Babou Sanneh

Babou Sanneh is a first-generation Gambian-American dance artist, model, and performer from the Bronx, New York. He is a graduate of the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase (BFA). His theatrical work spans immersive and operatic worlds, performing in Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More and Emursive’s Life and Trust. Babou has also appeared on the stages of the Metropolitan Opera House and Lyric Opera of Chicago in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, El Niño, Champion, and X: The Life & Times of Malcolm X. He has performed works by acclaimed choreographers including Johannes Weiland, Tushrik Fredericks, Maleek Washington, Bill T. Jones, Martha Graham, and Victor Quijada | RUBBERBAND, with appearances at 92NY, Springboard Danse Montréal, and the B12 Festival Berlin. Beyond the stage, Babou has been featured in campaigns and publications for Burberry, Telfar, Nike, Carolina Herrera, GQ, and HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness.