By Ivan Sygoda, Founding Director While we pat ourselves on the back for getting a NEA grant, we should remember that not all that long ago, NEA grants could be fraught with controversy. Then Foundation for Independent Artists (a nonprofit corporate structure administered by Pentacle) member Tim Miller was… Read More
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced two days ago that Pentacle (DanceWorks, Inc.) is one of 919 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Pentacle is recommended for a $40,000 grant to support the expansion of Pentacle’s Help Desk® and Back Office programs in… Read More
With the amicable departure of David Claps, Pentacle is pleased to announce that Clarissa Soto has been appointed to the position of Director of Fiscal Services. Clarissa has played a key role in the fiscal department for the past four years, serving as a fiscal administrator for a range of… Read More
THE ROSTER SHOWCASE Click image to enlarge for more details. City Center, Studio 4 130 West 56th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues Saturday, January 10, 2015 | 3-5pm Bridgman|Packer Dance @ 3pm TU Dance @ 3:25pm… Read More
Congratulations to Social Tango for receiving a National Dance Project Touring Award from New England Foundation for the Arts. The grant goes to support a U.S. tour of the Argentina-based show with up to $35,000 in touring fee subsidies for the… Read More
On November 4th, a diverse group joined Pentacle’s salon conversation on strategic alliances and sustainability in the LA dance community. Attendees included presenters, funders, local companies, administrators, and special guests Dan Froot and Vera de Vera. The discussion challenged set notions of companies “needing” to incorporate as a path… Read More
Join us for a sneak peek performance of H.T. Chen & Dancers‘ newest work, South of Gold Mountain, before it’s upcoming Spring tour. The product of an enduring research process throughout the Southern states, South of Gold Mountain is a multimedia work that centers on the Chinese American communities who… Read More
TU Dance is celebrating the start to their 11th performance season with international flair by returning to St. Catherine University’s The O’Shaughnessy with a world premiere commissioned by The O’Shaughnessy and choreographed by Icelandic choreographer Katrin Hall. Hall has been recognized for her extensive performance and directorial history with Iceland Dance… Read More
Jessica Gaynor Dance premieres Free Fall, an evening length piece based on force as it applies to physicality, momentum, bodies in space and contact interactions. Themes explored include dynamic equilibrium, centripetal force, gravity, thrust, torque, drag and friction. Accompanying the dance will be music by Quentin… Read More
Stardust, David Roussève’s “startling – and stunning” technology laden work, will be performed by his company David Roussève/REALITY on November 20th-22nd as part of University of Washington’s World Series. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a revelation, David Roussève (Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellow, and Bessie-Award winning choreographer)… Read More