Whether a choreographer who becomes an Artistic Director, or a folklorico dancer who becomes the Director of a community based company, or a former ballet dancer who starts a ballet company in a town that does not have one—often dance companies spring from vision, from passion, from a dream to… Read the full story
During the 2013 Performing Arts Exchange conference in Nashville, South Arts announced Ivan Sygoda would receive its Mary Beth Treen Award. The Mary Beth Treen award is presented annually during the Performing Arts Exchange to a respected member of the performing arts presenting and touring community. The award is named… Read the full story
The all-female flamenco troupe Pasion y Arte in performance. Last week Pentacle embarked on its new MetroSTEP project— an initiative in collaboration with presenters to more fully engage and expand their audiences during our Metropolitan Intersections artists’ performances and residencies, made possible through a generous grant from DanceUSA’s… Read the full story
Felicia Rosenfeld, Director of Programming, Pentacle Having lived and worked now in Los Angeles for almost seven years, I have listened to many Los Angeles dance stakeholders talk about what the Los Angeles dance community needs: more companies of national touring capacity and caliber; more presenters and funders of dance—like… Read the full story
Pentacle’s Behind the Scenes provides high school students with an in-depth exploration of the many different avenues to a career in dance. At Frank Sinatra School of the Arts (FSSA) the Senior Dancers are producing a show of their original choreography on May 23rd… Read the full story
Cultivating Leadership in Dance (CLD) will successfully conclude its Spring session on May 1st. This latest group of interns accomplished 600 hours of work for five organizations with tasks ranging from archival projects and… Read the full story
Pentacle’s keystone management support programs Help Desk® and Back Office are about to complete another successful program cycle. Working with 12 organizations in Los Angeles, 4 in San Francisco and 7 in Chicago, participants have worked closely with their mentors on articulating… Read the full story
Our fiscal department is booming with eight new dance artists and organizations using our services to take their business to the next level. New Fiscal Administration organizations: Dance Films Association Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group (Pentacle Roster Artist) New Unique +… Read the full story
Sold out tours, rave reviews, and four new NDP Touring grants brings plenty of applause for our Roster and Metropolitan Intersections Artists. Where you can find The Roster Artists this spring: … Read the full story
Below are some of the great things Pentacle’s Gallery Artists are up to this spring. For more in depth coverage of these artists’ work please check out our Gallery Portraits blog. Blue13 Dance Company is hard at work on their new… Read the full story