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The PGK Project (A Contemporary Dance Company) features the work of notably acclaimed choreographers commissioned specifically to create performances of extreme range and dynamic that are wildly engaging and thoroughly entertaining. Solo and duet programs, chamber programs from four dancers to six dancers to the compliment of ten the work twists and turns between witty, athletic and raw, stunningly sculpted, compelling, poetically charming, graceful and sincere dance at its best.
The Los Angeles Time "...beautifully sculpted...." "The skill, vitally, athleticism and originally brought to the performances were striking."
The company is available for Master Classes and workshops to dancers of all levels and Lecture/Demonstrations are available as well.
Kazakhstani Press "Superior sense of choreography..." "...demonstrating the strength of American Dance."
The performers and choreographers associated with The PGK Project are all critically acclaimed artists whose work has been presented and appreciated around the world. Trained in the most prestigious institutions from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Montclair State University, The San Francisco Ballet, Ohio State University, The University of Utah, Boston Ballet, Temple University, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) these artists while having their own creative voices together comprise the witty and clever; physically elegant and sleek signature of this contemporary repertory dance company.
The Publication San Diego "...An Artist with an open heart whose range of choreography is enriched by his musically, sharp focus and impeccable technical mastery."
Some of the work has been commissioned and premiered for the company while other works have been restaged. Some of the premieres of these pre-existent works have been met with excitement and acclaim at New York’s Joyce Theatre, Dance Kaleidoscope and REDCAT (Los Angeles), Tsoying Center for the Arts (Taiwan), Joyce Soho (New York), The University of Washington, The Florida Dance Festival, BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Art and Dance and Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out.
Dance Magazine "Keener solos came especially from Peter Kalivas, playful yet neatly calibrated to Schubert"
Many of our performers and choreographers have received a variety of grants and fellowships for their work as well as their evolution. Awards have come from Pepatian, Miami Dade, The Dodge Foundation, The New York Foundation for the Arts, CECARTS and The Florida Council for the Arts among others.
The Plain Dealer "...the gifted guest artist performed two solos that epitomized the" dancing body as an eloquent instrument of self-expression"
The PGK Project has been represented at festivals and theatres globally since 1988 at St. Clement’s Church (Hell’s Kitchen, NYC), Sushi Performance and Art (San Diego), Cain Park Summerstage (Cleveland), The Stamping Ground Dance Festival (Australia), Dance Platform (Turkey), The Florida Dance Festival, The International Dance Festival (New York), Boston University, The University of Florida, BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Art and Dance, The Pink Mane Dance Festival (Kazakhstan), The Times-Union Performing Arts Series (Jacksonville), The Festival D’Avignon (France), Yungen Tanz Tagen (Germany, Switzerland, Austria), The Festival de Cerventino (Mexico), The Sola Dance Festival (Long Beach), The Thrasher Horne Center for the Arts (Orange Park) and Dixon Place (New York) among many others.
The Greek American "...inventively fresh and abstractly physical..."
Southern Arts "...the troupe (THE PGK PROJECT) exhibited superb dance skills, particularly in regards to form, athleticism, and control. The male solos where compelling..."
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