Pentacle is a leading voice and resource for some of today's most exciting contemporary dance and performance artists. For almost 40 years, our exemplary services and projects have empowered artists to do what they do best...create works of art. Pentacle provides artist representation, booking, financial, and administrative services, in addition to special projects and initiatives, as well as educational services for teachers and students.

The BAC After School Critical Response Teens, students selected by BAC's Executive Director, meet weekly at the Baryshnikov Arts Center to talk about, write about, and otherwise respond to performing arts using different approaches and different forms of media. After each workshop, the group goes to see a live performance--theater, dance, performance art--at BAC and other venues around the city. Guest writers and artists are periodically invited to facilitate certain workshops.

Recognized in 2011 and 2012 as a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Finalist by the President's Committee on the Art and Humanities and its cultural partners, the TRaC program is an exceptional opportunity for committed high school students who want to explore and fully immerse themselves in the arts of New York City.

Participants see first-hand how artists work, think and live; attend cutting-edge theater, dance and music performances; visit artist studios, galleries and contemporary art museums; learn the art of discussion and critical writing;. Students attend an array of performances and exhibits at different venues throughout the city, discuss performances with critics and artists, and write about the work and their experiences. Live performances are supplemented with screenings, together which provide a broad literacy with respect to the New York arts scene, including histories, communities, practices, systems, and economies.

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The innovative MA in Media Studies at The New School expects students to integrate studies in media history, theory, research and management with production work in film, audio, video, and digital media. This integrated approach allows graduates to advance in almost any area of this wide-ranging field.

Courses taught:

Media Design (Fall)
Media Practices: Design Principles (Spring)
Electronic Media & Live Performance (Spring 2000-2016)
Social Media Design & Management (Summer)

The New York Press Association (NYPA) and the National Newspaper Association (NNA) have recognized Community Media with more than 155 awards over the past ten years, including NYPA’s top prize for excellence (The Villager) and Community Leadership accolades from both.

Community Media publishes The Villager, a weekly newspaper serving residents of Manhattan's Greenwich Village; Downtown Express, a weekly newspaper serving Lower Manhattan; Gay City News is the twice monthly newspaper of record for America's largest GLBT community; and Chelsea Now, a twice monthly newspaper serving the Chelsea District of Manhattan.

Administration & management; development & grantwriting; fiscal oversight; media, marketing, & audience engagement; planning.

Blogging and tweeting technology-related posts, links, etc. for the national performing arts consortium.

Established in 1983, the New York Dance and Performance Awards or Bessie Awards---in honor of the treasured dancer and teacher Bessie Schonberg--- acknowledge outstanding creative work by independent artists in the fields of dance and related performance in New York City.

The awards honor exceptional choreography, performance, music composition, visual design and others areas of dance and performance. The awards are currently determined by The Bessie Selection Committee, which consists of artists, dance presenters, producers, journalists, critics and academics.

Work with high school seniors at FSSA High School in Astoria to produce their end of year concert in the new building's Tony Bennett Concert Hall. Introduce them to all of the various career paths possible in the dance industry, including administration and management, development, marketing, and production.

Assigning, editing, and listing weekly arts coverage for paper with circulation around 40,000. Earned the paper a New York Press Association Build a Better Newspaper Award - 3rd Place for Overall Arts Coverage.

Information Strategy Planning; Business Area Analyses; Data Entity Modeling; Systems Testing