Sophia Stepf
Sophia Stepf is a theatre maker, curator, dramaturg, and the artistic director of Flinn Works (Berlin). She has been devising and co-creating research based performances for the last two decades, focusing on feminist and postcolonial issues. Her shows have toured internationally and won various awards in Delhi, Zürich, and Berlin, most recently the Tabori-Award by Fonds Darstellende Künste (Germany) and the prize of the International Theatre Institute (Germany). As a dramaturg /curator she has worked with Theater der Welt, Vienna Festwochen, Linz 09, Schnawwl Mannheim and Theaterfestival Schwindelfrei Mannheim, amongst others. Sophia has been designing experiential learning spaces for dramaturgy, devising theatre, theatre pedagogy, and transcultural competencies for 16 years, e.g., for Goethe-Institutes in India. She holds an MA in Dramaturgy and has trained in Betzafta (democracy training), DasArts Feedback Method, Anti-Bias, diversity training methods, New Work, and Feminist Leadership. She lives in Berlin with her family.