five two dance company at the Christ Church Neighborhood House

Overview

five two dance company is a New York based, woman-led collective that shares highly physical movement. We are thrilled to present an evening of contemporary dance at Neighborhood House in Old City Philadelphia, showcasing three works centered around themes of relationships, humanity, identity, and vulnerability.

Featuring six emerging performance artists, our work strives to unearth deeper understandings of physical and emotional intersubjectivity. five two’s movement practice draws on the human experience balancing strength, individualism, and tension with softness, symbiosis, and malleability.

About the Artist

New York City and Philadelphia based dance artists, Olivia Passarelli and Sophie Gray-Gaillard, began collaborating in 2021 to form five two dance company. Olivia received her BFA in Dance from Montclair State University, and Sophie graduated with a double major in Neuroscience and Dance from Swarthmore College. five twos work has been featured in both the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Steffi Nossen Dance Showcases, KoDaFe International Dance Festival, American Dance Guild Performance Festival, and in various showcases at The Mark O'Donnell Theater, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Mark Morris Dance Center, Tufts University, Briggs Opera House, the Emelin Theater, Peridances KNJ Theater, Arts on Site, Triskelion Arts, KYL/Ds Dance Center, Dixon Place, Green Space, i KADA Dance Center, and Balance Arts Center. five two was awarded the Directors Choice Award at the Spring for Spring Dance Festival in Metuchen, NJ and was selected to be a part of the SharedSpace Program at Mark Morris Dance Group in 2023 and 2024. The company has taught master classes across the East Coast, including at Swarthmore College. Most recently, five two dance company was in residence at the Dragons Egg in Ledyard, Connecticut.