Pentacle and DRC are joining forces to offer stronger support for Greater Los Angeles dance makers and stakeholders. Allied in mission, though diverse in methods of fulfilling their vision, DRC and Pentacle will explore ways to develop a cohesive fabric of programming for its constituents. This organizational collaboration… Read the full story
Continuing its poignant exploration of American culture, David Dorfman Dance puts a lens on the underground music scene of the 1990s in “Come, and Back Again”. This evening-length, elegiac exploration of the virtuosity of daily life, vulnerability and mortality, will be presented at the Bates Dance Festival on Friday, July 25… Read the full story
February 3rd, 2014 | Author: Pentacle This blog features Marisa Gruneberg, artistic director of white road Dance Media (wrDM), which will be performing February 13-15 at Triskelion Arts in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Some artists, like Pina Bausch, are more interested in creating social commentary about this world, or evoking and recapitulating… Read the full story
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
