Yusha Sorzano

Yusha Sorzano 

Yusha-Marie Sorzano is an Afro-Caribbean immigrant hailing from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. She is a relentless, dynamic performing artist, choreographer, educator and leader who has worked in concert dance, theater, opera, television, and film. Having performed in 8 renowned concert dance companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Sorzano’s work builds bridges among a multitude of cultural identities, dance forms, and styles to celebrate and reveal the universality of dance as communion. Her choreography is a weapon of resistance, a way to reconcile and champion the full spectrum of her identity. Sorzano’s choreographic works have tackled social justice, feminine identity, and the intersectional experiences of Deaf minorities, as she is hard of hearing herself. She has collaborated with creative leaders in the arts, including Bobby Diggs a.k.a RZA, Matthew Rushing, Ari Afsar, Jermaine Spivey, Spenser Theberge, and Lauren Gunderson, and she is the recipient of fellowships at The Watermill Center, Jerome Robbins Dance Division at NYPL, and YoungArts. Ms. Sorzano currently serves as Co-Artistic Director of Zeitgeist Dance Theatre.