Sofia Dias
Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz are a duo of independent dancers and choreographers. They began collaborating in 2006 on the research and creation of performances that have since been presented in over 17 countries. In their works words, voice, sound and objects become the focus of their research: thus throwing another light on the connection between movement and gesture. In 2011 they’ve been awarded the Prix Jardin d’Europe for their performance “A gesture that is nothing but a threat” that questions the hierarchy between words and movement. They have been invited to collaborate with different artists such as Catarina Dias, visual artist and long time collaborator, Lara Torres, Marco Martins, Clara Andermatt, Mark Tompkins and since 2014 they’ve been performing “Antony and Cleopatra” by Tiago Rodrigues and “Sopro” (2017) by the same director. They teach regularly workshops and classes and have been organising residencies and reflection groups for artists in different contexts. They were invited to make the curatorship for the second edition of PACAP – Advanced Program of Creation in Performing Arts, Forum Dança (2018/2019).
