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PTERODance Theatre is seeking technically skilled male and female dancers for our2011 performances, including an exciting new, full evening work in June. For more information about the company,please go to www.pterodance.org

October 9, 2010

Hollywood Dance Center
817 N Highland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038-3416

5-7 PM

Please be ready to dance and bring resume

For questions or more information email ptero@pterodance.org
www.pterodance.org

PTERO Dance Theatre was formed in Spring 2004. PTERO (Pronounced terr-o, Greek for"wing") created its inaugural full evening premiere Candle in the Sunat the Ivy Substation through a grant from the City of Culver City in 2004. Thecompany received a grant from the Puffin Foundation in 2004, 2006, and 2008,and the Durfee Foundation's ARC grant in 2007 and 2009. The company has a prolific repertorywith four full evening works and several shared evenings. Backstage West described PTERO as"a wonder of movement, musicality, and passion...dramaticallypowerful" and was featured in Los Angeles Magazine's guide section. "The choreographer Paula Presenthas a gift for creating memorable body sculpture and for shaping asophisticated, contemporary movement vocabulary..." (Lewis Segal, LATimes).

The company was awardedtwo Lester Horton awards in 2005, and numerous nominations for OutstandingAchievement "Performance" and "Choreography." The company has also performed innumerous Los Angeles venues and has toured three times to Mexico, as well asSan Diego, San Francisco, and New Mexico. "...and the breathtaking PTERODance Theatre from Los Angeles. PTERO's seven short, brilliant dances broughtthe evening to a new level of dance performance and design. The three dancersof PTERO Dance Theatre were an astonishing trio of dancer / artists revealingbeauty of line and shape with clarity and sharply focused intention."(Albuquerque Journal)

Paula Present
Artistic Director, PTERO Dance Theatre
www.pterodance.org

from LA Culture Net