SOFIA ENGELMAN & EM PAPINEAU
Sofia Engelman + Em Papineau are life partners and choreographic collaborators whose current research focuses on structural transparency (in performance and institutions alike), queering, and archiving. Their first collaborative project was presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts while they were students at Smith College. Since then, they have held choreographic residencies at The Living Room, Ponderosa, The Dance Complex, MOtiVE Brooklyn, and School for Contemporary Dance & Thought. In addition to presenting their work at these spaces, Sofia + Em have performed at festivals including FRESH Festival, EstroGenius Festival, AS220's Providence Movement Festival, Queer Spectra, Post/Future Performance Festival, and Dancing Queerly, as well as Judson Church, Green Street Studios, and 10 Forward. Their work has been supported by NEFA, NYFA, and Northampton Arts Council and performance credits include projects by Kathleen Hermesdorf, Tyler Rai, Michael Figueroa, and Alice Gosti. Sofia + Em are co-directors of freeskewl, an experimental platform for pedagogy, performance, and conversation.
Photo: Derek Fowles