On Friday, April 8th, Pentacle Roster artist, Max Pollak will perform as part of The Sheen Center’s new musical series: 2: The Art of the Duo. The evening features solo and duet performances from Pollak, and Brazilian percussionist, Cyro Baptista. Max Pollak founded his group, RumbaTap to… Read More
Collaborative work is at the heart of BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT arising from the diverse backgrounds of Co-Artistic Directors Kyla Barkin and Aaron Selissen. They first connected as dancers performing together in several companies, including Janis Brenner and Dancers, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, and Isabel Gotzkowsky and Friends. Read More
“We bring step everywhere!” remarks Maxine Lyle, founder and artistic director of Soul Steps, a ‘stepping’ company that celebrated its ten year anniversary in 2015 and continues to educate communities about this African-American traditional rhythmic dance technique. Lyle is eager to teach all types of communities… Read More
Join Pentacle’s Director of Fiscal Services, Clarissa Soto at Gibney Dance on April 6th from 6-7:30pm for our FREE workshop on Bookkeeping Systems to Help You Survive an Audit. REGISTER HERE. During this workshop, Pentacle’s Fiscal Services will examine how to best prepare you for your next audit. By reviewing basic accounting… Read More
Later this month, RUBBERBANDance Group (RBDG) will bring Empirical Quotient to Connecticut, amidst a tour throughout Canada, and to Europe (including stops in Belgium and Serbia). Empirical Quotient utilizes the company’s signature RUBBERBAND method to explore human relationships. It weaves together situations of dependence, rejection, empathy, and… Read More
This February Raphael Xavier brings The Unofficial Guide to Audience Watching Performance to Pennsylvania. This work deconstructs Xavier’s songs/rap lyrics, and the art form of breaking (a style of street dancing, commonly referred to as break dancing). It follows Xavier’s evolution from a 13-year old discovering breaking while… Read More
Pentacle’s Cultivating Leadership in Dance provides an unparalleled opportunity for interns to learn the ins-and-outs of arts administration while working directly under a professional dance artist/choreographer or non-profit organization. Pentacle interviews both the interns and participating artists/organizations in order to create a program experience that is rewarding and useful to intern… Read More
Congratulations to Pentacle’s Roster Artist, Dance Heginbotham, selected for the New York State Presenters Network 2016-2017 Touring Roster. The New York State Presenters Network Presenter/Artist Partnership Project is intended to stimulate innovative professional performing arts presenting, community engagement activities, and audience development in… Read More
Pentacle is excited to announce the launch of its new program called Working Sessions. The program will launch the first Working Session with Pentacle’s Fiscal Administrators. In addition to Fiscal Administration & Fiscal Sponsorship, artists will now be able to receive unique & personalized fiscal support. Working Sessions… Read More
Coming up November 7 (Fairfield, CT) and November 10 (Gainesville, NY), David Dorfman Dance will take Come And Back Again and Prophets of Funk on the road. Prophets of Funk is a retrospective that digs into the groundbreaking, visceral, and powerful music of Sly & The Family Stone-… Read More