Sophia Makarenko

Sophia grew up on Bowen Island, BC, Canada and is currently based in Vancouver, BC. From the age of four to fifteen she took classes and trained at dance schools throughout Vancouver. In the summer of 2019, she attended the Batsheva Summer Intensive in Tel Aviv. That same year she joined Arts Umbrella under the direction of Artemis Gordon. Sophia graduated from Arts Umbrella’s Post-Secondary Program and participated in the Ballet BC Annex which is under the direction of Medhi Walerski. She has had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Medhi Walerski, Fernando Magadan, Doug Letheren, Aszure Barton, Ethan Colangelo, and Micaela Taylor. She has also performed works by Sharon Eyal, Marco Goecke, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, William Forsythe and many more.