https://sophiatweedahmad.com sophia tweed ahmad Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:57:56 +0000 https://sophiatweedahmad.com en https://sophiatweedahmad.com/home-1 Wed, 27 Dec 2023 23:50:52 +0000 sophia tweed ahmad https://sophiatweedahmad.com/home-1 sophia tweed ahmad about teaching schedule selected work keep&nbsp;in touch photography by ada matusiewicz &nbsp; https://sophiatweedahmad.com/current-projects Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:33:04 +0000 sophia tweed ahmad https://sophiatweedahmad.com/current-projects sophia&nbsp;tweed ahmad&nbsp; upcomingupdated feb 2026 Of feather and bone&nbsp;A solo that began at centrum during her residency in Oct 2025 will premiere this summer at shaking the tree theatre during her Open Space July Residency on July 23, 24 &amp; 25th.&nbsp; Home&nbsp; contents from sophia&nbsp; Email, &nbsp;Instagram https://sophiatweedahmad.com/Selected-Works Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:39:15 +0000 sophia tweed ahmad https://sophiatweedahmad.com/Selected-Works sophia&nbsp;tweed ahmad&nbsp; selected workupdated feb 2026 Choreographic Works + Residencies Upcoming: Open Space Residency at Shaking the Tree Theatre (July, 2026) Inseparables (duet)2025 Performance Works NW&nbsp;Alembic Residency Showcase&nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="1210" height="807" width_o="1210" height_o="807" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abbb45b57df2eb9c1f7e8e943c6d2e79c6243e6e9045d59d91327031e598f4b0/250626-Alembic-48.jpg" data-mid="236378468" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/abbb45b57df2eb9c1f7e8e943c6d2e79c6243e6e9045d59d91327031e598f4b0/250626-Alembic-48.jpg" /> photography by Chelsea Petrakis Inseparables (solo)2024 La Pesta Inaugural Exhibition 2023 Stripart Festival 2023 Choreoscope Dance Film FestivaL &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="750" height="662" width_o="750" height_o="662" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1d4ce6fef5cc839c6a29610c66a86657ed0645e97648adfa89d71fa27ac03f1/IMG_3779.jpeg" data-mid="211478906" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/a1d4ce6fef5cc839c6a29610c66a86657ed0645e97648adfa89d71fa27ac03f1/IMG_3779.jpeg" /> Prototyping Dancewear2024 Residencia en el Ateneu de Fabricació Digital de Gràcia, Barcelona <img width="2531" height="3091" width_o="2531" height_o="3091" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/43f1f4ec62cb039c303d8acdb61197a32ffc17561fd6da1eea81ed27ed1045fb/IMG_2289.jpeg" data-mid="211478837" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/43f1f4ec62cb039c303d8acdb61197a32ffc17561fd6da1eea81ed27ed1045fb/IMG_2289.jpeg" /> Experiments in Sleepflight &nbsp;2022 Performance Works NW <img width="3024" height="1704" width_o="3024" height_o="1704" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/942aeadc365e89cef24ce65224fe519f4d870c6ab532652dbc55a27b7eb4b7ed/P1058091.JPG" data-mid="201765241" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/942aeadc365e89cef24ce65224fe519f4d870c6ab532652dbc55a27b7eb4b7ed/P1058091.JPG" /> Did you think you were alone? 2021 Ten Tiny Dances <img width="1334" height="745" width_o="1334" height_o="745" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/758ce903bce3eec1be1a7900d8c6e306b59f1a3332ff005103c4870aca7e0a0c/4231297D-6148-45B1-BCD9-99CF7386269B.jpg" data-mid="201765674" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/758ce903bce3eec1be1a7900d8c6e306b59f1a3332ff005103c4870aca7e0a0c/4231297D-6148-45B1-BCD9-99CF7386269B.jpg" /> Freelance Dance Work Cluster for Buckmxn Journal <img width="3130" height="2075" width_o="3130" height_o="2075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/006611694e898b3eae2df4231c174a6b5945c33d70c5d3b67104f9987f7467a9/000012210020.jpg" data-mid="244414746" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/006611694e898b3eae2df4231c174a6b5945c33d70c5d3b67104f9987f7467a9/000012210020.jpg" /> photography by Hannak Krafcik Omni Rail by Angelo Scott2025 <img width="1170" height="635" width_o="1170" height_o="635" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/965ff284623124d43e8b4eddc3127933ff4c9970eb4d990d372eadde8e481c56/IMG_2646.jpg" data-mid="241537795" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/965ff284623124d43e8b4eddc3127933ff4c9970eb4d990d372eadde8e481c56/IMG_2646.jpg" /> Poppy People II: Downriver by Jared Maurice DanclerShaking the Tree Theater 2025 <img width="7952" height="5304" width_o="7952" height_o="5304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b5d30eff30abdfc8d28c805ac19565ec9cbf1b4565bb30acf312a11a196ebea/DSC01549.jpg" data-mid="241536589" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b5d30eff30abdfc8d28c805ac19565ec9cbf1b4565bb30acf312a11a196ebea/DSC01549.jpg" /> photography by Rick Liu Acceleration Music Video by Meeyan Punch2025 <img width="1556" height="648" width_o="1556" height_o="648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56cbbadcea002956e1c82939979d657850a09b2fcc51563fb2b035bd67543b4f/Screenshot-2025-11-07-at-10.34.49-PM.png" data-mid="240390087" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56cbbadcea002956e1c82939979d657850a09b2fcc51563fb2b035bd67543b4f/Screenshot-2025-11-07-at-10.34.49-PM.png" />Videography by Jordan Henline Movement Film directed&nbsp;Jules Davies (unreleased)2025 <img width="4160" height="6240" width_o="4160" height_o="6240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fffb5851cff895779b9aa708e574913ba9b46308614abf83d4142b2b2d61d2a8/DSCF1415.JPG" data-mid="236378508" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fffb5851cff895779b9aa708e574913ba9b46308614abf83d4142b2b2d61d2a8/DSCF1415.JPG" /> photography by Mackenzie Steele Home&nbsp; contents from sophia&nbsp; Email, &nbsp;Instagram https://sophiatweedahmad.com/Inseparables-1 Wed, 27 Dec 2023 23:50:52 +0000 sophia tweed ahmad https://sophiatweedahmad.com/Inseparables-1 sophia tweed ahmad movement &amp; vocals &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2023 Inseparables 2023 &nbsp;Inseparables is an interdisciplinary solo performance expressed through the body &amp; voice. This creation is rooted in dialogue with receiving knowledge through dreaming, contemplating her lineage of diasporic movement from pakistan &amp; ushering a resurgence of self-identification. Ritualized through a personal mantra, the voice bathes the public with the intent of catharsis &amp; communion. <img width="2446" height="2446" width_o="2446" height_o="2446" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e9154b52354eddbf27bb8010df8c5b626442fe1fdc0ca57059036790c220fdd/IMG_2938.jpg" data-mid="200998796" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e9154b52354eddbf27bb8010df8c5b626442fe1fdc0ca57059036790c220fdd/IMG_2938.jpg" />Choreoscope Festival, 2023 Mireia Pellicer This work was developed under the artistic mentorship of Ona Mestre and Olga Alvarez during the Post-gratudate program of Contemporary Dance and Creation at Area Dansa in Barcelona, ES.&nbsp; Inseparables, has been presented by Stripart Festival 2023, Choreoscope: Barcelona Dance Film Festival 2023 and as an upcoming exhibition and performance with La Pesta 2024. <img width="656" height="850" width_o="656" height_o="850" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4818d3355f58ba60a11c0d2d9a09044e380276a49c3aa5cdb29a9b0eea14e63f/Screenshot-2023-08-08-at-12.12.42-PM.png" data-mid="201796733" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/656/i/4818d3355f58ba60a11c0d2d9a09044e380276a49c3aa5cdb29a9b0eea14e63f/Screenshot-2023-08-08-at-12.12.42-PM.png" /><img width="800" height="786" width_o="800" height_o="786" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f42db0a3367fc23ffcbbfb717b92f5818586ad0810795d1e35721939a1f3980e/Screenshot-2023-08-08-at-12.12.49-PM.png" data-mid="201796735" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/f42db0a3367fc23ffcbbfb717b92f5818586ad0810795d1e35721939a1f3980e/Screenshot-2023-08-08-at-12.12.49-PM.png" />nunArt Guinardo, 2023 TRAILER<img width="750" height="662" width_o="750" height_o="662" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1d4ce6fef5cc839c6a29610c66a86657ed0645e97648adfa89d71fa27ac03f1/IMG_3779.jpeg" data-mid="208527534" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/a1d4ce6fef5cc839c6a29610c66a86657ed0645e97648adfa89d71fa27ac03f1/IMG_3779.jpeg" />La Pesta Inaugural Performance&nbsp; Espai Jove Boca NordMarch 2024 In 25 minutes she creates an ambiatic dreamscape ushering in her movement and sound rituals. <img width="1620" height="2160" width_o="1620" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/699220d8ba2402eefb8477b684c989aeb19520c18a380fe1402a3e5f67e33071/IMG_1881.jpeg" data-mid="201106670" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/699220d8ba2402eefb8477b684c989aeb19520c18a380fe1402a3e5f67e33071/IMG_1881.jpeg" /> Area Dansa, May 2023 &nbsp;“Té sana &nbsp; Té limpia&nbsp; Té ayuda &nbsp; Té da energia&nbsp; Té mezcla&nbsp; Té rescata &nbsp; Té cambia&nbsp; Té necesito&nbsp; Té quiero” &nbsp; &nbsp; - sophia tweed ahmadThis poem accompanies the work as a tribute to the vessels that live within her work.&nbsp; <img width="2443" height="1832" width_o="2443" height_o="1832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8793f5a3f57d2372e0aa7fde04c39b2e3d04382459f129e85bec9b46e32f3894/IMG_8620.jpeg" data-mid="201106686" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8793f5a3f57d2372e0aa7fde04c39b2e3d04382459f129e85bec9b46e32f3894/IMG_8620.jpeg" />The vessels that live in this work. Dive deeper into Sophia’s creation process: “Initially I was interested in creating a group piece. But I didn’t feel resourced to have an open call and as I had just moved to Barcelona, and everyone at my dance school was very busy focusing on their work and classes. Then I thought, it can be a duet! I began to work with a dancer, investigating and creating a duet. During winter break, I had time to reflect on the material and how I wanted to use my voice, I decided I needed to rehearse alone. As I began to rehearse alone, my voice began to take up space and I realized, that at this point it was a solo, one that I would push me to go deeper into myself and not hide. Deciding to make it a solo was a scary decision but it felt right. In the future I would like to create another piece based off of this work as an ensemble.”- sophia tweed ahmad&nbsp; &nbsp;may 2023[Critics have yet to comment on this work]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In October 2023, she began her residency at the Ateneu de Fabricació de Gràcia, where she laser cut this stamp in Urdu. The phrase represents a written record of the mantra she sings and grieves throughout the performance.&nbsp; <img width="1717" height="1178" width_o="1717" height_o="1178" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19ad0259429502b5c04f7ce8f113164085e487f81a699f2e60161e29f8ca2e09/IMG_1756.jpeg" data-mid="201429799" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19ad0259429502b5c04f7ce8f113164085e487f81a699f2e60161e29f8ca2e09/IMG_1756.jpeg" /> During her residency at @afabgracia, she collaborated with the Palestinian Designer, Laila Nabulsi to create a costume for Inseparables. The costume was used for her lastest performance at Choreoscope 2023.&nbsp; <img width="2790" height="2790" width_o="2790" height_o="2790" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed1eba8c8f14e694510ea42e29eb8da0a6c474945d8306dac4d5c7b97a89ebce/IMG_2957.jpg" data-mid="201416348" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed1eba8c8f14e694510ea42e29eb8da0a6c474945d8306dac4d5c7b97a89ebce/IMG_2957.jpg" />Choreoscope Festival, 2023Mireia Pellicer <img width="2373" height="2373" width_o="2373" height_o="2373" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4b7a3516a80ef26ffe1a5ae8d5d7ae9457df4fe69d7b9269424efebb03dbab8/IMG_3016.jpg" data-mid="200998789" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4b7a3516a80ef26ffe1a5ae8d5d7ae9457df4fe69d7b9269424efebb03dbab8/IMG_3016.jpg" />Choreoscope Festival, 2023Mireia PellicerSophia is now developing this work into an exhibition which she was invited to take part in by the Curator, Susana Alos, for the Exhibition La Pesta opening in March of 2024. She is continuing to rehearse and refine this work as she will be inagurating the exhibition with her performance, Inseparables, on March 7, 2024. Home Contents from Sophia Email, &nbsp;Instagram https://sophiatweedahmad.com/Soft-Acrobatics-2026 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:57:56 +0000 sophia tweed ahmad https://sophiatweedahmad.com/Soft-Acrobatics-2026 sophia tweed ahmad&nbsp; Atrium Movement july 2024 - present Soft Acrobatics Atrium Movement &nbsp; Weekly Thursdays //// 7-8:30pm May 3 //// Weekend Workshop 11-1pm May 17 //// Weekend Workshop 11-1In Soft Acrobatics, we integrate concepts and sequences inspired by Capoeira, Contemporary Dance &amp; Contact Improvisation.&nbsp;Expect a Juicy Warm-up with conditioning, inversions practice with wall support &amp; short movement sequences. Intended Benefits:&nbsp;~ Cultivating proprioception, balance &amp; agility&nbsp;~ Prioritizing the bodies intelligent cues~ Wrist Injury Prevention Exercises ~ Inversion Technique ~ Upper back flexibility ~ Lymphatic drainage Philosophy:&nbsp; ~ Play over perfection Home&nbsp; contents from sophia Email, &nbsp;Instagram