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# SMC’s Synapse Contemporary Dance Theater to showcase new works
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/smcs-synapse-contemporary-dance-theater-to-showcase-new-works/
- Published: 2026-11-10T18:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-10T18:58:59.000Z
- Author: Maaz Alin
- Tags: Entertainment, Santa Monica College

Santa Monica College’s Synapse Contemporary Dance Theater will present new works by faculty, guest and student choreographers at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15\. The performances are at The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., at Santa Monica Boulevard.

The program spans modern, dance theater, contemporary ballet, hip-hop, fusion and other styles. It includes works by guest artists David Lee, Ariel Scott and Robert John Whidbee and by faculty choreographers Seda Aybay, Angela Jordan, Jae Lee, Sophie Monat, Mark Tomasic and Roberta Wolin-Tupas. Student choreographer Sophia Aponte also has a work on the program.

Scott, an SMC alumna, will present “All the While,” an energetic contemporary ensemble work for eight dancers. Lee’s hip-hop and commercial dance piece “Cadillac” explores the dualities inside everyone.

Whidbee and Wolin-Tupas will present and perform in “Transcending.” The piece examines how one finds inner peace and broader perspective when facing one’s own mortality. Aponte’s abstract contemporary work “Memory Lane” explores conflicting emotional landscapes among an ensemble of dancers.

Synapse was founded more than 50 years ago. The student ensemble has performed at the Electric Lodge in Venice, the Cast Theater in Hollywood and the Getty Center in Los Angeles. It has also appeared at American College Dance Association conferences in Arizona, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New Mexico and Utah.

Advance tickets are $20 for general admission and are available at[ ](https://www.smc.edu/calendar/tickets.php?ref=smdp.com)[smc.edu/tickets](https://www.smc.edu/calendar/tickets.php?ref=smdp.com) or by calling 310-434-3005 (Monday through Friday, limited hours). Day-of tickets are $23 at The Broad Stage Box Office. A service charge applies to both. Parking is free, and seating is first-come, first-served.

More information is available at[ ](http://smc.edu/dance?ref=smdp.com)[smc.edu/dance](http://smc.edu/dance?ref=smdp.com) or 310-434-8763\. Performances are subject to change or cancellation.

Edited by SMDP Staff