News

A Brand New Booking Year

Pentacle is pleased to announce the new line-up of artists on The Roster and Metro Intersections for 2015-2016. The Roster is made up of twelve contemporary dance companies who exemplify their respective forms. Metro Intersections is… Read the full story

August 14, 2014

Pentacle Artists to Perform in August at Jacob’s Pillow, BAM, and Cape Charles’ Harbor for the Arts Festival

Clockwise from top left: David Roussève/REALITY ©Steve Gunther,  David Dorfman Dance ©Ani Collier, LeeSaar The Company ©Chris Duggan, Bridgman|Packer Dance ©Bridgman|Packer Dance   David Roussève/REALITY will present “Stardust”, a multimedia work, at Jacob’s Pillow from Wednesday, August 6th through Saturday, August 10th. The exceptional performers of his company explore the world… Read the full story

July 30, 2014

A Conversation with Marisa Gruneberg – white road Dance Media

February 3rd, 2014 | Author: Pentacle This blog features Marisa Gruneberg, artistic director of white road Dance Media (wrDM), which will be performing February 13-15 at Triskelion Arts in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Some artists, like Pina Bausch, are more interested in creating social commentary about this world, or evoking and recapitulating… Read the full story

June 30, 2014

Investing in Infrastructure: Changing A Value Perspective

Whether a choreographer who becomes an Artistic Director, or a folklorico dancer who becomes the Director of a community based company, or a former ballet dancer who starts a ballet company in a town that does not have one—often dance companies spring from vision, from passion, from a dream to… Read the full story

November 8, 2013

Founding Director Ivan Sygoda Honored by South Arts

During the 2013 Performing Arts Exchange conference in Nashville, South Arts announced Ivan Sygoda would receive its Mary Beth Treen Award. The Mary Beth Treen award is presented annually during the Performing Arts Exchange to a respected member of the performing arts presenting and touring community. The award is named… Read the full story

October 4, 2013

Dispatch from the MetroSTEP Pasion y Arte Video Shoot

The all-female flamenco troupe Pasion y Arte in performance. Last week Pentacle embarked on its new MetroSTEP project— an initiative in collaboration with presenters to more fully engage and expand their audiences during our Metropolitan Intersections artists’ performances and residencies, made possible through a generous grant from DanceUSA’s… Read the full story

June 25, 2013

Local Dance Communities Need to Champion Their Own Identities

Felicia Rosenfeld, Director of Programming, Pentacle Having lived and worked now in Los Angeles for almost seven years, I have listened to many Los Angeles dance stakeholders talk about what the Los Angeles dance community needs: more companies of national touring capacity and caliber; more presenters and funders of dance—like… Read the full story

June 9, 2013
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