NICOLETTA LANESE

She holds a B.F.A. in dance and B.S. in neuroscience from the University of Florida, as well as a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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At UF, Lanese performed works by various guest artists, including George Staib, Iyun Harrison and Fernando Ferraz, and faculty, such as Trent D. Williams, Jr., Tiffany Rhynard, Isa Garcia-Rose, Ric Rose and Melissa Brenner. She also studied under Tzveta Kassabova, Kristin O'Neal, Pat Graney, Nita Little and Elizabeth Johnson. While at UCSC, she performed in an evening-length work by Cid Pearlman.

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Most recently, Lanese has performed with the NYC-based modern companies Cocco & Co., directed by Breena Cocco, and Digital Movement Dance, directed by Daniel Morimoto, and Nikki and the Noise, directed by Nikki Assanti.