Jelena Kuljić

In the artist's words:

Jelena Kuljić, born in Serbia in 1976, graduated in jazz singing from the Jazz Institute Berlin in 2008. As a musician, she plays in various projects such as KUU! (ACTmusic), Z-Country Paradise (Z-Paradise Records), Fasil (ECM) and performs at international jazz festivals, including Moers Festival, Elbjazz, Copenhagen Jazzfestival and Natjazz Bergen. In 2022 she was nominated for the German Jazz Award as Vocal of the Year and received the JTI Award.

As a performer, she has worked primarily with director David Marton, appearing in his productions of "Wozzeck" (Volksbühne Berlin, 2007), "Das wohltemperierte Klavier" (Schaubühne Berlin, 2012), "Harmonia Caelestis" (Burgtheater Vienna, 2008) and "Das Schottenstück" (Volksbühne Berlin, 2013), among others. She worked with director Constanza Macras (Dorky Park) in "Forest: The Nature of Crisis" (2013) and "On Fire" (2015). Jelena Kuljić has been a permanent ensemble member of the Münchner Kammerspiele since 2015/16.