Sophie Allen

SOPHIE ALLEN is a Chicago-based dance artist who pushes playfulness, nuance and rigor to the forefront of her creative endeavors. Her choreography has been recently commissioned/presented by COMMON conservatory, Detroit Dance Exchange and Going Dutch Festival/Side Street Studio Arts. She has had the pleasure performing works by Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape, Katlin Michael Bourgeois, Rigo Saura, Ayako Takahashi, Shannon Gillen/Laja Field/Martin Durov, Sandra Torijano and Meredith Monk among others; and is thrilled to join Niko8 for the company’s inaugural season. Sophie holds a BFA in Dance and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from the University of Michigan.