Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre plans $20 million campaign for expansion, endowment

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: At a gala marking the final weekend of its 45th mainstage season, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Thursday night announced a $20 million campaign that will expand its PBT School and its presence in the region and the dance community at large.

This summer, PBT plans to break ground on a 14,000-square-foot annex at its Strip District campus. In 2010, the company acquired the former St. John’s Rectory in Lawrenceville to create the Byham House residential facility for the PBT School’s out-of-town, high school-age students. The annex will be named in honor of the Byham family and will house two dance studios, expanded cross-training facilities, changing rooms and study areas for students.