Zoe Klein

Zoë Klein is an acrobatic dancer, performing and visual artist and light designer in the Bay Area. She makes work as an indigenous international adopted person, born in Colombia and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated Hampshire College with a degree in Dance & Culture and Lighting Design. In 2005 she co-founded Paradizo Dance with David Paris and since toured 28 countries over 6 continents. She won multiple 1st place cabaret dance awards, was seen on So You Think You Can Dance, and was a top Finalist on America’s Got Talent in 2009. She created 22 different choreographies, self produced 2 full evening productions, curated acrobatic dance showcases of emerging NYC artists, led acrobatic dance workshops for thousands of people worldwide and became a leader in the international latin dance performance community. In 2010 she relocated to San Francisco and graduated from the Circus Center professional acrobatics training program under Master Lu Yi. After a non-stop career in the NYC entertainment industry, Zoë sought to reconnect with contemporary, site specific, community dance projects. She has 5 years with Kim Epifano, 4 years with Ramon Alayo, 1 year with Rosy Simas, as well as Zaccho Dance Theater and Dancing Earth. Zoë’s was presented in 2013 & 2015 SF Salsa Convention, 2014 Trolley Dances, 2016 D.I.R.T festival, CounterPulse 2016 ARC:Edge residency, and FLACC 2016 and 2017 festival. In March 2017 Zoë was invited to lecture at an indigenous contemporary choreographers festival at the Ordway Theater curated by Rosy Simas in Minnesota. Zoe mentored San Francisco artists as CounterPulse Producing Director 2013-2017.