Ekaterina Levental: 'I come from the very bottom of society, didn't even have the right to be here, was even less than a junkie.'

by Thea Derks
21 January 202030 March 2022
9 min read
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Zangeres, harpiste en theatermaker Ekaterina Levental (Tasjkent, 1977) kwam in 1993 als vluchteling naar Nederland, waar zij een succesvolle carrière opbouwde. Samen met haar partner Chris Koolmees maakte ze het drieluik De Weg, De Grens en Schoppenvrouw, waarin zij haar eigen moeizame weg naar geluk bezingt. Met haar pocketvoorstellingen houdt zij ons een spiegel voor: 'Wij oordelen snel over een ander, maar de grens tussen succes en ongeluk is smal.' De komende maanden toert zij opnieuw door h...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody' in 2014.
Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675
In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Agreement.

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