Sophie Flannery Prune Vergères

Sophie is a Swiss native, born in San Francisco. As a winner of the competitive 3-year Swiss-Migros Cultural Scholarship (Migros Stipendium Kulturprozent Schweiz) she received her dance training at the school of the renowned Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier. This was followed by four seasons with the company between , where she performed various ballets to domestic and international touring. In 2014 she joined the Hessisches Staatsballett. She collaborated with numerous recognized choreographers. Her desire to work transdisciplinary is growing - she recently collaborated with; the Japanese artist Leiko Ikemura for a performative dance installation at the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Swedish Pop Artist Felin and the music producer Valgeir Sigurðsson on an artfilm “Agony in the mirror”. She is currently studying a Master in Art “Expanded Theater” at the University of the Arts in Bern and is a guest dancer at Konzert Theater Bern. Her interest is working within the film, acting, theater and dance field.