Untouchable - An Evening with Thereminist Dorit Chrysler

Deutsches Haus at NYU presents "Untouchable - An Evening with Thereminist Dorit Chrysler" on Wednesday, September 10th, 2014, an open-air concert and performance in our courtyard to celebrate our 37th Haus-Fest with the critically-acclaimed thereminist Dorit Chrysler. Invented in 1919 by Russian electro physicist Lev Sergejewitsch Termen, the Theremin generates sound without being touched. Notoriously difficult to play, it is one of the first electronic instruments that inspired the creation of synthesizers of future generation. Dorit Chrysler’s music has been described as the love child of Marianne Faithfull and Nikola Tesla, “with Jane Birkin as the nanny and Bjork as the wayward Girl Scout leader” (Paper magazine). Dorit was born in Graz and resides in New York. She is the founder of the New York Theremin Society & Kid Cool Theremin School and is one of a few Theremin virtuosos worldwide. Her solo work ranges from electronic pop to film soundscapes. Lars van Trier used her compositions, and she has collaborated with such diverse acts as Elliot Sharp, Cluster, Chicks on Speed, Baby Dee, Faust, Marilyn Manson, Tocotronic and Lee Hazelwood. Her last record “Avalanche” was produced by Anders Trentemøller and released on his Label InMyRoom. Her compositions have been commissioned most recently by the Venice Biennale ‘13 and MoMA. She produced a ten-piece Orchestra performance at the LA Disney Hall and has played at Lincoln Center, the Modern Arts Museum in Seoul, Karlskirche Vienna, MoMA, Louisiana Museum Copenhagen, Palais Tokyo Paris and the St.Petersburg Hermitage. She is holding a long term residency at Pioneerworks.org, center for arts and innovation, curating their music department. Video recorded and edited by Laia Cabrera & Co. http://laiacabrera.com/company "Perez Prado-Besame Mucho", sound recording administered by SME Made In etaly INgrooves "Trentemøller-Candy Tongue", sound recording administered by Paradise Entertainment Music "Gaby Casadesus;Philippe Entremont;Yo-Yo Ma-Aquarium", sound recording administered by: SME