By Glenn ZucmanPosted on 3 May 201917 May 2019 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. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student choreographer Julisa Figueroa (sitting on the floor, at right) watches as Noemi Nuernberger and Brittany Ganiere rehearse a section of her work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) Letxia Cordova, Kennadi Davis, Brittany Ganiere, Taylor Sun, and Giulia Perri rehearse student choreographer Julisa Figueroa’s piece for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) Noemi Nuernberger, Kennadi Davis, Giulia Perri, Taylor Sun, 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. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) Noemi Nuernberger rehearses student choreographer Julisa Figueroa’s piece for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student choreographer Julisa Figueroa (standing, center) rehearses her new work for Synapse Dance Theater with SMC dancers in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student choreographer Julisa Figueroa demonstrates a phrase for her new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC dancer Brittany Ganiere and choreographer Julisa Figueroa discuss a sequence in Figueroa’s new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student choreographer Julisa Figueroa rehearses a new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student choreographer Julisa Figueroa rehearses a new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC choreographer Julisa Figueroa and dancer Taylor Sun discuss a sequence in Figueroa’s new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student choreographer Julisa Figueroa rehearses a new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student choreographer Julisa Figueroa rehearses a new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student choreographer Julisa Figueroa (right) develops arm movement with dancer Giulia Perri in a rehearsal for her new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC dancer Giulia Perri and choreographer Julisa Figueroa focus on a sequence in Figueroa’s new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student dancer Taylor Sun rehearses Julisa Figueroa’s new choreography for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student dancer Giulia Perri rehearses Julisa Figueroa’s new choreography for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC dance faculty and Synapse Dance Theater co-directors Mark Tomasic and Jae Young Lee talk with student choreographer Julisa Figueroa after watching a segment of her new work for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student dancer Noemi Nuernberger rehearses Julisa Figueroa’s new choreography for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) SMC student dancer Brittany Ganiere rehearses Julisa Figueroa’s new choreography for Synapse Dance Theater in SMC’s Core Performance Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Synapse Dance Theater will be performed on the Broad Stage at SMC’s Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair) More of my work: