Showcasing Talent

High school and college students in Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School’s pre-professional division perform during a dress rehearsal at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 18, 2017. The PBT School Pre-Professional Showcases performances will be held May 19-21, in the same location.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School’s pre-professional division performs “River” by PBT school faculty member Jamie Erin Murphy during dress rehearsal Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Celeste Gaiera and Jack Hawn perform in “Danzon” by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre school graduate student Christian Garcia Campos during PBT School’s pre-professional division dress rehearsal Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Ian Rafferty, front left, and Annika Dalbratt, front right, perform in “Danzon” by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre school graduate Christian Garcia Campos during the PBT school’s pre-professional division dress rehearsal Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School’s pre-professional division rehearses “By the Sky,” choreographed by PBT company dancer Cooper Verona Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. Performances are from May 19-21 at Point Park University’s George Rowland White Performance Center . (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Reese Rengstl, center, and other dancers perform in “Mind Consume” by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre school faculty member Jamie Erin Murphy during the PBT school’s pre-professional division dress rehearsal Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Dancers perform in “Mind Consume” by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre school faculty member Jamie Erin Murphy during the PBT school’s pre-professional division dress rehearsal Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Lexi Troianos, left, and Kobe Courtney perform in “Mind Consume” by Jamie Erin Murphy during Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School’s pre-professional division dress rehearsal Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Eri Uchiyama, left, and Kai Tobinaga perform in “Danzon” by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre school graduate student Christian Garcia Campos during PBT School’s pre-professional division dress rehearsal Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School’s pre-professional division performs “By the Sky” by PBT company dancer Cooper Verona during dress rehearsal Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
From left Kai Tobinaga, Masanao Ito, Masanori Takeuchi and Ian Rafferty perform in “Danzon” by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre school graduate Christian Garcia Campos during the PBT school’s pre-professional division dress rehearsal Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the George Rowland White Performance Studio in Downtown Pittsburgh. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)