An ongoing collaboration with artist, Bex Kwan. When we first met in 2015, we were finding ourselves in situations of surreal overlapping identity where our housemates were confusing us with each other. It was both absurd and surprised neither of us. Our work always circles back to these questions: how can people like us—queer, gender non-conforming, East Asian people—build power with each other if we are seen as identical? How do our persons stretch to be at once threatening (especially in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic), harmless (especially in comparison to Black people), and interchangeable (especially in media)? How do we shoulder the perpetual foreignness that we are assigned while managing the distance that we feel from our own cultural and ancestral roots? Our process weaves dreamscapes from shadow puppetry, archival audio, and comedy to unearth the absurdity and revelation of our sameness. More info at soandbex.com.
New York, NY
2018 - Present
A union - in collaboration with Vanessa Cuervo, coco cafe, So Mak, GB Kim, Tiffany Fung with Cleo Barnett, Katie Beeton, Elizabeth Kipp-Giusti, Gabe Gordon (with Pato Hebert), crystal marich, Samira Musa, Isaque Ribiero, Ivonne Villalon, Lauren Winnenberg and guests
Anté/Bodies Performance Series (In Site Arts Politics Final Exhibition)
NYU Kimmel Galleries Windows, New York NY
2016
Special Thanks to Karen Finley, Pamela Tinnen, Adonis Volanakis, Arts Politics Faculty and Staff, NYU Kimmel Center Staff
Photo credit: Dylan Kenseth
A dance collaboration with Ciara Clements. The Birds and the Beasts investigates the posturing and performance of genders, sexualities, courtship, and power. Ciara and Sophia explored animal movements, rage, romance narratives, and deep vulnerabilities.
5th Dimension, Baltimore MD
music: FRKS
2014
An immersive, non-linear play, in which two floors of an unoccupied office building were transformed into a labyrinth of 22 richly installed environments and dynamic performances unearthing emotions for which we have no words.
Transmodern Festival, Baltimore, MD
2013
photo credit: Valerie Paulsgrove