Clockwise from top left: Jessica Gaynor Dance, Indah Walsh Dance Company, Mersiha Mesihovic/CircuitDebris, The Moving Architects Sunday, May 10 Indah Walsh Dance Company – Cheerleaders at a Wedding Tisch Alumni Choreographic Workshop @ NYC Tisch (4th Floor, Studio 2) Admission is free! Friday, May 15 and… Read More
This Monday, April 27th, Pentacle’s Cultivating Leadership in Dance interns are hosting a fundraiser! Please come out from 7-10pm and enjoy an evening of food, drinks, and fun with the Pentacle community while we celebrate dance, art, and performance. The evening’s entertainment includes a stand… Read More
Congratulations to Prashant Shah on his award from the Hindu Temple in Omaha, NE! The temple honored three US-based artists for their contributions to their respective classical dance fields. Prashant was one of the recipients of the award for his… Read More
A Screening and Discussion with Susan Osberg Susan Osberg’s current film project, Remembering Pina, is a poetic tribute to the late German choreographer, Pina Bausch, whose theatrical work has been highly influential on generations of choreographers and performers. Adapting her choreography for screen, Susan will present sections of… Read More
Pentacle will be hosting a showcase for five artists from The Gallery roster at Green Street Studios on April 24 and 25 at 8pm in Boston. Participating Companies: Lorraine Chapman The Company (MA)… Read More
At the invitation of the embassies in Armenia and Turkey, David Dorfman Dance traveled to central Asia to tour Unsettled at the Khachatryan Theater in Yerevan, Armenia and the Zorlu Performance Center in Istanbul, Turkey earlier this week. With State Department funding, DDD was able to reunite with Turkish Company Korhan… Read More
Pentacle Presents’s pilot initiative Home Grown @ Bootleg, premiered February 19th to 22nd at Bootleg Theater. Los Angelinos enjoyed three evenings of dynamic performances from MULTIPLEX DANCE and Antics. MULTIPLEX’s performance of From Darkness… Read More
By Ivan Sygoda, Founding Director A recent New York Times article (When the Art Isn’t on the Walls: Dance Finds a Home in Museums, by Hilarie M. Sheets; January 22, 2015) had me reflecting on longtime Pentacle artists Eiko & Koma’s extensive experience working in galleries and museums. Read More
As noted by dance writer Lewis Segal in his end of 2014 dance wrap up story: “Angeleno choreographers Melissa Barak, Josie Walsh (both at the Broad) and Jacob Jonas (at Highways) launched impressive, short-term attempts to break into wider renown. But what’s next for… Read More
After receiving a rave review by Alastair Macaulay for their recent performance in India, Nrityagram Dance Ensemble has been recognized stateside for this past weekend’s two-show run at the Temple of Dendur in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In Monday’s NY Times publication, Robert Seibert claimed that “The only proper response to dancers… Read More