Photo © Rachel Neville (David Parker’s “Slapstuck”) At the end of this month, 10 Hairy Legs will return to New York Live Arts for their fourth home season. Founded by Randy James in 2012, 10 Hairy Legs is a company comprised entirely of male dancers. Their mission is to… Read More
An up close look at Pentacle’s Gallery artists Keith A. Thompson, Indah Walsh, Erin Carlisle Norton, and Marisa Gruneberg. danceTactics performance group (c) Gerry Goodstein Keith A. Thompson/danceTactics performance group Keith A. Thompson, former dancer/rehearsal assistant for Trisha Brown and current dancer/rehearsal director… Read More
In April, ZviDance was in residence at MASS MoCA, developing ON THE ROAD. The piece will premiere at American Dance Institute (Rockville, MD) on September 9 & 10, 2016 at 8 pm. Inspired by Jack Kerouac’s novel by the same title, ON THE ROAD is an evening-length, multimedia dance… Read More
Pentacle, a leader in providing services for dance artists since 1976, is thrilled to announce our call for LOIs for ART (Administrative Resource Team). ART will provide 16 dance artists and/or companies with professional assessments of their current artistic and organizational capacity. Of this group, 8 artists, selected by an independent panel, will over a period of 2 years, receive… Read More
An up close look at Pentacle’s Gallery artists Dante Brown, Liss Fain, and Mersiha Mesihovic. Dante Brown/Warehouse Dance (c) Dante Brown DANTE BROWN Dante Brown aims to create work that is accessible to broad audiences while investigating some fairly psychologically dense topics. It is the marriage of Brown’s hyper physical… Read More
Pentacle’s Fiscal Services Department is seeking a new part-time fiscal associate! Fiscal Services offers fiscal support for both non-profit companies and unincorporated artists at different stages in their career. This is accomplished through five distinct programs: Unique, Unique Plus, Foundation For Independent Artists, Fiscal Administration, and Working… Read More
You’re Invited to the CLD Intern Fundraiser! On The Waterfront Superfine in DUMBO, Brooklyn Monday, April 25 7-10pm Join us for On The Waterfront, a fundraising event produced by Pentacle’s Cultivating Leadership in Dance Spring 2016 interns, on Monday April 25th from 7-10pm!… Read More
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