SOPHIATOU KOSSOKO

Sophiatou studied modern dance and ballet at the Doug Crutchfield Dance School in Copenhagen. She completed her training by doing workshops with teachers, artists, and choreographers from various dance backgrounds. She obtained her bachelor’s degree and continued her studies at the Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis.

Sophiatou founded the company IGI, its focus being to create, produce, and present artistic projects that combine dance with disciplines such as singing, music, theater, and visual arts, to explore the relationships between the world’s different cultures. IGI offers a range of educational activities on a regular basis in collaboration with institutions and artists. Sophiatou choreographed Tchouraï, a solo for Germaine Acogny.

The choreographer Olivier Dubois also invited her to create a piece, Allégorie, for Danswindow. One of her poems is being published in présences by le printemps des poètes.