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SOPHIA ODDI is a Los Angeles-based choreographer whose narrative dance theater work aims to expand awe and empathy to remind us of our profound interconnectedness; to land, and to one another. Sophia graduated with the inaugural class of the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance in 2019 under the direction of Jodie Gates and William Forsythe. She has since performed with Sorzano Dance Works at Jacob’s Pillow, TU Dance, Yusha-Marie Sorzano and RZA’s A Ballet Through Mud at the Los Angeles Theater, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre, and Ishida Dance Company.

Sophia has presented her work at Highways Performance Center, Central Washington University, the WOODWORKS Residency, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts for the Pacific Symphony’s Otello, and contributed as assistant-choreographer and dancer for Smurfs (2025).

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