The Company
A diverse group of artists dedicated to creating socially relevant, thought-provoking and moving experiences through dance, immersive performance, and film.
Under the direction of Sophia Stoller, Iris Company is a diverse group of artists dedicated to creating socially relevant, thought-provoking, and moving experiences through dance, immersive performance, and film. The company aims to ignite a questioning of ineffective social norms and empower audiences through artistic experiences, twisting together psychologically driven ideas with sensory-stimulating fusion of contemporary dance, theater, film and video design, and music.
Founded in 2016 in Los Angeles, the company had an exciting launch year, creating a large-scale immersive dance-theater performance, The Other Side, which had its world premiere and a sold-out run in May 2017 and was called "nothing short of breathtaking" by immersive media outlet No Proscenium. Over the next few years, Iris presented an evening-length immersive performance titled BOUQUET at Basic Flowers in Downtown LA, and a co-production with the Contemporary Choral Collective of Los Angeles at Mimoda Studio called Breath & Body, featuring collaborations between choreographers and composers from the two companies.
Iris Company has additionally performed at community events and venues such as LA Phil's Noon to Midnight at Walt Disney Concert Hall (in collaboration with Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra), Lummis Day Festival, the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, Los Angeles Dance Festival, and Highways Performance Space. Iris Company's film, Screaming Shapes, was an official selection for the Oklahoma Dance Film Festival, In/Motion Chicago's International Dance Film Festival, and Jacksonville Dance Film Festival, and was a semifinalist in Dance Camera West.
In 2024, Sophia Stoller and Iris Company relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area to begin a new chapter for the company. After spending a few years focusing on research and development, Iris had its San Francisco debut with The Still Point at SOMArts in 2026. The Still Point marked Iris Company's return to large-scale, multi-room immersive experiences. No Proscenium called it "a visual spectacle that melded space, projection, sound, and performance." Iris Company is focusing on building roots and collaborations in the Bay Area and will be presenting new work in San Jose at the SpARC Dance Festival in fall 2026.
