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Linguist, actor and author in the fields of "Hörspiel" radio plays and speech compositions. In 1996-97 awarded a scholarship to Graduiertenkolleg Kognitionswissenschaft, Hamburg, and currently lecturer in the departments of German Philology and Semiotics at Technical University Berlin. 1988-2002 vocalist with Zwischentöne Ensemble, giving numerous first performances by contemporary composers. Since 1997 increasingly active as a solo performer and vocalist in other formations. Works from 1998-2000: Babel 1, speech composition for three voices; Der Eigensinn als blinder Passagier (The Wilfulness as Blind Passenger) (Composition for radio, in collaboration with Claus-Henning Bachmann and Gösta Neuwirth); Les Jeux à Deux ("Hörspiel" based on a text by Unica Zürn, together with Inge Morgenroth); Linksrechtslinks (Leftrightleft) for two players with magnetic tape recorders, tuba and piccolo.