Choreographer Julisa Figueroa is developing a new contemporary dance for Santa Monica College’s upcoming Synapse Dance Theater. Figueroa’s untitled work features six SMC student dancers: Brittany Ganiere, Giulia Perri, Kennadi Davis, Letxia Cordova, Noemi Nuernberger, and Taylor Sun. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25.
Julisa Figueroa teaches a movement phrase to her cast of six for the upcoming Synapse Dance Theater.Letxia Cordova, Giulia Perri, Kennadi Davis, Taylor Sun, Noemi Nuernberger, and Brittany Ganiere rehearse a new work by Julisa Figueroa.Letxia Cordova, Kennadi Davis, Brittany Ganiere, Taylor Sun, and Giulia Perri rehearse Julisa Figueroa’s piece for Synapse Dance Theater.SMC student choreographer Julisa Figueroa (standing, center) rehearses her new work for Synapse Dance Theater with SMC dancers.Brittany Ganiere and Julisa Figueroa.Julisa Figueroa explains a choreographic sequence to dancer Taylor Sun. Julisa Figueroa (right) develops arm movement with dancer Giulia Perri.SMC dance faculty and Synapse Dance Theater co-directors Mark Tomasic and Jae Young Lee talk with choreographer Julisa Figueroa after watching a segment of her new work.Taylor SunGiulia PerriNoemi NuernbergerBrittany GaniereJulisa Figueroa
“seven” is Fine’s visual representation of Dante’s Inferno and the Seven Deadly Sins. The version of Inferno that Fine is drawing from is a video game. In this telling, each of the Seven Deadly Sins is a Game Boss. In Fine’s choreography, there is no Dante, his cast of eight features Beatrice, and one dancer for each of the Deadly Sins.
Jmy James Kidd & The Sunland Dancers present a five-hour durational work Body Bags at Olafur Eliasson’s installation Reality Projector at the Marciano Art Foundation.
And then a bunch of dancers showed up and started performing choreography next to Donald Trump’s star on Hollywood Blvd. I don’t think they even realized it was his star, I think they just liked the spot for their dance video.
