Sophie Myrtil-McCourty (she/her) is the founder and president of Lotus Arts Management, one of the country’s premiere boutique dance agencies. For the past several years, Sophie has supported the professional development of award-winning dance companies such as A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, CONTRA-TIEMPO, Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group, and Seoul-based, Bereishit Dance Company through consistent domestic and international bookings. Most recently, she welcomed to her roster the critically acclaimed Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE and mesmerizing choreographer and performer, Shamel Pitts with his afrofuturistic arts collective, TRIBE.  

Sophie, a native of Paris, France, graduated from the ISIT, a translation and interpretation school, in the French, English and German languages. She then spent several years working as a freelance translator.  Sophie has always enjoyed the performing arts world, particularly dance, which she has practiced as an amateur for many years. Additionally, her sister, Marlène Myrtil,  is a dancer/choreographer in France and Martinique (French West Indies) and Sophie has frequently helped with her administrative work and international booking. In 1998, Sophie moved to NYC and started working for Marlies Yearby first as her personal assistant, then as the administrator of her dance company, Movin’ Spirits Dance Theater. In October 2000, she joined the staff of Pentacle as the Administrator of the Help Desk program. As she also enjoyed booking other artists on the side, Sophie was promoted to join the Pentacle booking department in July 2004. She became the Director of the Department in 2008, with a successful roster of six artists.  In 2014, she left Pentacle and founded Lotus Arts Management.

Sophie has served on several panels both nationally and internationally. In the US, she was on the committee of the 2015 Wassaic Festival; sat on the board of Tennessee Presenters; and was an Advisory Council Member of the Field Leadership Fund, which is based on the premise that advancements in diversity among leadership will lead to a more equitable arts sector in New York City and beyond. Most recently, Sophie was invited to participate in the Performing Arts Market Seoul program of Korea Arts Management Service; the Project NEXT program of the Korean Foundation for International Exchange; and Ottawa’s National Arts Centre’s Producers Gathering, where she shared her expertise in the booking field. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Dance/USA.