Sophia Treanor
Sophia Treanor is a director, performer, and educator. She worked with Mary Overlie as a student, assistant, and dancer throughout the United States, Europe, and China from 2011 until Overlie’s death in June of 2020. Sophia was Overlie’s improvisation and research partner in performance and practice, and had the honor of performing Overlie’s choreography as a soloist. Sophia directs the Six Viewpoints Legacy Planning Committee as well as the Mary Overlie Artist Estate. Sophia’s live performance work has been seen in private and public spaces, theaters, and galleries across New York City. She is currently teaching at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and co-curating the Harold Clurman Center for New Works in Movement and Dance Theater. Sophia yearns to listen to and illuminate the infinite exchange between environment, perception, and consciousness.