“In sensual now-playing I search for sound nuances and shadows. I interweave and combine voice, language, movement, violin and find new possibilities of expression in listening and observing (inside and outside), which I share with listeners. I work solo and in various collaborations. So far I have created music theater, improvised music, performances and multimedia pieces. I am currently working on poems. ”, 11.02.2025
Marie-Louise Schneider - voice artist, improviser, musician, performer, educator
She is involved in various artistic projects (see projects).
Her projects have been supported by renowned institutions and foundations.
In 2021 she received the six-month Berlin studio grant from the Canton of Schaffhausen and the Contempo Prize Schaffhausen for a concert for reading in the Arbeiterzeitung.
She helped shape the first Schaffhausen Culture Days 2023 in the program group.
In 2023, she was invited as an artist to the IBK International Lake Constance Artists' Conference on Improvisation in Lichtenstein.
She received valuable impulses in violin improvisation (2017) from Paul Giger, Iva Bittova (Masterclass, 2019), Biliana Voutchkova (Masterclass 2024), in contact improvisation (since 2017) from Katharina Lüssi, Muriel Mollet, Adrian Russi and many more and, with Marianne Schuppe as an outside ear/eye, she thought about the fundamentals/connections in voice and movement after. Since 2021 she has been training regularly in professional contemporary dance training (Berlin and Basel).
She offers singing lessons and vocal improvisation/voice and movement workshops in Basel. Since 2017, she has worked as a music and movement teacher (elementary music school, rhythm, children's dance, choir) at various (music) schools in Schaffhausen, Winterthur, Steckborn and Riehen. She is currently a vicar in Basel.
Education
MA of arts specialized Performance Improvisation, major in singing (with Alfred Zimmern, Fred Frith, Andrea Neumann), Basel Music Academy, 2019-2021
BA of arts music and movement/rhythmics, major in singing (with Sylvia Nopper), Bern University of the Arts, 2014-2017
Preparatory studies for 2 years in classical singing (with David Thorner), Winterthur Conservatory, 2011-2012, 2013-2014 Matura with Immersion Profile S, classical language, Schaffhausen Cantonal School, 2007-2011