Intouch Workshop with sophia tweed ahmad

March 8th / 1:30-3:30pm / $20

Venmo: @Sophia-Ahmad-1

This movement class focuses on partner & trio guided tactile touch into solo improvisation. High emphasis on quality of touch, consent, verbal & non-verbal communication + community care. Inspired by the contemporary dance scene in Barcelona. 

sophia tweed ahmad 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.