ABOUT US
Multinational and multidisciplinary, we are a collective dedicated to amplifying voices that are too often silenced. Unifying collaboration across dance, music, fashion, and nightlife, we create space for storytelling that is political, cultural, and deeply human.
Rooted in community, we honor fusion and boundary-blurring. We are an ode to the raving ones, the lucid dreamers. In trance, in chaos, in resistance. We are the intersection.
This is art as sanctuary.
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"And what they do—what Lucid Art Collective is doing—reminding us that to view dance in a space like this isn’t just to watch movement, it’s to see community as a foundational value for meaningful artistic work."
-Sophia Aste
Myrto Panagakis
Athens, Greece
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Myrto is a New York City based performer and choreographer born and raised in Athens, Greece. She received her training from the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, the Steps Conservatory and HB acting studio in NYC. She holds a Diploma in Dance and Dance Teaching from Niki Kontaxaki Professional Dance School and a BA in English Language and Literature from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
She has presented her own work and has also performed in venues like Lincoln Center, the Joyce Theater, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, National Dance Institute, Don't Tell Mama, 100 Grand Street, Arts on Site, the Chain Theatre, Chelsea Industrial and Loy Luo Art Space.
She is the co-founder and resident dancer and choreographer of Lucid Art Collective, a collective which provides space for dancers, choreographers and artists to experiment and collaborate. She also serves as a production associate with Greece in USA and the Opening Gallery.
Prior to her moving in NYC she was a dancer with MAZI dance theatre in Athens where one of her highlights was originating the leading role of "La Vieja" in Federico Garcia Lorca's "Yerma". She has also participated in various theatrical productions and has a recorded track on streaming platforms.
Zoe Farago
Bay Area, CA
Zoe Farago, a San Francisco Bay Area native, is a New York City based dance artist. She began training in her youth with Castro Valley Performing Arts where she was introduced to tap and hip hop and has worked as teaching faculty for almost 8 years. Through CVPA, she later had the opportunity to apprentice with PERSpectives Dance Company (dir. Lindsey McLevis) and eMotion Arts Dance Company (dir. Mariana Sobral). She studied with Joffrey Ballet School, Steps on Broadway Conservatory and Peridance Center, and has performed on stages nationwide including Apollo Theater, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, The Tank, The Chain, Mission Dance Theater, United Palace Theater, 100Grand, and more. Finding inspiration in the intersection of street/club dance and contemporary techniques, Zoe strives to uphold spontaneity and community within dance arts. Currently, Zoe is a dancer, educator and producer working in commercial, concert and theater spaces, and teaching for various dance studios across the country. You can also find her studying Media, Culture, and Communications at NYU, or out dancing the night away. She is beyond excited to be collaborating with LUCID and sharing her love for all things performance, dance and expression!
Linden Ainsley
Los Angeles, CA
Linden Ainsley is a New York City and Los Angeles based choreographer and performer. She is a co-founder and resident choreographer for Lucid Art Collective. She is entering her second season as a judge for KAR Dance Competition. Linden graduated from the Steps on Broadway Conservatory where she studied ballet, contemporary, modern and multiple styles of jazz as well as singing and acting. Her choreography has been featured at many Steps On Broadway showcases, Lucid Art Collective's Debut Show and Expansion with Fluid Creature Collective. Linden has trained and performed with Ballet West, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Los Angeles Ballet Academy Conservatory and has done workshops with BodyTraffic and Alonzo King Lines Ballet.
Growing up in Los Angeles, she studied the Stanislavski method at The Young Actors Studio for many years. She has been a part of several regional and community theater productions across the country. Linden loves to combine her knowledge of acting with her passion of choreographing to create authentic story-telling pieces. She is excited for the future of Lucid Art Collective.
Janis Brenner
Company Advisor
Janis Brenner is a multi-award-winning dancer/choreographer/singer/educator/collagist and Artistic Director of Janis Brenner & Dancers. She has toured in 36 countries and received the “Best Production” Award and the "Critics’ Choice" Award at the United Solo Theatre Festival Off-Broadway for the interdisciplinary, one-woman show Inheritance: A Litany, a NY “Bessie" Award in Meredith Monk’s work, Lester Horton Award for Choreography in L.A., grants from the Fund for US Artists at Int'l Festivals, Asian Cultural Council, Trust for Mutual Understanding, O'Donnell Green Music & Dance Foundation, US State Department, US Embassy for tours to Moscow, Bosnia, Jakarta and Dakar, and a commission for The Memory Project from the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her work has been commissioned/restaged on more than fifty companies and colleges worldwide. Ms. Brenner was with Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble from 1990 - 2005, 2014, recording on ECM Records and remains a Teaching Artist with the Ensemble. She was a soloist with the Murray Louis Dance Company working with Rudolf Nureyev, Placido Domingo, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Joe Papp, Bat Sheva Dance Company, and Alwin Nikolais. On faculty at The Juilliard School from 2009-2021, she currently teaches at Marymount Manhattan College and Steps Conservatory. She teaches Improvisation, Composition/Choreography, Voice and JB repertory worldwide. Her second solo show, She Remembers her Amnesia received critical acclaim and is currently touring, as is Inheritance: A Litany. Ms. Brenner has also had three gallery exhibits of her mixed-media collage work in NYC since 2022.​
