SOPHIA RABINOVITZ
Founder & Artistic Director

Sophia Rabinovitz is the Founder and Artistic Director of Artivism Dance Theatre and the owner of Artivism Studio. She believes in the power of movement to create positive change both internally and externally and her work has brought her around the world training, creating, and collaborating. She holds a BFA in Dance and a BA in Anthropology from Temple University along with her Masters in Dance Cultures from the University of Surrey. Coinciding with her love of dance and activism is her love of holistic wellness practices. Sophia is a Personal Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine, a Yoga Alliance certified instructor, and trained with the Center for Mind Body Medicine. Over the last ten years she has performed and taught in Philadelphia, New York, Italy, the United Kingdom, Senegal, Nigeria, and now New Orleans. Her experience in such a wide variety of arts communities and education systems has informed her approach to creating art, fostering community, and teaching young people. In the field of education, Sophia works as a Teaching Artist with Young Audiences of Louisiana’s chapter of the Wolftrap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts and with the New Orleans Youth Alliance Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality as a Trainer and External Assessor. She strives to make Artivism a safe space where people of all walks of life can connect to the artistry that is dance.