somebodies dance theater was founded by Gina Bolles Sorensen and Kyle Sorensen in Oregon in 2008. Today, somebodies dance theater enjoys a home base in San Diego, CA. The company enlists a new roster of collaborators for each project, including dancers, composers, and visual artists.
somebodies dance theater has presented work throughout San Diego as well as in national and international venues. The company has produced and co-produced full evening concerts in California, Washington, and Tijuana, Mexico, and has performed select repertory in festivals such as the WestWave Dance Festival (San Francisco), the Dance Gallery Festival (New York and Texas), the HATCH Presenting Series (New York), The BareFoot Collective’s Extension (Washington), the Emerge Dance Festival (San Diego), San Diego Dances, and the first ever San Diego Young Choreographers Prize, where somebodies dance theater’s creative team was awarded second place.
The company has been presented in venues including the Ailey Citigroup Theater, ODC Theater, Multiforo at the Instituto de Cultura de Baja California, SUSHI Visual and Performance Art, the Balboa Park Casa Del Prado Theatre, the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre, and The Vine: Mojalet’s Place for the Arts.
In addition to live solo, duet, and group performance work, somebodies has produced three dance films and has been screened in California, Oregon, and Washington. Their most recent dance film project, “Barcelona Barcelona,” was shot on location in Granada and Barcelona, Spain this year.
somebodies dance theater is a founding member of the trans-continental dance collective, TRANSForm, and a company-in-residence at the Academy of Performing Arts San Diego. The company has received commissions to set work from Sam Houston State University, the Academy of Performing Arts, and The PGK Project. Artistic Directors Gina Bolles Sorensen and Kyle Sorensen have conducted residencies and master classes at Sam Houston State University (Texas) and Southwestern College (California), as well as guest classes and full courses at the University of Oregon, the University of California San Diego, and San Diego State University.
Performances
somebodies dance theater has presented work throughout San Diego as well as in national and international venues. The company has produced and co-produced full evening concerts in California, Washington, and Tijuana, Mexico, and has performed select repertory in festivals such as the WestWave Dance Festival (San Francisco), the Dance Gallery Festival (New York and Texas), the HATCH Presenting Series (New York), The BareFoot Collective’s Extension (Washington), the Emerge Dance Festival (San Diego), San Diego Dances, and the first ever San Diego Young Choreographers Prize, where somebodies dance theater’s creative team was awarded second place.
The company has been presented in venues including the Ailey Citigroup Theater, ODC Theater, Multiforo at the Instituto de Cultura de Baja California, SUSHI Visual and Performance Art, the Balboa Park Casa Del Prado Theatre, the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre, and The Vine: Mojalet’s Place for the Arts.
In addition to live solo, duet, and group performance work, somebodies has produced three dance films and has been screened in California, Oregon, and Washington. Their most recent dance film project, “Barcelona Barcelona,” was shot on location in Granada and Barcelona, Spain this year.
Residencies and Relationships
somebodies dance theater is a founding member of the trans-continental dance collective, TRANSForm, and a company-in-residence at the Academy of Performing Arts San Diego. The company has received commissions to set work from Sam Houston State University, the Academy of Performing Arts, and The PGK Project. Artistic Directors Gina Bolles Sorensen and Kyle Sorensen have conducted residencies and master classes at Sam Houston State University (Texas) and Southwestern College (California), as well as guest classes and full courses at the University of Oregon, the University of California San Diego, and San Diego State University.
