Sat 18 Might, 19:00 Basic
NIJMEGEN – From café Stijn Buys to the foremost levels at house and overseas. Singer, entertainer and actor Sven Ratzke will obtain the Charlemagne Oeuvre Prize from the municipality of Nijmegen this 12 months. This prize goes to an artist each 4 years for the whole creative and cultural work and its worth for town of Nijmegen.
Councilor Noël Vergunst (Tradition): “Sven Ratzke’s spectacular nationwide and worldwide CV truly speaks for itself. A real creator and innovator, of which Nijmegen can solely be proud. Sven doesn’t obtain the Charlemagne Oeuvre Prize as a crown to conclude an oeuvre, however as recognition for all the attractive and related performances, roles and information he has carried out and made in current a long time. His historical past of revolutionary performances makes spectators and followers continually interested by his plans for the longer term.”
Costs
Ratzke has a world profession as a singer, entertainer and performer. His CV consists of many performances within the Netherlands, however he has additionally carried out in New York, Berlin, Mexico Metropolis, Melbourne, Auckland and Vienna (amongst others).
Not solely is the record of locations that Ratzke has visited along with his performances is spectacular, the collaborations he has entered into over time are additionally spectacular. For instance, he collaborated with the Metropole Orchestra, Asko Schönberg, Holland Baroque and Rufus Wainwright. He gained a number of worldwide prizes in Germany and Australia. Within the Netherlands he gained a Musical Award for Finest Main Function within the musical The Rocky Horror Present.
Sven Ratzke grew up in Nijmegen. He went to the Charlemagne School and from the age of 16 he carried out in entrance of an viewers in Nijmegen. First in café Stijn Buys, then additionally in O42, Stadsschouwburg, LUX, the Vereeniging and at numerous Nijmegen festivals. After a few years of wandering in Amsterdam and Berlin, amongst others, he returned to Nijmegen to stay and work in his house metropolis.
Glamor and daring
Ratzke is understood for his theatrical performances stuffed with glamour, leisure and irony. He receives rave evaluations at house and overseas for his idiosyncratic musical theater exhibits, which honor icons similar to David Bowie and Marlene Dietrich. Ratzke’s work exhibits braveness, empathy and the artwork of considering large and is accessible to a various viewers all over the world.
Ratzke was nominated by the Cultural Awards advisory committee. The prize features a money prize of 10,000 euros. The official awards ceremony shall be organized by the municipality of Nijmegen later this 12 months.
