Thea Soti

A new-age vocalist, experimental performance and sound artist currently based in Budapest, Hungary. Born in Subotica (SRB), she studied vocals and composition in Hanover (DE), Cologne (DE) and Lucerne (CH). Her main focus is researching the human voice as an instrument and combining structures of improvisation, electro-acoustic compositions and performative arts. She is regeraded as a courageous and uncompromising voice at the interface of creative contemporary music and performance art. Her works (Crushing Concrete, Liquid Fears, Flesh Cages, BiiiiiiiiiRD, VØICES, Pain Mirrors, Don´t Miss Myself Anymore) explore either current socio-political issues such as eating disorders, modern representation of the female body, beauty myths, collective fear, brutality or extreme psychological states. Besides her interdisciplinary projects, she enjoys investigating the boundaries of language, electronic sound and avant-garde poetry. She has collaborated with various international orchestras and ensembles (Monsters For Breakfast, RYMM, Jonas Engel/Thea Soti Duo, Electrified Islands, Modern Art Orchestra, Daniel Sebastian Scholz Big Band, Subway Jazz Orchestra, Fette Hupe, Cherry Tree Orchestra, Tonhallen Orchestra, Cast Glass) and toured from New York, Paris, Copenhagen, Cologne, London, Budapest, Belgrade, Berlin, Brussels, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Istanbul, Helsinki, Moscow, Marrakech to Tokyo - both as a composer and as a performer.