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Dear friends of Meltingpot. We are very sorry, but this July we will not meet in person in the Dolní Vítkovice area. The 19th year of
the Colours of Ostrava festival, which we host every year, has had to be postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. See you on 14th - 17th July 2021.
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Dorit Chrysler (AUT/USA)

musician, theremin player

„When I first saw the theremin at a friend’s house in NY, its sonic capacity and history were fascinating to me, as was its unique interface. I was affected instantly and dove into attempting to master the instrument, it proved to be the ultimate challenge.“

 

World famous theremin maestro is the founder of the KidCool Theremin School and co-founder of the New York Theremin Society. She is a composer, producer and singer. She has performed with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and is featured on the soundtrack of the HBO documentary Going Clear. Promoting the use of theremin in contemporary music styles, she has collaborated with Lene Lovich, Dinosaur Jr., Marilyn Manson, Mercury Rev and Gordon Raphael of The Strokes, Electro Indigo, and Blonde Redhead.

  Born in Graz, Dorit spent her youth in Austria. She sang with the children's choir of the Opera Graz as a child, and studied Musicology at the University of Vienna. Dorit then moved to More…

Meet Dorit Chrysler (AUT/USA)

Dorit Chrysler – theremin performance
Theremin’s Odyssey – performance and lecture