Sontje Skabo 

Sontje Skabo is a contemporary dance artist currently based in Winnipeg, Canada. Originally from Europe, she trained extensively across Germany, France, Switzerland, and Italy before joining the School of Contemporary Dancers’ Senior Professional Program in partnership with the University of Winnipeg, where she is completing her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Dance.

Her professional experience spans international and Canadian collaborations with choreographers such as Stephanie Ballard, Jennifer Essex, Mehdi Farajpour, Andrea Pivatto, Gaile Hiley, and Casimiro Nhussi. Sontje has performed in renowned events and venues including the Multipla Dança Festival in São Paulo, the Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers’ Emerging Artist Initiative, and and ORIANTHEATRE’s SoundGraphy, created by Mehdi Farajpour and performed in Tampere.

Sontje’s choreography has been featured in productions like Fieldnotes from the Side of Nowhere and twenty-four, which toured Canadian Fringe Festivals including Vancouver, Winnipeg, Kingston, and Guelph.