Timeline Express Announcements
Based on Pentacle’s successful initiative in NYC, Help Desk L.A. offered select artists with mentorship and access to direct technical and administrative support (Back Office). A feature was an annual concert curated and produced by the artists. (Ran through 2013)… Read the full story
ARC’s focus was on the creation of a planning protocol that (1) encouraged artists to identify a major programmatic or organizational goal; and (2) provided them with planning and implementation support to achieve that goal. (Ran through 2009)… Read the full story
Pentacle’s Help Desk was a technical assistance project designed to provide flexible, personalized mentoring to ten choreographers and their administrative support staff each year. (Ran through 2006)… Read the full story
The Gallery gave emerging artists representation and promotion of their work at regional conferences and the annual APAP conference through showcases and promotional materials at Pentacle’s booth. Read the full story
Originally the mission of Pentacle’s E&O programs was to provide employment opportunities for our artists to teach in NYC Public Schools. Read the full story
Pentacle received an NEA Advancement Program Grant to create a multi-use facility for rehearsals and performances on the 4th floor of 104 Franklin Street, and move their offices to the 3rd floor. Read the full story
Pentacle designed the National Choreography Project to encourage and support the creation of original works by talented contemporary dance choreographers for ballet companies. Read the full story
Pentacle moves to a 4th-floor loft that was previously Twyla Tharp’s rehearsal space in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. Read the full story
Pentacle launched a comprehensive fiscal sponsorship and administration program that gives independent artists all the benefits of nonprofit incorporation without the burden; and it remains the only program of its kind in the field. Read the full story
Provided booking support to 8 artists outside the purview of commercial agents, as well as the administrative support necessary for touring. Such artists included: (left to right) Harry Streep III, Rachel Lampert, James Cunningham. Read the full story