Upcoming and passed projects
The interplay of Merle's artistic skills in a political, social context.
Fields of work:
Film/Photography/Installation/Music/Singing/Voice/Movement/Acting/Performance
An important component of Merle Thordis’ artistic work is the connection between music and movement – expression, sound, and the body. In Merle’s performances, voice, rhythm, and space merge into vivid images that touch on both the personal and the political.
Merle performs regularly both solo and in groups, develops their own concepts, and composes pieces in which they engages with social and political themes. In doing so, they create works that transcend the boundaries between music, dance, and visual art – performances, installations, and video projects that pose questions, open up spaces, and make emotion tangible.
Oona
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Starting from a melancholic, yearning mood, the trio Oona ventures on a journey into the unknown, with the path lined by lyrical lines, eruptive solos, and contrapuntal passages full of unexpected twists and turns.
The musicians Merle Thordis (vocals), Justus Czaske (clarinets), and Noah Weber (guitar) embody a chamber music–like sound that places collective interplay at its core and moves effortlessly between jazz, art song, folklore, and free improvisation.
Picture: Karlo Alaska
Duo Project
Bruno Götze and Merle Thordis
Merle Thordis and Bruno Götze perform in their recently founded duo, presenting a repertoire of original compositions, jazz standards, and pop songs. In doing so, they explore the unique musical and improvisational possibilities that this small ensemble offers.
The duo is very happy to perform at occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and also funerals.
Merle Thordis (vocals, arrangement, composition)
Bruno Götze (guitar, arrangement, composition)
Picture: Karlo Alaska
Pling
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Loud, angular, defiant, affectionate, punk.
Electronic sounds – ranging from atmospheric to pulsating.
ENGLISCH 
DEUTSCH