PORDUM

PORDUM seeks movement beyond societal binaries through heels and contemporary dance fusion. This piece explores three different personas living within the artist’s body: MASCULINE, FEMININE, and PORDUM.

PORDUM is me. My spirit. Masculine, feminine, non-binary, queer. The sun. The moon. A butterfly. A constant death and rebirth. A co-existence of past, present, and future. Laughing while crying, crying while laughing. A space where memory, shame, power, joy, and grief collide. Unlabeled, uncontained, and unapologetically uncertain.

Embracing intersectionality through different lenses, PORDUM fuses contrasting dance styles, explores gender fluidity, and searches for a new path yet to be named.

Content Warnings: Nudity, distressing/violent sounds, sudden light changes, emotionally charged.

October 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM

We are thrilled to have Sofia at this year’s festival with a new work. Since we first programmed them for the digital CAMINOS in 2021 we have seen the growth and tenacity of this choreographer. They are daring, always original, and gorgeously captivating. When Sofia opened CAMINOS 2023, she set the bar for an entire festival.

Beatriz Pizano, Aluna Theatre Artistic Director

About the artist

Sofía Ontiveros

Sofía Ontiveros is a queer, Mexican dance artist and choreographer based in Tkaronto, Ontario. Sofía is a 2021 graduate from Toronto Metropolitan University ‘s The Creative School BFA Dance Program. The TMU faculty chose her for the Lipson Family Endowment Award for an Emerging Choreographer. Her most recent work Ojalá…, in collaboration with María Riaño was showcased as a work in progress at CAMINOS 2023 by Aluna Theatre, and as a finished work at The Citadel Dance Mix 2023 by The Citadel + Compagnie, co-produced with Fall for Dance North. 

As a performer, Sofía has worked with various artists/companies like Kelly Shaw, Justine Chambers, Kenny Pearl, Jera Wolfe, Bobbi Jene Smith, Or Schraiber, Kylie Thompson, Seanna Bailey, Zuri Skeete, Nina Li, Rose Harris, Proarte Danza, The Bentway, Aluna Theatre, Teatro Línea Sombra, and A Front Company. Additionally, Sofía has continued her commercial dance training. She trained every Sunday with Kode Red Academy during their 2023-2024 season, a performance and dance training company run by choreographer Jac Valiquette. Versatility and diverse training is deeply important to Sofía, as it expands and challenges her mind and body as both performer and creator. 

Sofía deeply enjoys creating in her life; cooking at home for loved ones, writing, dancing, acting, singing, playing the piano. She values curiosity and continuously learning new skills and knowledge. In her works, Sofía questions and explores social constructs, and how they play on individual or interpersonal relationships. Writing is important in her dance explorations, whether as pre-choreographic inspiration or as part of the movement. Merging and embodying texts in dance composition aids her in both research and personal growth/healing process. She is constantly left with important reflections post-choreographic research.