Andrea Soto, raised in Juarez, is a first-generation Mexican American performer and movement artist whose craft lives in a duality from being a border child, “no soy de aquí, ni soy de allá,” as Chavela Vargas sings. She believes in the body as our truth system.
Her work spans over choreography, performance art and physical theater, and has been shared in Los Angeles and New York. Her pieces live as poetic ecosystems rooted in non-hierarchical systems of making and being and explore the boundaries of human impulses and presence. A graduate from California Institute of the Arts, she is the recipient of the 2024 Barbara Ensley Award on behalf of the Merce Cunningham Trust. Her performances span national and international platforms, and she continues to work as a dancer, performer, and movement director across Los Angeles, New York and London.
Instagram: @ansotomr
Back to LiftOff Creative and Project Development Residency
ankita sharma, photo by Deming Haines
“The festival was such a wonderfully supportive community of artists to perform amongst and a generous audience as well. The performances were inspiring and exceptionally well-run, which I appreciated.”
– ankita sharma
New Dance Alliance
182 Duane Street
New York, NY 10013
(646) 510-1824
All venues are wheelchair accessible.
