Student Choreographers video conversation, pitch #31

Section CULT: SMC Student Choreographers Proposed Deadline 5/31/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) Corsair Conversations #3 4 SMC Student choreographers, Julisa Figueroa, Jade James, Aya Nakaguchi, and Erik Fine have been working this semester to develop new works for the upcoming Synapse Dance Theater on SMC’s Broad Stage at the end …

Julisa Figueroa, capts

Julisa Figueroa (choreographer) Giulia Perri Letxia Cordova Brittany Ganiere Noemi Nuernberger Kennadi Davis Taylor Sun Jae Young Lee Mark Tomasic 1 – Letxia Cordova, Giulia Perri, Kennadi Davis, Taylor Sun, Noemi Nuernberger, and Brittany Ganiere rehearse student choreographer Julisa Figueroa’s piece for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. …

Aya Nakaguchi, capts

1 – SMC student choreographer Aya Nakaguchi (wearing #41, center) teaches a combination to students in SMC’s Core Performance Center (CPC) on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The students are auditioning for a role in Nakaguchi’s piece for the upcoming Synapse Dance Theater, which will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center …

Jay Carlon, Synapse Dance, Pitch #28

Section CULT: Dance Synapse profile #3 – Jay Carlon Proposed Deadline 5/31/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) This semester’s Synapse Dance Theater features 11 works: 4 by student choreographers, 6 by faculty choreographers, and 1 by visiting artist Jay Carlon. Carlon is creating a new work in collaboration with a cast …

Profile: Tiffany Dong, SMC Dance & Chemistry major, Pitch #22

Section CULT: Profile: Tiffany Dong, SMC Dance & Chemistry major Proposed Deadline 4/30/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) This one is sort of a cross between the "Humans of SMC" series and the Synapse Dance series. I’m interested in doing a profile on one of the dancers in Erik Fine’s piece, …

Aya Nakaguchi, Synapse Dance, Pitch #21

Section CULT: Aya Nakaguchi, Synapse Dance Theater Proposed Deadline 03/22/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) The SMC Dance Department’s Synapse Dance Theater is coming to the SMC Performing Arts Center’s Broad Stage on May 24 & 25. Four of the eleven works in the concert are new pieces by SMC student …

Erik Fine

When his dancers perform "seven" (the title of Erik Fine’s piece is the number seven written in tally marks) at Santa Monica College’s (SMC’s) Synapse Dance Theater at the SMC Performing Arts Center’s Broad Stage on May 24 and 25 it will be a sort of homecoming for 27-year-old choreographer Erik Fine. It will be …

SMC Dance Photo Story, Pitch #11

I’ve contacted the SMC Dance Department about working on a Photo Story (or stories) with them. A choreographer & dancers developing a piece and finally bringing it to the Broad Stage at SMC-PAC. Or profiling a student or faculty choreographer/dancer and the path of their career journey. I’ve received a positive response from 2 SMC …