SOPHIA TWEED AHMAD
sophia is an experimental choreographer, performer & vocalist exploring the intersections of identity, ancestry and the body as a living constellation. A queer child of Pakistani and Norwegian diasporas, her art is informed by the confluence of her cultural and spiritual heritage. Her score-based choreography brews improvisation and raw reverberations in the body through prayer & vocal dynamics. Her choreography has been presented by Ten Tiny Dances, Performance Works NW,
Stripart Festival & Choreoscope Dance Film Festival.
Her movement training stems from lineages of contact improvisation, release technique, capoeira, axis syllabus, presence & flying-low. She received her postgrad in contemporary dance & creation at Area Dansa (2022-2023) in Barcelona, ES.
She holds a B.A. in International Studies & Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2018.
She holds a B.A. in International Studies & Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2018.
Maddie Kruse, 2019She currently lives in Portland, OR teaching
Soft Acrobatics at Atrium Movement, Children’s Art & Music classes with Vibe of Portland and is an Artist-in-Residence at Performance Works NW for the 2024-2025 season.
Soft Acrobatics at Atrium Movement, Children’s Art & Music classes with Vibe of Portland and is an Artist-in-Residence at Performance Works NW for the 2024-2025 season.
Updated January 2024