Pamela Trokanski
Dance Theatre
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The Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre is a
contemporary dance company based in Davis,
California. Since its first concert in spring 1985,
the PTDT has presented fall and spring concerts
each year, in addition to performances
throughout Northern California, including
Sacramento, San Francisco and Nevada City.
As both a community outreach and a commitment
to building artistic literacy in the art form, the
PTDT also presents lecture/demonstrations for
both elementary school audiences and the
community. "Everything You Always Wanted To
Know About Dance (but were afraid to ask),
Athleticism and Dance," and "The Art of Dancing
Art," have been funded, at various times, by the
City of Davis' Arts Contract program, US Bank,
Davis Waste Removal, the Dance Workshop, and
the PTDT. These programs have provided
movement education to "standing room only"
audiences since 1994.
Fall Concert 2011:
Sheep and Wolves
Preview Performance: Sunday, November 6 @
3:00pm
Continuing: Friday, November 11
and Saturday, November 12, 8:00pm both
evenings
Davis Dance Project 2012
Friday, February 3 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, February 4
@ 2pm and 7pm
Spring Concert 2012:
Negotiating Meaning (working title)
Preview Performance: Sunday,
April 22 @ 3:00pm
Continuing Friday,April 27 and
Saturday, April 28,
8:00pm both evenings
Interested in being a part of the company's work?
Pamela is always on the look out for dancers, volunteers
are always welcome, as are working board members,
and since the PTDT is a 501c3, non-profit organization,
you can also make tax deductible donations that help
support our performance season. For more information
contact Pamela at the Dance Workshop
Company requirements?
You are an Intemediate/Advanced level in contemporary
dance. Company dancers take a minimum of three
classes a week at the Dance Workshop, including both
high level contemporary classes and a ballet or jazz
class, and attend Sunday rehearsals. Dancers commit
for the full season, running from September 2011 - June
2012.
Want to know more? Contact Pamela at the Dance
Workshop and/or Become a fan on Facebook and find
out the latest news on what's happening with the
company!
Find out why the critics say:
Bob Dunning of the Davis Enterprise:
http://www-new.davisenterprise.com/opinion/dunning/tr
okanski-pulls-up-all-kinds-of-emotions/
"Davis choreographer Pamela Trokanski is perhaps
unique among local dance creators in being able to
marry autobiography, popular culture and universal
concern into works of surprising seriousness and humor."
--Sacramento Bee Dance Critic Jim Carnes
"Lest there be any confusion about whether or not the
creation of dance is at once an intellectual, spiritual and
physical endeavor, the proof of the argument is readily
available...at the Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre...the
work is impressive, powerful and polished."
--Davis Enterprise
"Pamela Trokanski would seem to be a choreographer
who can make dances out of anything."
--Sacramento Bee
"It is those intimate disclosures that set fire to the dance
floor."
--Sacramento Bee
But wait! There's more!
The PTDT has an Apprentice Company, going into its
second year. Auditions will take place in early
September. Go to the Apprentice Company page and
find out more!
Audition date for The Third Stage Dance Company, a
multi-generational, contemporary dance company, also
take place in September. Go to the Third Stage page to
find out more!
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