Ulrike Sowodniok †
Ulrike Sowodniok is a singer and voice anthropologist.
Studies of medicine, philosophy, Lichtenberger® applied physiology of the voice, Slavic Belcanto, contemporary interpretation and sound studies. Various art works for voice and sonic environment, research in the field of voice and movement, teaching in her own studio and at the University of the Arts Berlin where she is holding her own format at the Career College “Angewandte Stimmanthropologie (Applied Anthropology of the Voice)” since 2011 and at HZT (Hochschulübergreifendes Zentrum Tanz). Founder of A-capella-Vocalquintett Ensemble Medulla for post-somatic and feminist performance. Various publications in the field of anthropology of the voice and the senses, monograph „Stimmklang und Freiheit – zur auditiven Wissenschaft des Körpers“ by transcript in April 2013.
Theory
"Die Körper des Stimmklangs - eine Skizze in Bewegung" in Intercorporeity, Movement and Tacit Knowledge – Zwischenleiblichkeit und bewegtes Verstehen, Undine Eberlein (Hg.), transcript, Bielefeld: 2016
"Freed Voice - Voce in Libertà" in Anthropology of Sound. The Senses and Society 11, no. 1, edited by Holger Schulze, Michael Bull, 2016
"Körper der Improvisation – von somatisch zu semantisch" in improfil – Theorie und Praxis improvisierter Musik, Heft Nr.79, Mai 2016
Stimmklang und Freiheit - zur auditiven Wissenschaft des Körpers, transcript, Bielefeld: 2013. (monograph)
"Von der Substanz des Hörens" in Gespür. Empfindung. Kleine Wahrnehmungen. Sound Studies Bd.3, edited by Holger Schulze, transcipt, Bielefeld: 2012.
"Funktionaler Stimmklang – ein Prozess mit Nachhalltigkeit“ in Funktionale Klänge. Sound Studies Bd.2, Georg Spehr (ed.), transcript, Bielefeld" 2009.
Praxis
“Waiting Room: Körper // Grenze” and “Urban Voice” with Ensemble Medulla, 2017
duo performance “urban voice antigonal” with dancer Lisanne Goodhue, solo performances “urban voice orange”, “Solo Styx”, 2016
Working with Underground Noise Choir on the Berlin Underground, Internationales Klangkunstfest and at 48 Neukölln, 2010-12
Performing for contemporary music and sound art festivals like Donaueschinger Musiktage, Festival Pèlerinages Weimar, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Singuhr Hörgalerie etc.
Radio broadcastings as soloist at DR-Kultur and SWR, 2005-14
Debut with “Maulwerke” by Dieter Schnebel directed by Peter Ablinger, 1992