Sophia New
Sophia New studied Philosophy and Literature with German at Sussex University (1993- 1997) and has an MA in Feminist Performance from Bristol University (1998). She is a co-founder of plan b with Daniel Belasco Rogers. Since 2002 they have made over 25 projects for different cities, festivals, and galleries. Their work is often site specific and includes performance, GPS, sound and video. She also has worked as a solo performer and video maker and had grants from Artsadmin, the Anglo German foundation in London and Isis Arts in Newcastle. She also works as an independent performer and has worked with Antonia Baehr, Penelope Wehrli, Petra Sabish, Gob Squad, and Forced Entertainment. She has taught on performance courses in Gloucester University, Aberystwyth University and Das Arts in Amsterdam, as well as giving a course on Urban Interventions with Daniel Belasco Rogers at the HafenCity University Hamburg. She regularly teaches Live Art and Performance with Siegmar Zacharias at Folkwang University for the Arts and in Bochum.
Sophia New studied Philosophy and Literature with German at Sussex University (1993- 1997) and has an MA in Feminist Performance from Bristol University (1998). She is a co-founder of plan b with Daniel Belasco Rogers. Since 2002 they have made over 25 projects for different cities, festivals, and galleries. Their work is often site specific and includes performance, GPS, sound and video. She also has worked as a solo performer and video maker and had grants from Artsadmin, the Anglo German foundation in London and Isis Arts in Newcastle. She also works as an independent performer and has worked with Antonia Baehr, Penelope Wehrli, Petra Sabish, Gob Squad, and Forced Entertainment. She has taught on performance courses in Gloucester University, Aberystwyth University and Das Arts in Amsterdam, as well as giving a course on Urban Interventions with Daniel Belasco Rogers at the HafenCity University Hamburg. She regularly teaches Live Art and Performance with Siegmar Zacharias at Folkwang University for the Arts and in Bochum.