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Anna Sophia Bonnema b. 14/12/1959 in Leidschendam, The Netherlands. Singer/writer/performer/theatre-maker and actress.

From 1982 to 1986 Anna Sophia Bonnema studied at the theatre school in Amsterdam. She staged several plays and also wrote a great many, including “Tegenmaat” for L&O Amsterdam and “De bomen het bos”, staged with the Nieuw West Theatre Company. Since 1995 she has worked with Hans Petter Dahl in the constellations Love & Orgasm, L & O Amsterdam and MaisonDahlBonnema. They have created several pieces including the love show “Tantra & Western” (1995), “What have you done with my poem? – Sing Dance #1” (1996), “Made in Heaven – Sing-Dance #2” (1997), “Tegenmaat” (1998), Attention – Sing-Dance #3” (1998) and the multidisciplinary performance “Post coïtum omne animal triste est” (1999), with a different improvising dancer every night. For these projects they worked with artists from several disciplines such as Liza May Post (visual artist), Øyvind Berg (writer), Tom Jansen (actor) and improvising dancers including David Zambrano, Laurie Booth, Eva Maria Keller and Michael Schumacher. As a duo, they created the performances “Nieuw Werk” (2001) and “Shoes and Bags” (2003). The latter was made on the occasion of the opening of their virtual concept house MaisonDahlBonnema. In 2005, they made “Not The Real Thing” together with Robert Steijn (as a performing dramaturge.) For their pop-opera trilogy, “The Ballad of Ricky and Ronny – a Pop Opera” (2007), “Ricky and Ronny and Hundred stars – A Sado-Country Opera” (2010) and “Analysis – The Whole Song” (2011) Anna Sophia Bonnema wrote the librettos. She also wrote the text for the two last MaisonDahlBonnema performances "The Moon' (2016) and 'Yoga for Theatres a galactic song-situation' (2019). In addition to developing the concept and the material, she also plays in her own performances. Working with Needcompany: Needcompany’s “King Lear” (2000) was Anna Sophia Bonnema’s first production with Needcompany(B). Since then she has appeared in “Images of Affection” (2002), “Goldfish Game” (feature film 2002), Isabella’s Room, which premiered in Avignon in 2004, “The Lobster Shop” (2006), “The Deer House” (2008), “Caligula” (Burgtheater, Wien 2012), “Marketplace 76” (2012), many Needlapbs and “The House of Our Fathers”, “Just for Bozen Bolzano”, “The Time between two mistakes” and in the latest performance “The Blind Poet” . In “No Comment” (2003) she replaced Carlotta Sagna. She has written several texts for Needcompany pieces, including texts for “All Tomorrow’s Parties”, the Needlapbs and several songs plus 'The Liar’s Monologue' for “Isabella’s room” (2004). With all these performances Anna Sophia Bonnema has been touring all over the world extensively.

Anna Sophia Bonnema has recently become a specialist in edible plants.