sophia tweed ahmad
she/herb. 1996 Wapato Valley
sophia is an experimental dancer and singer. a queer child of pakistani and norwegian diasporas. her score-based choreography brews improvisation and raw reverberations in the body through prayer. their choreography has been presented by Ten Tiny Dances, Performance Works NW, Revolve Gallery, New Expressive Works, NunArt Guinardo, AREA Espai de Dansa i Creacio & STRIPART Festival.
collective care & diverse dance cultures are central to their dance research. find them at capoeira rodas, contact jams, filming site-specific dances and working with multi-cultural youth.
her movement training stems from lineages of contemporary improvisation, presence, contact improvisation, capoeira & flying-low. she received her postgrad in contemporary dance & creation at Area Dansa (2022-2023).
rivers call me home
names slowly shift to fit in the mouth of english,
remember us,
sophia tvedt sanori,
great granddaughter of stargazers & landtenders,
remember our prayers in song,
assalamoalaikum,
remember the curves in the land of five rivers,
the northern way,
hot afternoons,
chai, chai & more chai,
piano fingers,
dewy mist from the sea,
peace be upon you.
I am the daughter of magicians.
cardamom & coriander paint our spells,
rose parents of nourishment,
webbed in the vast bodyscape bridging time and memories,
we are sophia tvedt sanori.
remember our prayers in song,
assalamoalaikum,
remember the curves in the land of five rivers,
the northern way,
hot afternoons,
chai, chai & more chai,
piano fingers,
dewy mist from the sea,
peace be upon you.
I am the daughter of magicians.
cardamom & coriander paint our spells,
rose parents of nourishment,
webbed in the vast bodyscape bridging time and memories,
we are sophia tvedt sanori.