ⭐️Treasure Treasure @wowitstreasure ⁠ ⭐️DS Kinsel @dskinsel ⁠ ⭐️Anqwenique Kinsel @sopranowing ⁠ ⭐️Bridgette Perdue @bridgette_perdue ⁠ ⁠ House Party: Mic Drop! is KST’s 18th annual benefit returning as a karaoke fundraiser supporting our Fall 2026 season.⁠ ⁠ Join our immersive VIP reception to experience these artists, mic drop moments and so much more. Link in bio for tickets.⁠ ⁠ #houseparty #pittsburghkaraokeparty #pittsburghevents #kellystrayhorntheater

Our Winter/Spring 2026 season has come to a close, filled with galleries, performances, and workshops. What was your favorite event of the season? ⁠ ⁠ ⏰️Stay tuned for upcoming announcements for our Fall 2026 season in late August, including our newest Freshworks artists!⁠ ⁠ Photo Credits: ⁠ Practices of Holding, PC Chad Isaiah⁠ Civics Cypher: Politics is Art: How the Arts Community Responds to Government Action, PC Delaney Greenberg⁠ Marvin Gaye: A Tribute to the Prince of Soul, PC Beth Barbis⁠ Freshworks: Lucy Chen, Dressed in Red, PC Beth Barbis⁠ Jasmine Hearn, Memory Fleet: Stay in the Circle, PC Chad Isaiah⁠ Freshworks: LaTrea Derome, A Conversation., PC Beth Barbis⁠ ⁠ #contemporarydance #Pittsburgharts #gallery #concert⁠

Learn traditional African drumming with Balafon's community music classes at KST's Alloy Studios! ⁠ ⁠ Led by master musicians, percussion classes authentically access ‌the diverse sounds and polyrhythms of West Africa. Sessions will introduce a number of instruments from a range of rhythmic families– such as the djembe, doundouns, kutiro, and sabar drums, as well as the melodic balafon. All levels welcome.⁠ ⁠ Mondays, January – June, 2026⁠ 6:15pm – 7:00pm⁠ ⁠ KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.⁠ Pay What Moves You: $5 – $15 (Drop-In) / $50 – $100 (Full Session)⁠ ⁠ Learn more and register for classes at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo Credit: Daniel Abusuampeh⁠ ⁠ #music #PittsburghMusic #MusicLessons #WestAfricanMusic

🕺🏾Get ready to dance the night away! Announcing that Dance Party tickets for House Party: Mic Drop! are on sale NOW!⁠ ⁠ On Saturday, July 11, Kelly Strayhorn Theater will be transformed into a party you don't want to miss. House Party: Mic Drop! includes an Immersive VIP Reception and a Dance Party. ⁠ ⁠ VIP tickets include access to the full evening, including the VIP Reception from 7:00pm - 9:00pm featuring karaoke performances by Treasure Treasure @wowitstreasure , DS and Anqwenique Kinsel @dskinsel @sopranowing , and Bridgette Perdue @bridgette_perdue , as well as the Dance Party from 9:00pm - 12:00am with tunes powered by the legendary dj Selecta. ⁠ ⁠ Dance Party tickets include entry beginning at 9:00pm. ⁠ ⁠ Coming soon at the VIP Reception! Donate to Vote — and dare celebrity singers to perform the most outrageous songs of the night.⁠ ⁠ Get your tickets now at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ---⁠ House Party: Mic Drop! is KST’s 18th annual benefit returning as a karaoke fundraiser supporting our fall 2026 season. ⁠ ⁠ Saturday, July 11, 2026⁠ 7:00pm - 9:00pm Immersive VIP Reception ⁠ 9:00pm - 12:00am Dance Party⁠ ⁠ Photo Credit: Beth Barbis

Get energized with Balafon West African Dance Ensemble's class series, held at KST's Alloy Studios!⁠ ⁠ Community classes are beginner-friendly spaces geared toward fitness and fundamentals needed for all dance levels. Company classes dive deeper into African dance choreography and are geared towards intermediate/advanced dancers. Drop-ins welcome. ⁠ ⁠ Mondays, January – June, 2026⁠ 7:00pm – 8:30pm⁠ ⁠ KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.⁠ Pay What Moves You: $5 – $15 (Drop-In) / $50 – $100 (Full Session)⁠ ⁠ Learn more and register for classes at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo Credit: Daniel Abusuampeh⁠ ⁠ #danceclass #WestAfricanDance #Balafon #PittsburghDanceClass

In his Freshworks performance-in-progress, A Conversation., LaTrea Derome explored his experiences as a Black bisexual man in America. Through dance and spoken word, LaTrea examined how society's expectations and his connection to his faith have shaped his life.⁠ ⁠ View more photos at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo Credit: Beth Barbis⁠ ⁠ #contemporarydance #Freshworks

The reviews are in for Freshworks artist LaTrea Derome's A Conversation. Pittsburgh critic Guillherme Meletti Yazbek shared his thoughts about the work-in-progress on OnStage Pittsburgh, which explored the vantage point of Black bisexual men through dance and spoken word:⁠ ⁠⁠ "In turning to his own life as primary material, the artist situates personal experience as both a poetic resource and a site of inquiry, sharing it with the audience in a gesture that feels at once intimate and disarmingly direct. What is placed on stage is not only a story, but a process of self-articulation—one shaped by the pressures of navigating Black bisexuality within intersecting frameworks of race, gender, sexuality, and faith."⁠ ⁠ Read the full review at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo Credit: Beth Barbis⁠ ⁠ #pittsburgharts #contemporarydance #onstagePittsburgh

Every project name starts with a question. For Strata, we needed something that could hold the weight of the work — a word that spoke to culture, politics, history, and the people at the center of it all. From that, a single word surfaced. Strata. Layers of rock. Layers of strategy. Each one shaped by what came before — because culture and politics aren’t separate categories. They layer and wrap around each other to tell the story of where we’ve been and where we can go. This is Strata: A Cultural Political Conversation — dig in, look closer, go deeper, and let’s have a chat. To learn more about Strata and NPN, click the link in bio. – Credits: Artists works, photos, and video footage courtesy of the our NPN National Partners featured in this series: * Kelly Strayhorn Theater * DiverseWorks * Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Design and production by Big Tada. Full credits and resources available at link in bio.

Freshworks artist LaTrea Derome shared his thoughts on his upcoming work-in-progress, A Conversation. ⁠ ⁠ "This work is an offering – of stories, of truths, of space for unheard voices. As you witness A Conversation., I invite you to lean into curiosity rather than judgement, to sit with what resonates and what challenges you, and to hold space for the fullness of these experiences. Let this be a place to listen, reflect, and begin or continue a conversation."⁠ ⁠ Friday & Saturday, May 1 – 2, 2026⁠ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (including post-show discussion)⁠ ⁠ KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.⁠ Pay What Moves You: $15 – $30⁠ ⁠ Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Video Credit: LaTrea Derome in _lostncompleX- ⁠ January 2020 insideTRACK residency with Pearlarts Studios⁠ ⁠ #contemporarydance #moderndance⁠

Deep gratitude to Anqwenique Kinsel, Bekezela Mguni, Melike Vivastine Konur, Ursula Payne, Staycee Pearl, and Alisha B. Wormsley for clearing pathways for folks like me to listen, learn from, follow, and further. Your powerful work has built and continues to shape interconnected ecosystems of survival, care, and sustainability. I would not be here without the devotion, work, rest, and dream that you have cast. Thank you beloved collaborators — each of you prisming constellations – making a resonant impact with your power and art-making. This fleet is us and we are moving. 🌹 Jasmine Hearn, Memory Fleet: Stay in the Circle, Photography: Chad Isaiah, Courtesy of the artists and Kelly Strayhorn Theater, April 24 & 25 2026. Performance & Choreography: Jasmine Hearn, Anqwenique Kinsel, Melike Vivastine Konur, Bekezela Mguni, Dr. Ursula Payne, Staycee Pearl, and Alisha B. Wormsley Direction: Jasmine Hearn Lighting Design: jhon r. Stronks Production Collaboration: jhon r. stronks Banner Design and Construction: etta cetera Projection Design: Nica Ross Videography: Jasmine Hearn, Hayden Hubner, FreWuhn, and Myssi Robinson Video Editing: Jasmine Hearn and Myssi Robinson Additional Care Support: Byronné J. Hearn, Sarah Gilmer, jhon r. stronks, and Olivia K. Young Presented by Kelly Strayhorn Theater

It's never too late until it's actually too late! @citizensbank is back at KST with another Financial workshop, so we can all get Retire Ready! ⁠ ⁠ Retire Ready is a financial literacy workshop focused on planning for your future. You will learn flexible ways to save on a project-based income, acquire the tools to plan for expenses and risks, and walk away feeling more prepared and less stressed about the future. Come plan for retirement responsibly with us! This session is conducted via Zoom.⁠ ⁠ Wednesday, May 20, 2026⁠ 6:00pm – 7:00pm⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #retirement #financialliteracy⁠ #workshops #finance #CitizensBank ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ This event is sponsored by @citizensbank ⁠ ⁠