Synchronous is a creative lab and performance group driven by transparency, inclusivity, and individual voice. The members of the company combine their diverse skill sets to form a knowledge base which they utilize to fully realize their collective ideas. They create a network of support providing skills including but not limited to - administrative needs, grant research and application assistance, press release writing and development, and artistic mentorship throughout the creative process. At its core, Synchronous is a space in which the collaborators create the contemporary dance works that they want to see in New York City. The group consists of artists Emily Aslin, Celinna Haber, Maya Lam, Rachel Lee, and Stephanie Shin.
Emily Aslin and Stephanie Shin founded Synchronous in 2023. Both Aslin and Shin encountered similar experiences in their early experiences dancing in New York in which their freelance jobs lacked transparency and communication from those in positions of power. The co-founders decided to collaborate in order to create an environment that filled the gaps in the industry. In their words, Shin and Aslin founded Synchronous because, “we craved a certain type of work that didn’t exist yet in NYC. We wanted to make the work that was missing, but we also wanted to make a company reflective of the NYC dance community. Our dancers are diverse, collaborative, and interdisciplinary individuals that mirror the larger freelance community.”
Synchronous’s first full-length production, "SYNCHRONICITY" choreographed by Stephanie Shin, premiered March 10th and 11th, 2023 at Arts on Site in New York City, and was the recipient of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement grant. They presented an excerpt of "SYNCHRONICITY" Saturday, May 13th, 2023 at the CoreDance Festival at the Mark O'Donnell Theater in Brooklyn, New York. Stephanie Shin premiered new choreography with the collective at the We Belong Here: AAPI Festival 2023 curated by JChen Project and Arts on Site on August 19th, 2023 at Arts on Site entitled "On the subject of bananas". Synchronous premiered "Recognition", choreographed by Emily Aslin, at the Spark Theater Festival on November 17th, 2023.