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News From Pentacle Spring 2012

Spring is always a busy and exciting time at Pentacle. April and May are the peak performing months for the dance world. Yet even while the diverse and dynamic artists Pentacle represents are putting the crowning touches on our 36th season, the booking staff is hard at work on 2012-13 and beyond. Pentacle’s infrastructure and development programs, Help Desk/L.A. and Back Office are in full swing, invigorating the Southern California dance community. Help Desk/Chicago is set to launch on July 1st! Pentacle’s educational programming, Behind the Scenes, has expanded into new schools, our Fiscal Services are now being used by artists based in California, and Movement Media is having its biggest season yet of screenings, workshops, and discussions.

 

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News From Pentacle Winter 2012
Pentacle, now in its 36th season, is looking forward to a highly productive and exhilarating 2012. Pentacle represents an exciting array of the most dynamic and diverse dance makers from established artists, who reliably inspire the national dance community, to innovative emerging talents. Our infrastructure development and support programs, that have for so long been mainstays in New York, are now invigorating dance communities in Los Angeles and other metropolitan areas.
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News From Pentacle Fall 2011
This fall Pentacle begins its 36th season and it is busier than ever. Pentacle represents an exciting array of the most dynamic and diverse dance makers-artists at the top of their respective styles and exciting emergent talent. Our programs are layered deep in the New York dance community and we are now working directly with dance communities in other metropolitan areas. With so many exciting things going on Pentacle is pleased to launch this quarterly newsletter to keep the national dance community up to date with our activities.
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APPLY NOW for Gallery Representation 2012-2013

Pentacle is accepting submissions from companies for consideration for Gallery representation during 2012-2013. There is no formal application per se, but we require press materials, performance/touring schedule from the past 2-3 years, a DVD of work samples which includes a full length performance, and a fee schedule.

 

Click Here for more information or contact Doug Post:

dougp@pentacle.org or 212.278.8111 x315.

 

 

 

 

CONTRA-TIEMPO and Camille A. Brown & Dancers to pitch at FOCUS Dance during APAP

Click here to find out the location and times of the pitches


 

Pentacle’s APAP Showcase Schedule: Change and Innovation

Rhinelander Gallery at the Hilton

Booth #200

 

Artist Representatives Ivan Sygoda, Sophie Myrtil-McCourty, Angela Luem, Lauren Nixon and Doug Post will be at Booth #200 in the Rhinelander Gallery at the Hilton. We will have showcase schedules and information about the touring repertoires of all of our artists. Be sure to come by and say hello!

 

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Pentacle welcomes David Roussève/Reality to its Roster

Los Angeles-based choreographer David Roussève has joined the Pentacle roster. He is creating “Stardust” for his Reality company, a smash-up of hip-hop and Nat “King” Cole that explores the idea of intimacy in an age of technology. Contact Ivan Sygoda @ ivans@pentacle.org or 212.278.8111 ext 300 for details.

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Pentacle announces 2012-2013 Artists - click here!
NDP Recipients for 2012-13!
Roster and Metropolitan Intersections Artists Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Lucky Plush Productions and Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group have all received a production grant from the National Dance Project for new works available for tour during the 12/13 season. For more information on each company, please visit:

www.pentacle.org/kyleabraham

www.pentacle.org/camilleabrown

www.pentacle.org/luckyplushproductions

www.pentacle.org/reggiewilson
Check out our Spring newsletter here!
Check out Kyle Abraham's Dance Magazine review
This is a review of Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion's latest performance at Joe's Pub.
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Congratulations to Illstyle & Peace Productions!
Illstyle & Peace Productions were voted into the New York Times list of Top Dance 2010. The article said, " its members offer rigor and precision, breathtaking challenges to gravity and physical limits, and a vision of human possibility." To read the complete article
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Pentacle Announces 2011-2012 Artists
Pentacle is thrilled to welcome four new companies to our Roster for the 11-12 booking season
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Pentacle's APAP Showcase Schedule
January 7, 2011
January 9, 2011
Artist Representatives Ivan Sygoda, Sophie Myrtil-McCourty, Angela Luem, Michelle Coe and Doug Post will be at Booth #106 in the Rhinelander Gallery at the Hilton.
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CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP IN DANCE

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2011-2012

Calling all dance companies/artists and interested arts administration interns! Apply now for the Winter Round of Cultivating Leadership in Dance Internship Program.

 

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Ready to apply? Fill out one of the following forms:
Questionnaire for Companies
Questionnaire for Interns

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Come join us at
Pentacle's Annual Benefit to Support Educational Programming!
Thursday December 8th
6:00pm
Village East Cinemas
Enjoy a preview screening of Focus Features'
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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Click Here to Purchase Tickets
Check Out Sahar Javedani's Blogpost
For Americans for the Arts - Arts Education and Private Sector Network discussing Pentacle's partnership with Youth, I.N.C.
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Partnerships: Envisioning our Interdependence
Sahar Javedani's blogpost for Americans for the Arts - Arts Education Network featuring the "Behind the Scenes" partnership with Exploring the Arts
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APPLY NOW FOR CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP IN DANCE - FALL 2011
The last day for submitting applications for Fall 2011 is:
Friday, September 16, 2011
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or
Visit the Educational Programming Internship Program Page
Ready to apply now? Fill out one of the following forms:
Questionnaire for Companies
Questionnaire for Interns
Sahar Javedani is currently attending the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in San Diego
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Sahar Javedani: Why Arts Education Matters Nationally and in the Iranian American Community?
Pentacle Director of Educational Programming, Sahar Javedani speaks on importance of arts education in an article by PAAIA (Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian-Americans)
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Americans for the Arts - Arts Education Council Election
Pentacle's Director of Educational Programming, Sahar Javedani, is elected for a three-year term to serve on the Americans for the Arts - Arts Education Council.
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Spring 2011 Cultivating Leadership in Dance Internship Program
Calling all dance companies/artists and interested arts administration interns! Apply now for the Spring 2011 Cultivating Leadership in Dance Internship Program.
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Arts Advocacy Day
Pentacle Educational Programming is a proud grassroots partner of Americans for the Arts - Arts Advocacy Day, April 4-5, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
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Mixer at SIP to benefit Pentacle's Educational Programming
SIP Bar and Lounge
Thursday, August 12
7:30-10:30pm
SIP will donate a percentage of all drink/food sales to Pentacle's Educational Programming!
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Pentacle Joins the Youth, I.N.C. Nonprofit Network
Pentacle's Educational Programming is pleased to announce that it has been invited to join Youth, I.N.C.'s Partner Nonprofits and Celebration gala for 2010.
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Cultivating Leadership in Dance Internship Program
Pentacle recently completed its Winter 2010 cycle, pairing eleven dance companies and independent artists with emerging arts administrators.
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Cultivating Leadership in Dance Internship Program
January 19 - March 12, 2010
CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP IN DANCE provides an unparalleled opportunity for interns to work with vibrant and emerging choreographers and companies while participating in a structured internship program.
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BE A PART OF HELP DESK/CHICAGO!

 

In partnership with Links Hall, Pentacle brings an innovative pilot program to the Chicago dance community-Help Desk/Chicago. Pentacle created Help Desk in 1998 responding to the increasing business, organizational and professional pressures felt by creators of dance and performance art. Help Desk’s mission is to work with artists in delineating and supporting their professional systems; allowing them to maintain a stable organizational base and thus securely nurture their creative processes.

 

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HELP DESK/L.A. 2012-2013 Cycle 4

 

Pentacle is pleased to offer Help Desk/L.A. during the 2012-2013 year. Cycle 4 will begin on July 1, 2012 and run through June 30, 2013.

 

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PENTACLE INVITES YOU TO THE 3rd ANNUAL LOS ANGELES DANCE COMMUNITY 

MEET AND GREET

 

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

6:30pm-8:30pm

 

Pentacle

bLAckwelder Campus

3201-B S. La Cienega Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA, 90016

 

A perfect opportunity to mingle, catch up with old friends, find future collaborators, and discover new resources!

 

Visit Pentacle’s new offices and learn more about Help Desk/L.A. and Back Office! Information session will take place from 6-6:30pm.

 

All are welcome! 

 

RSVP: helpdeskla@pentacle.org

 

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JOIN HELP DESK/CHICAGO, FLYSPACE & ORACLE THEATER AT THE CREATIVE CHICAGO EXPO!
Pentacle would like to invite you to attend the Creative Chicago Expo 2012! We will be presenting a panel discussion on new ideas in performing arts management along with FlySpace and Oracle Theater.
5th Floor Garland Room
Friday, March 23-24
3:00-4:00pm
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BACK OFFICE a New Management Model
No matter how well organized the Artistic Director might be, the entity can only develop so far when there is neither time nor personnel to support the creative practice, never mind to implement any long-term plans. This conundrum has a negative impact on the company's ability to grow organizationally, but more importantly it prevents the Artistic Director from engaging in and growing his/her creative process. The conception and choreography of work itself becomes stymied and suffers.
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Help Desk/Chicago Update
A central part of Pentacle's mission is to respond to artists' needs. So, we want to continue hearing from you! We want to get to know you and the Chicago dance community from your perspective so that programming can be created that will give you measurable success and move your organization forward.
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Help Desk/L.A. 2011-2012 Begins July 1st
The third year of Help Desk/L.A programming begins July 1st and Pentacle is excited to welcome its largest and most diverse group of artists and companies to date! A total of 16 companies and independent choreographers are participating, along with ten mentors, all highly experienced and respected arts professionals.
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Please Join Us for an Informational Breakfast Meeting About
Pentacle's Innovative National Program Help Desk at the Dance/USA Conference
Friday, July 15th
7:30AM - 9:00AM
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
 Please see concierge for room number
 RSVP: angelal@pentacle.org
Pentacle Director Ivan Sygoda and Help Desk Director Felicia Rosenfeld will introduce you to this unique program currently running in Los Angeles, and describe Pentacle's plans to bring Help Desk to Chicago and other U.S. cities.
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Meet Pentacle at Americans for the Arts and Dance/USA Conferences
Come meet us this summer at Americans for the Arts Conference in San Diego, June 16-18 and at Dance/USA Conference in Chicago July 13-16 to learn more about our unique innovative educational and infrastructure programs.
Pentacle Receives Support from
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts for Help Desk
Pentacle recently received a major grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) through its National Projects Fund to support and expand Pentacle's Help Desk program, currently administered in Los Angeles as Help Desk/L.A.
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Help Desk/L.A. Cycle 2 Began July 1st
Once again, ten Artists are participating, along with seven Mentors, all highly experienced and respected arts professionals.
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Announcing Pentacle's HELP DESK/L.A. CYCLE 2 SET TO BEGIN JULY 1, 2010
Pentacle is pleased to be able to provide Help Desk/L.A. during the 2010-2011 year. Cycle 2 will run from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
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Pentacle's Help Desk/L.A. Presents
an Afternoon of Contemporary Dance
Highways
April 18, 2010
2:00pm
Help Desk/L.A. Artists have curated and produced a full length informal concert featuring their work. A reception focusing on this exciting process and the ten Artists' involvement in Help Desk/L.A. will follow.
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Come Celebrate the New Year!
Mandrake Bar
Thursday, January 28th
6:00pm
Help Desk/L.A. in association with The Center for Cultural Innovation, CHIME, LA Stage Alliance, and Show Box LA invite the Los Angeles dance community to meet, greet and be merry at Mandrake on Thursday, January 28th 2010 starting at 6 pm.
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Pentacle’s Movement Media and Uniondocs presents:

Kinetic Cinema: Electric Salomes and the Technology of Female Spectacle

 

Screening and discussion with Amy Ruhl

Monday, May 7

7:30pm

 

Uniondocs

322 Union Avenue (at Maujer Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11211

 

$9 suggested donation

 

For her Kinetic Cinema program, guest curator Amy Ruhl will examine how the female body has been the primary source of spectacle since the beginnings of film. The program will include Ruhl’s recent short film, How Mata Hari Lost Her Head and Found Her Body as well as shorts by contemporary experimental filmmakers, Kerrie Welsh and Amy Greenfield.

 

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Kinetic Cinema: "Let me Entertain You"
Screening and discussion with Marta Renzi
Thursday, March 22nd
7:00pm
Gibney Dance Center
890 Broadway, Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10003
Marta Renzi, an acclaimed choreographer and filmmaker, curates a provocative program of Kinetic Cinema that reveals the real inspiration behind her work, and reminds us of why art matters.
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Kinetic Cinema: "Dance on Camera Extended"
Saturday, February 4th
7:00pm
Every year, the Dance Films Association's Dance on Camera Festival showcases films that highlight the relationship between movement and cinema. Hundreds of submissions are received, but only a few are able to be screened. For this special program we have selected some of our favorites that were not able to be shown last year, and will screen them as part of our first Kinetic Cinema event of 2012.
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Don't miss the final event of the Kinetic Cinema Fall Season with Yaa Samar Dance Theatre!
On December 3rd, Kinetic Cinema will be curated by Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, a New York-based contemporary dance theatre company that has developed a unique process using Skype to create new work during the temporary relocation of Artistic Director Samar Haddad King to Palestine.
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Kinetic Cinema Kicks Off at Moviehouse November 13
Exploring Artistic Relationships: A screening and discussion with Aynsley Vandenbroucke
Moviehouse @ 3rd Ward
Sunday November 13th
7:00 pm Doors and Food
8:00 pm Screening
$5 suggested donation
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Float through fall with Kinetic Cinema
This season we have three exciting events happening all over New York City featuring guest artist/curators Aynsley Vandenbroucke, Zena Bibler, and Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre (NYC and Palestine).
Click here for details and to view the screening schedule
We're back!
In case you missed us, you'll be happy to know that Move the Frame blog is back and better than ever.   Be sure to check out:
Subscribe to the blog in your Google Reader, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter .
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Kinetic Cinema Springs Back!
We're very excited to announce our Spring 2011 programming at Brooklyn LaunchPad and Green Space. Featuring guest artists, Jillian Peña, Zach Morris, and Pascal Rekoert.
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Kinetic Cinema with Zach Morris
Film Screening: Moving with Objects and Architecture
Tuesday May 17th 8-10pm
$5 online / $10 at the door
Reserve Online!
Join us for an evening of Dance for Camera curated by Zach Morris of Third Rail Projects and The Dance Film Lab.
Films to be screened include:
Dirty Ho (Lan tou He, Dir. Lau Kar-Leung)
Contrecoup (Dir. Pascal Magnin)
Rest in Peace (Chor. Hans Hof Ensemble; Dir. Annick Vroom)
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Master Class: Moving with Objects and Architecture
Tuesday May 3rd 7-10pm
$35 if registered by April 26th
$40 at door
We are happy announce that registration is open for "Moving with Objects and Architecture", an exciting new workshop with Zach Morris of Third Rail Projects. This master class is directed for dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, cinematographers, and anyone else interested in making and framing dance on camera. No prior experience is required.
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Jillian Peña kicks off Kinetic Cinema
Friday, April 15th, 7:00pm. Free ($10 suggested donation)
LaunchPad
721 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn
Don't miss this chance to see and hear the enigmatic Jillian Peña who will multiply before your very eyes... Plus it's FREE!
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Create Your Dance Media Profile
Stand Out and be as Creative with Your Media as You are with Your Art.
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Seasons Greetings!
Movement Media is devoted to helping artists step into the future of dance by harnessing new media and creating cinematic "dance for camera" films. Your support will make a huge difference to the artists who collaborate with Movement Media.
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Join us for the Last Kinetic Cinema of the Season!
The Tank
December 9th
7:30pm
For our final Kinetic Cinema of the year, dance filmmaker Jody Oberfelder will present a humorous and provocative survey of the global impact of YouTube and how dance artists can best use this platform to showcase and further their art.
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