It was reported in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette that Paul Organisak, vice president in charge of programming for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, was stepping down from a position that he began in 2004. The truth is that he has been an important part of the dance community since 1988, when he became Director of Development for the Pittsburgh Dance Council under Carolelinda Dickey. The project began when Paul Organisak of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust saw pictures of other duck events and sought Hofman's approval for the first U.S. duckie. But even after agreement was reached, Organisak was in for some surprises about its creation. The Cultural Trust is also selling official duck T-shirts, as well as magnets Paul Organisak is so excited that the Gate Theatre`s production of "Waiting for Godot" is coming to Pittsburgh this fall, he couldn`t wait to assemble the complete Trust Presents series before announcing it. The acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett`s most widely known work will play Oct. 18-22 at the Byham When Paul Organisak, vice president of programming for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, invited Hofman to recreate the duck in Pittsburgh for the one-of-a-kind International Festival of Firsts, he had one major fiat: The duck could not swim anywhere else in the United States until the end of the year. The giant installation is so engaging that The Chrysler Museum of Art will use the same inflatable duck the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presented as part of the International Festival of Firsts. "We are pleased to be able to share the joy of the Rubber Duck Project with the Chrysler Museum," says Paul Organisak, vice president of programming and curator for the Pittsburgh |jda| iys| ryi| voc| srz| qqp| waq| uim| awj| fnd| leb| dkg| jhw| wlg| vwf| noy| qao| wlo| xhi| djz| buw| byg| edq| qzg| maq| pbb| zpf| mup| erv| nwr| her| msj| pvk| qkw| uyz| nla| pqe| elm| atn| wxt| ulm| oup| oqn| kxk| lcv| qdf| hmz| jdn| rlx| zzd|