Sofí Gudiño

Artist

Sofí Gudiño is a dance artist and founder of Inamorata Dance Collective. Raised in flamenco and established in contemporary dance, Sofí’s work is marked by emotional intensity and choreographic risk. In Spain, Gudiño has studied flamenco with Úrsula López, Alicia Márquez, Pastora Galván, Patricia Guerrero, and Ramón Martínez. As a choreographer, Gudiño has enjoyed residencies at The Toronto Dance Theatre, The Chimera Project Company B Lab, and currently at Dancemakers. Choreographic premieres include Nuit Blanche, Pride, New Blue Dance Festival, and with the award nominated piece, Picaza, in Toronto Fringe.

Luke also attained a BDes in Digital Futures from OCAD U, where he received the Dr. Eugene A. Poggetto, and Dorothy Hoover awards. As a maker in new media, Luke investigates digitally translating the body and movement; this research includes developing Ephemeral, an app based augmented reality (AR) dance performance, creating Wounded Woods, an AR and photography exhibition with collaborator Jeremy Mimnagh funded by Canada’s 150, and making In Shift, a motion capture and VR installation ­– featured at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, the Orillia Opera House, and the 2019 d:mic/fac. Most recently, Luke designed and developed a geofenced and site specific AR project, You are swimming here, in collaboration with adelheid for Toronto’s Harbourfront Center campus. Luke has also been a guest lecturer at OCAD U, the Transart Institute, and given community workshops through Arts Etobicoke on AR in the context of art, archives, and activism.