Maja Jantar
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Maja Jantar is a multilingual and polysonic voice artist living in Ghent
, Belgium
, whose work spans the fields of performance, music theatre, poetry and visual arts. A co-founder of the group Krikri, she has been giving individual and collaborative performances throughout Europe and experimenting with poetic sound works since 1995.
Jantar often collaborates with the theatre company Crew, a group operating on the border between art and science, performance and new technology, as well as with actor and director Ewout d'Hoore. She regularly performs with Belgian poet Vincent Tholomé, with whom she has also given workshops on the use of language and sound. Recently, she performed with Vincent Tholomé and Sebastien Dicenaire at the Centre Pompidou in Paris for the Bruits de Bouche Festival.
From 2001 to present, Jantar has directed ten opera
s, including Monteverdi's classic Incoronatione di Poppea and Sciarrino's contemporary Infinito Nero. Some of her visual poetry has appeared in various publications, amongst others Zieteratuur (The Netherlands
), and her visual work has been shown in several exhibits, recently an ink-and-paper selection from her "Lilith" series could be seen at Kunsttempel Kassel (Germany
). In the near future she will continue collaborating extensively with Canadian poet and interdisciplinarian a.rawlings and she will soon be publishing a CD and art book of her visual and audio work with Hybriden Verlag in Berlin
.
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, whose work spans the fields of performance, music theatre, poetry and visual arts. A co-founder of the group Krikri, she has been giving individual and collaborative performances throughout Europe and experimenting with poetic sound works since 1995.
Jantar often collaborates with the theatre company Crew, a group operating on the border between art and science, performance and new technology, as well as with actor and director Ewout d'Hoore. She regularly performs with Belgian poet Vincent Tholomé, with whom she has also given workshops on the use of language and sound. Recently, she performed with Vincent Tholomé and Sebastien Dicenaire at the Centre Pompidou in Paris for the Bruits de Bouche Festival.
From 2001 to present, Jantar has directed ten opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
s, including Monteverdi's classic Incoronatione di Poppea and Sciarrino's contemporary Infinito Nero. Some of her visual poetry has appeared in various publications, amongst others Zieteratuur (The Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
), and her visual work has been shown in several exhibits, recently an ink-and-paper selection from her "Lilith" series could be seen at Kunsttempel Kassel (Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
). In the near future she will continue collaborating extensively with Canadian poet and interdisciplinarian a.rawlings and she will soon be publishing a CD and art book of her visual and audio work with Hybriden Verlag in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.