Meet the Artist
Synthesis Dance
Project: beautiful bodies in motion,
making fierce and soulful
statements about the world inside and out.
Synthesis Dance
Project celebrates athleticism, vitality and pure dance through
passionate performances. Firmly grounded in classical technique and
drawing from all styles of movement, Synthesis Dance Project combines
the daring rebellion of modern lines with the rhythm and pulse of jazz
dance. We invite the audience into the world of honest emotion and bold
ideas through thoughtful and expressive work that challenges the
boundaries of any singular dance genre. The company’s vibrant and
magnetic energy bursts off the stage during sold out performances,
commanding standing ovations.
Artistic Director Tracie Stanfield
creates fluid, organic visions that display a remarkable wealth of
artistry, passion and thought provoking narratives. Her work with
Synthesis Dance Project has been described as “like all great
portraits, revealing and concealing at the same time”.
Tracie Stanfield’s work as an
Artistic Director, Choreographer and Educator ensures her position as
an authority on the cutting edge of dance and education.
Over the past
decade, the company has held annual New York City seasons with
additional extensive touring throughout the United States.
International engagements include Japan, Turkey, Costa Rica, Canada,
Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Successful US engagement highlights
include Boston University, Towson University, Hollywood Performing Arts
Center and select local community festivals, such as The Grier Gala in
Pennsylvania, The Bluegrass State Dance Festival in Kentucky, and SoNo
Arts Festival in Connecticut. In addition to annual seasons, additional
special New York engagements include performances at the Allen Room at
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, The Duke, Joyce SoHo, Dixon
Place, Bryant Park, Untermyer Park in Yonkers, NuDance Now Festival at
Riverside Church, The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, Cool NY Dance
Festival in Brooklyn, and Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Queens.
Artistic Director Tracie
Stanfield is “an innovative voice in expanding the jazz dance form” - JazzDance E News
“The graceful choreography was a pleasure to watch and the dancers’
execution was brilliant” - ExploreDance.com
“Tracie goes way beyond the steps to share emotional and physical
rhythms that take the dancer and the audience on a wonderful journey of
life!”
- Acia Gray, Artistic Director,
Tapestry Dance Company
Touring Programs
Synthesis Dance Project is a
repertory company. The evening is created to invite the audience into a
world of pure and honest emotion. The repertory is as diverse as it is
entertaining. The program is a well rounded experience – something for
everyone. “For Liars, For Sages and For Those Who Are New” is
energetic, magnetic in performance. “From Fever or Forgotten Wings”
paints soulful portraits of the human experience. With frenetic
athleticism the dancers partner in “Infinite Loop.” “FanFare” is a
comically whimsical exploration of femininity.
Tours with 5-8 dancers.
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Repertory includes:
Truth or
Unnecessary Pain. A Pilgrimage examines confronting and moving
through life experiences to evolve and grow. A haunting, lyrical
contemporary piece that brings the audience on a journey past pain and
into life.
A Time Will
Come is, at first look, a duet with a bench. Spending time with
the piece, the experience unfolds, at once, into a solo, a duet and a
trio exploring and discovering resistance, cooperation and independence.
Overture
& Underscore is a portrait of a modern day ballerina; pared
down and exposed as a graceful, strong, sensual woman that moves
outside of “the line”, away form the shelter of safety and convention.
This piece is about loss, the stripping away of layers, vulnerability
and giving away power in a world that values appearance, beauty and
going along with the masses.
For Liars,
For Sages and For Those Who Are New is an energetic, interesting
and
engaging Dance Theatre piece. Dancers dressed in brightly colored
hoop skirts invite the audience into a world of play through gesture,
expression, athleticism and humor. For Liars, For Sages and For Those
Who Are New is a joyful display of the blurred line between fantasy and
reality. A perfect blend of technical precision, passionate
performances, and a bunch of cool stuff put together!
Sircle:
Combining raw emotional intensity, technical precision and commitment
to exploring the human experience, the dancers invite the audience to
look “at” and “through” the piece, to become aware of the elements that
live under the surface.
From Fever
or Forgotten Wings is a soulful portrait of individuals,
capturing their spirit through dramatic poses and carefully
orchestrated interactions between bodies. This piece brings a balance,
between light and dark moods and graceful and impulsive movements,
ending in a unique relief. A sense of femininity, intimacy and density
all come together seamlessly.
Outreach
Artistic
Director Tracie Stanfield travels the world teaching and
choreographing. Dance Magazine calls her classes “inspiring”. She was
named one of nine dancemakers making history. Tracie has taught
and choreographed for companies in Argentina, Mexico, Japan, Turkey,
Canada, Brazil, Costa Rica and throughout the US.
The company offers extensive outreach programs and residencies.
Artistic Director Tracie Stanfield can set work on students to perform
alongside the company in concert (we call the experience “barefoot
bootcamp”). Synthesis Dance Project has also created a performance
geared for young audiences with a q & a at the end. Some pieces
have hidden “clues” or games inside. The q&a helps young audience
members learn how to look at dance and “climb inside”. In addition to
working with dance students, special classes can be created for young
non-dancers. Essentially Synthesis Dance Project is the “IT” company
for outreach in conjunction with performances.
Recent Touring Includes
Booking Dance Festival Edinburgh
2013 – Synthesis Dance Project was the
festival’s featured company and garnered standing ovations along with 5
star reviews
Untermyer Park’s Summer Concert Series
Boston Unviersity – split bill with Bosoma Dance Company
Hollywood Center, Hollywood, FL
Los Angeles Dance Invitational
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