Anton Skaaning Thomsen
Anton Skaaning Thomsen is a dancer and performer. He is interested in how different physicalities can establish affective spaces between performers and audiences with performative intuition as a key aspect. This interest spans over work in black box stages, white cube galleries, and public spaces, questioning our possibilities of continuously changing through performative situations.
Since 2023, he has collaborated with the Romanian choreographer and artist Manuel PelmuÅŸ, and together they have presented work at places like Palais de Tokyo in Paris, The National Center for Dance in Bucharest, the MUNCH Museum in Oslo, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, and Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein in Vaduz.
In addition, he has worked with the Norwegian choreographer Eivind Seljeseth, performing in the piece Any Moment (2025).
His journey as a dancer began with Brazilian Samba in the streets of Copenhagen, which later led him to Hiphop, and eventually Contemporary Dance, which he studied at the Danish Talent Academy in 2019-2022. In parallel with his dance practice, Anton has always been interested in political activism. Currently, he is researching how the urgency of living in a time of crises corresponds with international and intersectional solidarity through the body as material, method, and modality.
You can read more about Anton and his work at antonÂskaaningthomsen.com.
Anton has been a part of Carte Blanche – Norwegian National Company since August 2026.