Sophia Rodriguez

residency, NWNM

4×4: essential positions

In 4×4: essential positions, choreographer and dancer Sophia Rodriguez collaborates with Vivi Focquet. Their point of departure is a shared fascination with the inner workings of the body and how dance can express this interiority. They explore the connections between specific emotions and specific organs, and how the body can be turned inside out. The anatomical theatre is never far from view. What happens when these two vibrant, dancing bodies hijack a viewing apparatus originally meant for the dead and the scientific?