EM PAPINEAU + SOFIA ENGELMAN // dance and performance
Image Description: Em Papineau stands in the foreground of the image. Em is wearing a mesh black, elbow-length shirt under a black velvet ribbed dress. Em's hair is placed on top of Em's head with a coral-coloured hair clip. Em is looking to the right as Em's right arm is outstretched holding a fist, and Em's left arm is holding Em's chin. Photo by Kathryn Butler
Image Description: Sofia Engelman stands in the foreground of the image. Sofia is wearing a black, long-sleeve turtle neck top. Sofia's dark brown hair is tied back. Sofia's hands are clasped together at sternum level and Sofia is mid-lip flutter. Sofia's focus is to the left of the image. Photo by Kathryn Butler
Upcoming
Past
2025
Sunday, May 4 and Monday, May 5
Amelia Heintzelman: Comedy Pilates
(Guest Performers)
Center for Performance Research
Brooklyn, NY
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Thursday, May 8
train (in-progress premiere)
EstroGenius at Judson Church
New York, NY
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2024
October 1-31
Leimay Foundation Incubator Residency
Brooklyn, NY
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Saturday, September 14
​*New Work Draft*
Jaeeun Lee's House Party (undisclosed location)
New York, NY
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Thursday, September 5 + Saturday, September 7
ATTENTION: once again (new 5-min duet)
New York, NY
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Saturday, June 8
If so, was it good? (with Delaney McDonough + Lindsey Jennings)
Center for Performance Research
Brooklyn, NY
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Friday, April 12 + Saturday, April 13
Sofia performs in work by David Appel
Queens, NY
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Saturday, March 9
If so, was it good? (with Lindsey Jennings)
shared bill alongside Angie Hauser & Chloe London and Jenna Riegel
School for Contemporary Dance & Thought
Northampton, MA
*Also, taught a community workshop and set work on 26 teen dancers of SCDT's Hatchery company.
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Sunday, February 11
Em performs BEAR by Claudia-Lynn Rightmire and Simon Thomas-Train
Queens, NY
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2023
Tuesday, October 17th
till Death and a Day (in process)
Brooklyn, NY
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Thursday, September 28th
till Death and a Day (in process) and
If so, was it good? (with Delaney McDonough + Lindsey Jennings)
New York, NY
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Thursday, July 27th and Friday, July 28th
GRIEF CAROUSEL // revival
Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center (280 Broadway)
New York, NY
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June 12th-25th
Monira Foundation Performance Residency
Mana Contemporary
Jersey City, NJ
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Sunday, April 9th + Wednesday, April 12th
If so, was it good?
a new work w/ Delaney McDonough + Lindsey Jennings
?!:New Works! Festival (formerly The Exponential Festival)
The Brick Theater
Brooklyn, NY
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January 26th-28th
GRIEF CAROUSEL // revival
Salem State University Dance Film Festival
Sophia Gordon Center for the Performing Arts and on Vimeo
Salem, MA and online
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2022
Sunday, November 13th
Sofia speaking on 9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering Panel
WeisAcres
New York, NY
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October 31st-November 4th
Residency and Guest Teaching
Bar Harbor, ME
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Aug 21st - Sep 4th
Rootstock Residency
Horton Bay, MI
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Aug 14th-18th
Monira Foundation Performance Residency
Mana Contemporary
Jersey City, NJ
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July 3rd - 9th
Sky Hill Farm Studio Residency
New Woodstock, NY
*Friday, July 8th class and open rehearsal
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Friday, June 17th
work in progress (performance)
BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
Bronx, NY
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Sunday, June 5th
work in progress (performance)
Brooklyn, NY
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Sunday, May 15th
work in progress (performance)
freeskewl OUTSIDE // Performance
Brooklyn, NY
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Sunday, May 1st
work in progress (performance)
New York, NY
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Saturday, March 26th
work in progress (performance)
BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
Bronx, NY
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Friday, January 21st
Arts On Site Performance
alongside ChristinaNoel and The Creature
New York, NY
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2021
Friday, October 22nd
GRIEF CAROUSEL (in-progress, collaboration with Albert Mathias)
MOtiVE Brooklyn Gala at The DUMBO Archway
Brooklyn, NY
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Sunday, October 17th
GRIEF CAROUSEL (in-progress, collaboration with Albert Mathias)
plus works by Jasmine Hearn, Jessie Young, and Anh Vo
freeskewl OUTSIDE // Performance
Brooklyn, NY
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Thursday, July 1 - Saturday, July 31
ORIGIN | SOURCE
screendance and interview available for streaming via
Proteo Media's Post/Future Festival
(Virtual)
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Saturday, July 23
GRIEF CAROUSEL (early draft)
Festival of Us
Cambridge, MA
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2020
Saturday, December 19
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water)
On The House
freeskewl Teaching Artists Performance
(Virtual)
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Tuesday, November 10
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water)
Open Performance
(Virtual)
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Wednesday, October 28
POP-UP Practice (class)
(Virtual)
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Thursday, October 29
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water)
Virtual International Arts Festival
Mark DeGarmo Dance Virtual Salon Performance Series
(Virtual)
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Saturday, September 5
Sweet Relish (screendance)
Queer Spectra
Salt Lake City, UT
*online due to COVID-19
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Thursday, June 18
INSTANT SAVIORS (how stars are made//revival) (excerpt)
Dancing Queerly
OBERON
Cambridge, MA
*cancelled due to COVID-19
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Sunday, May 31
INSTANT SAVIORS (how stars are made//revival) (excerpt)
DRESSED|UNDRESSED
The Floor on Atlantic
Brooklyn, NY
*cancelled due to COVID-19
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Friday, March 27
INSTANT SAVIORS (how stars are made//revival) (excerpt)
Tufts University
Medford, MA
*cancelled due to COVID-19
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Monday, March 16
Choreography Workshop (aMasSSIT Mentoring Lab)
The Dance Complex
Cambridge, MA
*cancelled due to COVID-19
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Friday + Saturday, February 28 + 29
INSTANT SAVIORS (how stars are made//revival)
SCDT Artists in Residence Performance
School for Contemporary Dance and Thought
Northampton, MA
**this performance is supported in part by a grant from the Northampton Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency
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January 17, 18, 24 + 31
INSTANT SAVIORS (how stars are made//revival)
CATALYSTS Performances
Cambridge, MA
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2019
Thursday, December 26-Tuesday, December 31
Rehearsals, Workshops, and Showings at Winter Wonder Dance Festival
Cambridge, MA
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Saturday, November 9
INSTANT SAVIORS (how stars are made//revival) + a group score
FeedBackLoops (performances with Kathleen Hermesdorf and dancers)
School for Contemporary Dance and Thought
Northampton, MA
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Saturday-Sunday, September 14-15
Ten Tiny Dances
Cambridge, MA
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Saturday, August 24
10Forward/The Root Cellar
Greenfield, MA
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Friday, July 12
Preparations for Being Our Best Selves
DIVE!
Easthampton, MA
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Friday + Saturday, June 28 + 29
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water)
The Dance Complex
Cambridge, MA
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Saturday, June 29
Dance Curious Class
(a sampler w/ Em + Sof plus hip hop, vogue, and ballet)
The Dance Complex
Cambridge, MA
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Saturday, June 29
Dancing & Speaking Queerly: A Community Conversation
The Dance Complex
Cambridge, MA
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​Sunday, June 23
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water) and Preparations for Being Our Best Selves
Festival of Us, You, We & Them
The Dance Complex
Cambridge, MA
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Thursday + Saturday, April 25 + 27
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water)
Providence Movement Festival
AS220
Providence, RI
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Thursday-Saturday, April 11-13
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water)
Senior Dance Concert
Smith College's Hallie Flanagan Theater
Northampton, MA
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Saturday, April 6
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water)
HUT XXIII
School for Contemporary Dance and Thought
Northampton, MA
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Saturday, April 6
Contemporary Lab (master class)
School for Contemporary Dance and Thought
Northampton, MA​
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​Saturday + Sunday, March 23 + 24
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water)
Women in Motion at EstroGenius Festival, curated by Katy Pyle
Kraine Theater
New York, NY
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Friday, February 15
Preparations for Being Our Best Selves: an installation
SCDT Gala Fundraiser Celebration
School for Contemporary Dance and Thought/Studio 4
Northampton, MA
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​Tuesday, January 8
INSTANT SAVIORS (just add water)
FRESH Festival: RIPE [raw + intimate performance experiments]
Project Artaud's Space 124
San Francisco, CA
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2018
Thursday-Saturday, November 29-December 1
I Don't Know - It Does a duet choreographed by Michael Figueroa
All By Myself, an evening by Ruckus Dance
Arts at the Armory
Somerville, MA
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Monday, October 8
Things That Are: for two
Movement Research at the Judson Church
New York, NY
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Friday, June 8
Where the air is light and clear
National College Dance Festival
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
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Sunday, March 18
Moving Target Portland (master class)
The Living Room
Portland, ME
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Saturday, March 17
Where the air is light and clear
Artist-in-Residence Showing
The Living Room
Portland, ME
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Friday, March 16
Trash Hats
Kaleidoscope: An Evening of Performance
The Living Room
Portland, ME
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Friday, March 9
Where the air is light and clear and Trash Hats
Fresh Dance Fridays
Green Street Studios
Cambridge, MA
2025​​
Thursday, August 21 + Friday, August 22
train (full-length premiere)
THAT SHOW (long form) at Judson Church
New York, NY
Time and tix TBA!