International Dance Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30pm Ryan Daniel Beck / Luna / SYNTHESIS DANCE L'amore ToMa Tickets: $12 (advance), $15 / $10 stu/sen and TDF (door) Tracie Stanfield's SYNTHESIS Dance and Ryan Daniel Beck Present: LUNA Company in L'amore Toma. Tracie Stanfield (Artistic Director of SYNTHESIS Dance Project); Cristiano Marcelli (Director of LUNA Company); Simona Ficosecco (choreographer of LUNA Company); Simonetta Magnani (NYC Italian Cultural Institute). Dancers: (SYNTHESIS) Alana Sampietro, Tara Nixon, Colleen Aherne, Lauren McElroy, Heidi Sutherland, Danielle Bower, Lauren Bernard; (LUNA) Simona Ficosecco, Desiree Storani, Cristiana Taddei, Elisa Ricagni. In this exciting new international collaboration, Tracie Stanfield's stunning NYC based SYNTHESES Dance company presents with Simona Ficosecco's Italian LUNA company. SYNTHESIS Dance Project celebrates athletic ability, technical precision and passionate performances. The company delivers artistry, expression and vitality with magnetic energy and expert performances. Firmly grounded in classical technique and pulling from all styles of movement, the company strives to challenge the boundaries of any singular dance genre. We, instead, invite the audience into the world of honest emotion, bold ideas and pure dance. LUNA Company has been on the forefront of teatro danza, a form of highly stylized and textured European dance, for over twenty years. Simona and Cristiano have forged successful collaborations with the Pina Bausch company and DV8 company, both highly respected innovators in the tanztheater genre. LUNA Company seeks to educate and inspire the world through their deeply invested movement research and commitment to exploration and curiosity. New Dance SeriesWednesday, February 22 @ 7:30 - 9:30pm NYC Dance Week NYC10 Dance Initiative Tickets: $10 (advance - limit 50); $15 thereafter and at the door NYC10 is a unique dance project designed by NYC Dance Week, where 10 emerging companies or groups are given up to 10 minutes to showcase their work. It's a platform to expand and explore new repertoires or simply try something new. For more info on NYC Dance Week and this program, visit their website.

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