Silke Braas

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Silke Braas (born October 21, 1978 in Recklinghausen ) is a German musical artist , singer and dancer .

Life

Silke Braas discovered her love for music as a child and worked in various musical productions and in her parents' recording studio until she was a teenager. From 1995 she worked as a violin and piano teacher and taught jazz dance in ballet schools. This was followed by engagements as a violinist with the metal band Rage and the Rock Orchester Ruhrgebeat, as well as activities as a singing teacher.

At the same time, Braas completed a degree at the Folkwang University of Music, Theater and Dance with a focus on violin, singing and piano. In 2002 she trained as a musical actress at the Stella Academy in Hamburg .

From 1986 she took part in musical concerts and in 2000 she was involved as a singer and choreographer in the musical gala MusicalHeartBeat . In between she was active as a dancer for jazz and modern dance in the 2nd Bundesliga. In 2001 she was engaged for the first time in a large musical production. Since then, Braas has been singing and playing in major large-scale productions on the German-speaking musical scene.

Braas has been married to the singer and musical actor Lucius Wolter since May 5, 2012 . They have a son and a daughter together.

Engagements

  • From the spirit of Christmas . In 2001, Silke was the first cast Engel und Swing for Mrs. Cratchit at the Theatro Centro Oberhausen. In 2002 she was the first cast Mrs. Cratchit and Mrs. Pillbox in the same large-scale production in the Musical Dome Cologne.
  • A midsummer night's dream . In this Shakespeare theater production at the renowned Bad Gandersheim Summer Festival , Silke Braas played the role of the violin elf as the first cast .
  • The Beautiful Game . In 2003 she played again at the Bad Gandersheim Summer Festival as the first cast Bernadette in the German-language world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Beautiful Game .
  • Elisabeth . In 2003, Silke Braas from the United Bühnen Wien was engaged as a cross-swing for the successful musical Elisabeth and during this time she played the role of Helene , among other things . It was the first cross-swing in the history of the United Bühnen Wien and alternately played 12 different roles.
  • Mamma Mia! . A big step was the engagement in the successful musical Mamma Mia! as swing in the ensemble and as a second cast for Sophie and Lisa from 2004 to 2005. As the main character Sophie , Silke Braas played over 100 shows in the Palladium Theater in Stuttgart.
  • Aida . Since 2006, Silke Braas was seen in the role of Amneris in the Disney musical Aida, for which Sir Elton John wrote the music. The tour production made guest appearances in various cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and concluded at the end of May 2007 in Munich.
  • Rebecca . In mid-August 2007, Silke Braas took on the task of dance captain for the musical Rebecca in the Raimund Theater in Vienna and can be seen on stage as Swing in various roles. From September 2008 until the end of December 2008 she was also engaged as the cover for the main role Ich .
  • Frankenstein . In November 2007, Silke Braas took on the role of Justine in the musical Frankenstein, which was presented to the public for the first time as a tryout.
  • We will rock you . From January 2008 Silke Braas performed in We will rock you as an ensemble / teen queen, cover teacher , cover Scaramouche and cover Ozzy in the Raimund Theater.
  • Rudolf Mayerling Affair . From February 2009 to January 2010 Silke Braas could be seen in the ensemble and as the second cast of Crown Princess Stephanie in the musical Rudolf Affaire Mayerling in the Raimund Theater in Vienna.
  • The 10 commandments . From January 2010 to February 2012 Silke Braas could be seen in the ensemble in the Poporatorium "The 10 Commandments" in several performances in different cities.
  • We will rock you . Silke Braas was seen from March 2010 to September 2010 in We will rock you in the role of Ozzy and cover Scaramouche in Stuttgart; from October 2010 to October 2011 she played the same role in Berlin.
  • Jekyll & Hyde . From November 2011 to December 2011 Silke Braas played the role of Lisa Carew in the musical Jekyll & Hyde in the musical comedy Leipzig
  • Gigi . From March 2012 to June 2012 Silke Braas played the role of Liane d'Exelmans in the musical Gigi at the Graz Opera .
  • Rocky . Since November 2012, Silke Braas has played the roles of Adrian, Joanne and Angie alternately in the musical Rocky at the Operettenhaus Hamburg

Recordings

  • 2010: The 10 Commandments World premiere of the pop oratorio on DVD
  • 2009: Rudolf - Affaire Mayerling , live recording on DVD and CD
  • 2005: Charity recording Let's stand together (CD and DVD). This project by contributors to the musical Mamma Mia! supported by the proceeds from the sale of children in Banda Aceh .
  • 2002: Rockorchester Ruhrgebeat Dreizehn, for the first (CD).

Galas

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Waltroper Zeitung of May 6, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Braas, Silke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musical actress, singer and dancer
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Recklinghausen