Carlie Schoonees

Carlie Schoonees is a South African composer who lives and works in Cologne, Germany. Her work spans instrumental music, music theatre, electroacoustic music and interdisciplinary or multimedia performance. She often draws on psychological themes, including her own neurodivergence. In 2026 she was a residency guest at Un-Label's L.I.K. programme in Cologne, where she wrote 'I eat men like air' for solo percussion.