Sofia Camacho is a choreographer, performer, educator and artistic director born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. She trained in classical and contemporary dance at the Ballet de Cámara de Jalisco and the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. Professionally, she has performed as a dancer with the Ballet de Jalisco, under the direction of Dariusz Blajer, and the Coastal City Ballet in Canada, under the direction of Li Yaming. She is the founder and artistic director of Faze, a youth company and high-performance training and creation program developed on her own initiative.
As a choreographer, she has created original works for prominent national and international companies and professional schools. Umbra for the Compañía Nacional de Danza de México, which premiered at the Palacio de Bellas Artes; Antes de que el tecolote llanero comience a chiflar, inspired by the work of artist Abraham Cruzvillegas for Arte Abierto Baja California Sur; and Habitum Fatum as well as a restaging of Abilis for the Ballet de Jalisco, premiering at the Teatro Degollado and touring various festivals. For Ballets de San Juan in Puerto Rico, she created Siccus and Motus Traba for their choreographic laboratory gala at Bellas Artes; Abilis and Vaivén for Escuela Ballet Prover in Córdoba, Veracruz; Dimitta for Prover Pro; Filamento for the men’s program at the Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey; Circular for UNAM’s youth dance company (DAJU); The Tapestry We Chose to Ignore for the Boston Dance Theater trainees; and Kshama and Corpus Map for her own company, Faze.
She has conducted creative residencies and masterclasses for numerous classical and contemporary dance institutions internationally. Her works have been featured in major festivals and galas, including the Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea Lila López, the Córdoba International Dance Festival, YGP Mexico, Festival Internacional de Danza and the Circuito Cervantino. She currently works as an independent choreographer.
