curriculum
vitae
Rainer
Rudloff,
founder of VIVID VOICES, was born in 1970, is married, has three children,
and lives in Lübeck / Northern Germany.
Studies:
1989-94 study of English and German linguistics and literature (Germanistik, Englische Sprachwissenschaft) and biology at Joh.-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
1994-95 study at the actor's school "Berufsfachschule Schauspiel München", Munich
1996-99 study at CJD Schule Schlaffhorst-Andersen, resulting in a diploma as "Atem-, Sprech- und Stimmlehrer" (Schlaffhorst-Andersen), staatl. anerkannt (teacher and therapist of voice, speech and breathing)
Engagements:
since 1994 engagements as actor, recitator and radio performancer in various productions at theatre and broadcasting companies (Bayerischer Rundfunk, WDR, HR)
1996 production of audio-books for the Bavarian Library for the Blind (Bayerische Blindenhörbücherei), Munich
1996-2001 writer and performer for the children's radio-production Bax Blubber! on WDR 4, Cologne.
1998-2001 literary care of the east-german writer's museum "Agnes-Miegel-Haus", incl. monthly reading performances and work in the museum's archives, Bad Nenndorf (Hannover)
1999-2006 professor for the training of Breathing, Speech and Voice (Lehr-Atem-, Sprech- und Stimmlehrer) at the CJD Schule Schlaffhorst-Andersen, Bad Nenndorf (Hannover).
2000 foundation of the company VIVID VOICES
since 2000 very sucessful reading performances (more than 150 readings throughout Germany each year) and performing seminars .
2002 creation of the text'n'sound-art-duo "Die Klangschürfer" (the sound-scrapers) with the composer and sounddesigner Martin Daske, Ferch/Berlin.
2004 extension of VIVID VOICES to the Institute for Living Language, Lübeck
writer and director of various radio-plays.
2005 publishing of the audio book "Dracula" (in German)
2007 publishing of the audio book "20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer" (German), speech-trainer of northern Germany's first "speech-sport-contest".
2008 director of drama, Lübeck.
2009 publishing of the audio book "Die Odyssee" (in German)
2010 project for drug abuse prevention "Pille", publishing of the audio book "Pille" (in German)