SOPHIE DOW
Sophie Dow
Treaty 1-born Sophie Dow is a multidisciplinary creative, inspired by dance, music, film, collaboration and Métis-Assiniboine + French/Ukrainian roots. An avid adventurer, Sophie exudes passions for busking, yoga and traveling on top of holding a degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from York University. Sophie presently fulfills roles as: a creative director of PECʼs Flight Festival, artistic associate of O.Dela Arts & Chimera Dance Theatre, musician with The Honeycomb Flyers, a licensed practitioner of Traditional Thai Massage, a trained facilitator & student of BreathWave, a freelance dancer/choreographer/sound designer and a puddle jumping trickster.
Dance Piece / Performance: journals of adoption
Description:
journals of adoption is a sifting and movement through 2 journals of origin: one text from Sophieʼs birth mother's pregnancy & process of offering her up; the other text from her own reflections, queries and ruminations as an adopted child.
Key Collaborators:
Sophie Dow - choreographer, performer, sound designer
Olivia C Davies - mentor, outside-eye
Andie Lloyd - lighting design
Kayla Sandormisky - stage manager
General Technical Requirements: Performance for Theatre
Lighting - basic house plot + side lighting
Sound - standard playback
Set - A boom or piece of metal in the upstage right leg, sturdy enough for an elastic fabric to be tied to with ~10 - 20 lbs of tension
Length of Performance: 15 min
Audience Type: General Audience, any age
Does the work require tech residency?: N/A
How many days/hours of on-site rehearsal do you require pre-performance?: 5
Number of Performers on Tour (including choreographer): 2
How do you define this work?: Contemporary Dance
Does your work include outreach / community engagement?: Yes - there is a 90 minute movement workshop available with this work, that requires an indoor space, open to all
Performance history of this project:
World Premiere: Matriarch Uprising Festival; February 2023; Vancouver BC
Next development & performance: Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival at Native Earth Performing Arts; November 2023; Toronto, ON
Project Availability: Spring 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025
Email: Sophie.c.d@hotmail.com
Website: sophiedow.com
Facebook: Sophie Dow
Located: Originally from Treaty 1 Territory: Winnipeg, Manitoba Currently residing on xwmǝθkwǝy̓ǝy̓ m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wx̱ ú7mesh (Squamish), and sǝlilwǝtaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) land - so-called Vancouver.
Photos: courtsey of the artist