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Sofía Castro is a dancer and a choreographer based in Stockholm. She was born and raised in Sweden to Uruguayan parents. She has been connected to dance since early childhood, where she was training classical dance, ballet and theatre.

She has explored various dance styles while studying in several schools in Stockholm and at the Dance Institute of Havana, Cuba. Later, she settled in Seville where she delved into the Flamenco art form. Her training in diverse artistic expressions establishes the basis from which she builds her own expressive universe, introducing personal investigations and figures. Her career is guided by the exploration, collaboration and fusion of the different styles and boundaries of art.

The artistic practice and the cooperation projects in which she participates, bring out the relevance of the creative meeting between the different branches of art. Her work has been presented both on the traditional flamenco scene and the contemporary art scene.


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STUDIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2021

COURSE
TO CREATE AN ARTISTIC RESEARCH PROJECT
DANS OCH CIRKUSHÖGSKOLAN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2020-2019

SELECTED TO BE ONE OF SITE PRODUCTIONS
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

2020

COURSE
DOCUMENTARY FILM
SKEPPSHOLMENS FOLKHÖGSKOLA
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2019

COURSE
DANCE, MEDIA AND MEDIATION
DANS OCH CIRKUSHÖGSKOLAN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN


2019-2018

RESIDENCE (UNBOUNDED)
FACTORIA CULTURAL
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2018

COURSE
FLAMENCO CHOREOGRAPHY
(ADVANCED LEVEL)
FORMARTE FLAMENCO ACADEMY
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2017

COURSE
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
STDH
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2016

COURSE
SUMMER RESIDENCE (PULSO)
DANS OCH CIRKUSHÖGSKOLAN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2016

COURSE
TECHNIQUE AND CHOREOGRAPHY OF FLAMENCO ADVANCED LEVEL
FLAMENCO DANCE STUDIO
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2016

COURSE
FLAMENCO CHOREOGRAPHY ADVANCED LEVEL
FORMARTE FLAMENCO ACADEMY
SEVILLA, SPAIN

2015 

WORKSHOP
TECHNIQUE, IMPROVISATION AND COMPOSITION IN DISTINCTION TO FLAMENCO WITH JUAN CARLOS LÉRIDA
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2010-2009 

SPANISH DANCE AND BALLET
MATILDE CORAL DANCE CENTER
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2009-2008

FLAMENCO DANCE STUDIOS
MANUEL BETANZOS ACADEMY
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2008-2005

ANNUAL COURSES FROM BASIC TO ADVANCED DANCE
CRISTINA HEREEN FOUNDATION
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2003 

COURSE
AFRO-CUBAN DANCE AND RUMBA
HIGHER INSTITUTE OF ART OF HAVANA
LA HAVANA, CUBA

2002-2001

STUDIES OF CAPOEIRA, BALLET AND STREETDANCE DANSCENTER
SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM

2001-1999

BALLET, STREETDANCE AND JAZZ
BALLETAKADEMIN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

1993-1989

ART SCHOOL
THEATER
MINI TEATERN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

1995-1988

BALLET
ABF
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN


WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
(IMPARTED)

2019

WORKSHOP WITH HER PLATFORM UNBOUNDED
BETWEEN DANCE AND WORDS
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

2018

NATIONAL TOUR WITH PUL SO:
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
DANSENS HUS
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2018-2017

PROJECT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH:
PULSO- AN ONGOING PROJECT
LÄNSMUSIKEN, SWEDEN

2020-2014

ONCE A YEAR
VESTJYLLAND HOJSKOLE
VESTJYLLAND, DENMARK

2018-2011

CONTINUOUSLY GIVING WORKSHOPS
LA PENA EL DUENDE
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

2015

WORKSHOP
TRIANA
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

2012

WORKSHOP
THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
LA FIESTA DEL SOL
MÉRIDA, VENEZUELA

2008-2007

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
THE CRISTINA HEREEN FOUNDATION
SEVILLE, SPAIN



PERSONAL PROJECTS AND PRESENTATIONS
(SELECTION)

2021

INTERACCIÓN GRAVITACIONAL
COLLABORATION WITH ARIEL UGOLINO AND MARIA EMÍLIA PAROLA
SANTA LUCÍA DEL ESTE AND MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

2021-2019

PUL SO
SELECTED TO BE PART OF, AND TOUR WITH, DANS I STAN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2020

PREMIERE WITH GRAINS
DUNKERS KULTURHUS WITH THE SUPPORT OF MUSIKVERKET 
HELSINGBORG, SWEDEN


2020

FRAGMENT OF UPCOMING PRODUCTION
IMPURO PRESENTED AT SITE SPECIFIC FESTIVAL WORK NAME: CONTAGIO 
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2019

HER PLATFORM UNBOUNDED
PRESENTS CONFLUENCIA AT ALIAS TEATERN AND ANNA PETRINI AND SOFIA CASTRO AT STALLET
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2019

MELLAN RUMMEN
SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE
KISTA VÄRLDSMUSIK FESTIVALEN 
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2019

PUL SO
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

2018

PUL SO
NATIONAL TOUR WITH DANCENETSWEDEN
SWEDEN 

2018

PUL SO
SELECTED TO EXPO: SCENKONST
HELSINGBORG, SWEDEN

2018

BOREAL
PREMIER IN STALLET
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2018

MELLAN RUMMEN
PREMIER IN STALLET
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2018-2017

PULSO
SELECTED TO BE PART OF, AND TOUR WITH LÄNSMUSIKEN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2017

PULSO
PREMIER IN SÖDRATEATERN
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2016

UNBOUNDED
STARTS ITS PLATTFORM AT ALIAS THEATER
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2015

HAVSDAGG
PREMIER IN STALLET
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2014

UNO
PREMIER IN THE ALTERNATIVE BIENNIAL
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2014

CORRIENTE ALTERNA
PREMIER IN THE MUSEUM OF WINE
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

2013

PULSO
URBAN ART FOUNDATION
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2013

NO TE SALVES
PREMIER IN LA CAJA NEGRA
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2012

REGULAR PERFORMANCES IN EL DUENDE
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

2012

THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE SUN
MERIDA, VENEZUELA



PARTICIPATED IN PRODUCTIONS

2020

GLÄNTAN
SCENKONST SÖRMLAND
CHOREOGRAPHY BY LOTTA GARTHON 
ESKILSTUNA, SWEDEN

2017

DANCE OF THE YEAR (NOMINATED)
FOLKMUSIKGALAN,
HELSINGBORG, SWEDEN

2015

LA FAMILIA
DIRECTED BY AMERICA ZAVALA
CHOREOGRAPHY BY PALOMA MADRID 
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2015

TRONCO
INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL
UPPSALA, SWEDEN

2015

CANTABILE
BY SAFOURA SAFAVI IN STDH
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2015

HOW MANY BODIES DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE A REVOLUTION
BY PALOMA MADRID
DANSMUSEÉT
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2014

UNO
CO-PARTICIPATION KATERINA OPARYSHEVA (RUSSIA) AND CAROLINA PASTOR (FRANCE)
ARTISTIC DIRECTION BY URSULA LOPEZ
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2013

SANTAS DE ZURBARÁN PASSION AND DEVOTION
BY EVA LA YERBABUENA
SEVILLE, SPAIN

2013

MI INTIMO ESPACIO PÚBLICO
BY JAVIER ANDRADE
BARCELONA, SPAIN 

2012

DANS I LÄGENHET (DANCE IN THE APARTMENT)
BY PALOMA MADRID
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

2011

CARMEN
PRODUCTION BY PACO LÓPEZ
JEREZ, SPAIN 

2011

ANDRÉS MARÍN DANCE COMPANY
TOUR IN MONTENEGRO

2009

VERANOS DEL ALAMILLO
SEVILLE, SPAIN


PRESS

01.2020

DAGENS NYHETER

10.2018

DAGENS NYHETER

04.2017


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