Maja S. K. Ratkje
- Solo
THU // JUNE 06
21:30
KÜNSTLERHAUS / MEX-KELLER
Sunderweg 1
44147 Dortmund
Since the late 1990s, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje has made a name for herself in the scenes of noise, free improvisation, and live electronics. Her main instrument is her own voice, which she extends with a constantly changing arsenal of electronic tools, first in groups like SPUNK and as a solo artist, starting with the release of her first solo album, “Voice,” in 2002. The centerpiece of Ratkje’s improvised solo performance is her voice, processed and resampled in real-time using specially developed software and various analog sound sources. Everything is generated in real-time, ensuring that no two concerts are alike.
Bio
Composer and performer Maja S.K. Ratkje completed her composition studies at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo in 2000. She works as a singer/vocal practitioner and as an electronics performer and engineer, both as a soloist and in groups like SPUNK and Avant Joik. Her music has been performed worldwide by renowned orchestras such as Ensemble Intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien, Oslo Sinfonietta, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, SWR Symphony Orchestra, and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Ratkje has received numerous awards, including the International Rostrum of Composers in Paris for composers under 30, the Norwegian Edvard Prize twice (Work of the Year), the Scottish Award for New Music for “Aeolian,” the second prize from the Russolo Foundation, and in 2001, she became the first female composer ever to receive the Norwegian Arne Nordheim Prize.
THU // JUNE 06
21:30
KÜNSTLERHAUS / MEX-KELLER
Sunderweg 1
44147 Dortmund
