Tilman Kanitz

Tilman Kanitz is a musician, director, producer, and music curator, living in Berlin. 
He studied music at the Lübeck, Freiburg and Cologne Universities, and finished his studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, under the cellist Eleonore Schoenfeld, and the violinist Midori. Already during his studies, he was invited to perform with established professional groups, in early and contemporary music. He was a principal cellist at opera houses in Germany and Switzerland, and later, Artistic Director of the Berlin music theatre group, Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop. Here, he researched and experimented with innovation in performance practice and presentation, working sonically with classical western music, improvisation, and electronic music. 
In his productions, Tilman Kanitz builds sound collages from classical and experimental music, collaborating with musicians, dancers and performers. His stage design centres on abstraction, using light and other ephemeral media as form, to sculpt the space. His works are presented in theatre halls, in museums, and galleries. He also creates site specific works for unique architectures.