Sofia Forero     

Program A: Thurs & Sat, April 25 & 27 | 7 PM

Sofía Forero was born and raised in Cali, Colombia. She studied at Joffrey Ballet School and graduated from The Ailey School with Honors. She founded The Heraclitus Project in 2018 and has presented her choreographic work and productions in renowned venues, including, Sony Music Hall, Dixon Place, Davenport Theater, Hudson Guild Theater, Union City PAC, Dance On The Lawn Festival, Hudson Valley Festival, Greenpoint Gallery. Her work has been commissioned by the American Swiss Ballet Company, Theatre Antoine Watteau in Paris, AVA Gallery, Spoke The Hub, Arts On Site, and Works On Water. Sofía is a GYROTONIC® Trainer, a Zena Rommett Floor-Barre® Certified Teacher, a Teaching Artist at Ballet Hispánico, YMCA, and Accent Dance Company, and has given lectures about "Creativity in Dance and Choreography" to the creative team of Snapchat in Silicon Valley. She is the author of the research book “Una Danza Para El Cambio Social'', after she developed a healing technique through movement and dance, in a local community of Colombia.

www.sofiaforero.com
@sofi.fore96  | @theheraclitusproject

Photo 1: Blaga Ditrow | Photo 2: Giuliana Piga