Sofia Nappi is a choreographer and the artistic director of KOMOCO, a contemporary dance company based in Italy and active internationally, which she co-founded together with her first muses, Adriano Popolo Rubbio and Paolo Piancastelli. From the very beginning, Sofia’s early creations with KOMOCO won prestigious awards: the Partner Introdans Award (Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition 2021), and the 1st Prize, the Critics’ Prize, and the Production Prize at the 35th International Choreography Competition Hannover, awarded by the Tanja Liedtke Foundation and Marco Goecke (2021).

Currently, KOMOCO’s works choreographed by Sofia are presented in Italy and on international tours across Europe, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Serbia, hosted by renowned institutions and international festivals. As an independent choreographer, Sofia also creates new works for internationally recognized dance companies and theaters, including Nederlands Dans Theater 2, Leipzig Ballet, Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Ballet BC, Göteborg Opera, National Theatre Mannheim, Staatsoper Hannover, and Scottish Dance Theatre.

In parallel, Sofia Nappi’s work extends to research and professional training at an international level, in close collaboration with the dancers of KOMOCO. Since 2022, she has been organizing the biannual company workshop “Komoco Intensive” in Florence, welcoming professional dancers from all over the world. Sofia graduated from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York; her training has also been significantly influenced by her close connection with the Hofesh Shechter Dance Company and her study of Gaga, the movement language developed by renowned choreographer Ohad Naharin.