AMELIA CUNI

Amelia Cuni was born in Milan and lived in India for more than 10 years studying dhrupad singing from renowned masters (i.e. R. Fahimuddin Dagar and Bidur Mallik, Pt. Dilip Chandra Vedi).
She received a three year scholarship from the Indian government.

She performs internationally: i.e. solo concerts at the House of World Cultures, Podewil, Hebbel-Theater, Akademie der Künste and Schauspielhaus in Berlin, Gasteig in Munich, Zentrum f. Kunst u. Medientechnologie in Karlsruhe, Barbican Centre, Institute for Contemporary Arts and Purcell Room in London, Nehru Centre in Bombay, Kamani and I.I.C. in N.Delhi, Jisbreker and Tropical Museum in Amsterdam, Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco ...

Since 1992, she is based in Berlin. Her music is featured on several solo CDs and collaborations. She has recorded for radio and TV productions.
Amelia's projects are of traditional and experimental orientation as well. She collaborates with artists from various backgrounds (Early and New Music, electronica, ambient, experimental, jazz, folk, dance and theatre.)

With her own works she has taken part in international festivals in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Holland, Spain, India, China, Canada and the USA.
Together with Werner Durand she has been awarded an ARTIST IN RESIDENCE grant at the Podewil - Zentrum für Aktuelle Kunst in Berlin for 1999. The City of Berlin has featured them in the Festival of Vision 2000-Berlin in Hong Kong and Berlin_London 2001.
She has conceived and performs worldwide the multimedia opera ASHTAYAMA - Song of Hours. Composers like Terry Riley, Roland Pfrengle, Chico Mello, Fernando Grillo, Maria de Alvear have written for her voice.
She has collaborated on experimental projects with David Toop, Paul Schütze, David Moss a.o. She teaches Indian singing at the Conservatorio di Vicenza.