Sophia Fernandes

Global Artist Manager | Producer

Bio

Born in Rio de Janeiro, started ballet at the age 9 at the Maria Olenewa Ballet School – Ballet School from Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro and finished her studies in Brazil with ballet legend Cecilia Kerche and her husband Pedro Kraszczuk.

Sophia won several dance prizes, among them, the second prize at the International Ballet Seminar in Brasilia where she got a scholarship from the Dance Foundation Birgit Keil to join the Akademie des Tanzes from the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim, Germany where she got her Dance Degree.

Sophia started her professional dance career at the Ballet de Santiago de Chile. In 2002, back in Brazil, she joined the Sesiminas Company of Dance as a Soloist before joining the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich where she danced for 15 years.

Sophia has worked with dancers, choreographers, producers and ballet directors from all over the world and knows the ballet industry for almost 25 years.

While still dancing, Sophia had already obtained her first management experiences in the Ballet Board, acting as the ballet company representative at the Bavarian State Opera. She also worked as a choreographic assistant in different ballet productions in Europe as well as a producer for several ballet galas.

Her work at StageField Entertainment had started long before she officially ended her dancing career, advising various artist and collaborating with her husband in different projects.

Apart from her dancing years and work as a global artist manager and producer, Sophia is a proud mom of 2 kids.

Languages: English, Portuguese, German, Spanish, Italian