Strong cast dazzles amidst song and dance of 'Moulin Rouge'

TribLIVE: Eclecticism is a virtue in the ballet “Moulin Rouge” by Jorden Morris, which Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre performed for the first time Thursday night in a run of five performances at the Benedum Center, Downtown. Morris created the ballet for the 70th anniversary in 2009 of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Canada. Moulin Rouge is the iconic cabaret that opened in 1889. The story is a dramatically well-constructed love triangle set in a section of Paris where artists and seedier types co-exist, about a decade before the end of the 19th century.