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Fellows<br />

2012–<strong>2014</strong><br />

page 11<br />

Verena Billinger<br />

Category: Dramaturgy<br />

Saskia Bladt<br />

Category: Composing<br />

Koen Bollen<br />

Category: Dramaturgy<br />

Christoph Breidler<br />

Category: Conducting<br />

Freelance dramatic advisor,<br />

choreographer, performer and<br />

coach. Collaborations with<br />

Sebastian Schulz and Gudrun<br />

Lange amongst others;<br />

professionals, children, youth.<br />

Latest productions, ”Drei<br />

Schwestern“ at Theater Freiburg<br />

and ”Kummerkasten<br />

Meckerbox“ in Dusseldorf and<br />

Frankfurt. 2011, ”ROMANTIC<br />

AFTERNOON*“ (choreography<br />

for six people kissing) at<br />

”FREISCHWIMMER. Neues aus<br />

Theater, Performance und<br />

Live Art“; performances in Berlin,<br />

Hamburg, Cologne, Weimar,<br />

Vienna, Zurich, Stockholm and<br />

others; 2012, distinction at the<br />

Favoritenfestival in Dortmund and<br />

admission to the North Rhine-<br />

Westphalia KULTURsekretariat<br />

performance network. 2005,<br />

internship, ”Einstein on the<br />

beach“, staatsbankberlin / opera -<br />

works. 2004–2012, studied<br />

performing arts in Hildesheim<br />

and applied theater studies in<br />

Gießen. Born 1983 in Dusseldorf.<br />

World premieres (concerts,<br />

opera, theater) at Hamburger<br />

Ostertöne 2012, Maerzmusik<br />

Berlin 2010, Tage für Neue<br />

Musik Zürich, Ludwigshafener<br />

Festspiele, Usinesonore and<br />

Theater Winterthur amongst<br />

others; collaborations incl.<br />

Ensemble Resonanz, Ensemble<br />

Ascolta, Zürcher Barock -<br />

orchester. 2011, adaptation of<br />

the ”Ring des Nibelungen“ for<br />

”Wagner für Kinder“ at the<br />

Bayreuther Festspiele. Winner of<br />

Pfalzpreis für Musik 2010 for her<br />

opera ”Lilofee“. 2009, fellow<br />

of Aribert-Reimann Foundation,<br />

graduated in composition<br />

under Isabel Mundry at ZHdK<br />

Zürich following recorder studies<br />

at HfMDK Frankfurt. 2004–<br />

2007, assistant director at Oper<br />

Frankfurt, own production,<br />

”Die drei Rätsel“, by Detlev<br />

Glanert. 1998 –2000, Chetham’s<br />

School of Music, Manchester.<br />

Born 1981 in Bensheim.<br />

Dramatic advisor at Jungen<br />

Oper Stuttgart since 2010 –2011<br />

season. Dramaturgy for ”Momo“<br />

by Matthias Heep, ”Schaf“ by<br />

Sophie Kassies, ”Die Taktik“ by<br />

Jennifer Walshe and ”smiling<br />

doors“, an opera project which<br />

integrates young people<br />

suffering from cancer. October<br />

2009–July 2010, assistant<br />

dramatic advisor at the Vlaamse<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> Antwerp / Ghent. 2009,<br />

internship at Opéra national de<br />

Paris for ”Le Roi Roger“ (director<br />

Krzysztof Warlikowski) and<br />

Muziektheater Transparant in<br />

Antwerp for ”Een nieuw<br />

Requiem“. 2010, graduated<br />

with masters degree in Belgium.<br />

Theater studies at Antwerp<br />

University. 2009, masters in art<br />

history at the Free University<br />

of Brussels and Leiden University.<br />

Born 1984 in Belgium.<br />

Conductor and composer. Solo<br />

répétiteur with conducting<br />

duties at Stadttheater Aachen<br />

since 2011. 2nd prize, Ensemblia<br />

Composition Competition <strong>2013</strong>.<br />

2010 winner of the Theodor<br />

Körner Prize and Heidelberger<br />

Frühling Young Composer Prize.<br />

MD of closing concert at Kyoto<br />

International Music Students<br />

Festival 2010. 2008–2009<br />

studied composition at Shanghai<br />

Conservatoire. Co-founder<br />

and 2006–2008 secretary of<br />

”Platypus – Verein für neue<br />

Musik“. From 2004, studied<br />

composition under Michael<br />

Jarrell and conducting under<br />

Mark Stringer at the University<br />

of Music and Performing Arts,<br />

Vienna. MD of over 40 world<br />

premieres including at Wien<br />

Modern, IGNM-Musikfest and<br />

Biennale Bern. Born 1986 in Graz.<br />

Münchner Symphoniker +++ Vito Žuraj, fellow 2010–2012, has been made a fellow at<br />

Villa Massimo +++ PRASQUAL, fellow 2007–2009, has been commissioned to write

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