Vocal artist, Victoria Hanna from Jerusalem, resources the ancient Hebrew sacred texts, explores its mystical nature in relation to contemporary modes of communication and symbols related to the transcendental aspects of voice, text, and spatial perception, revealing an astonishing vocal range and timbre."It's a voice that knocks you out entirely, ripping you from your
surroundings to submerge you in a new place. Victoria Hanna has one
of those voices. Hypnotizing international audiences with her blend
of pulsing vocals and spoken word performance," (FLAVORPILL)Victoria Hanna was born into a very spiritual, religious community in Jerusalem, in which the language and elocution of prayer were valuated above all other arts. Much of the inspiration for the current work comes from Jerusalem itself, where the overlapping of past and present, ancient and modern is at its very core. She enacts in her work a unique presentation of sacred Hebrew texts, prayers and spirituals, in an entirely modern context that integrates theatre, music, spoken word and video.Victoria deal with language and letters as a creative force. Examples of such texts are the Book of Creation (attributed to Abraham) and the writings of the Rabbi Abraham Aboulafia. The work will set these texts against a modern backdrop; their organic juxtaposition emerging from structures and codes inherent in the text that are reminiscent of the modern, hi-tech world. Her work also integrates translations and original texts in languages such as English, Persian, Czech, Arabic and Gibberish. She has performed since the age of 20 and featured in film, theatre and music festivals all over the world:- New Delhi Sacred Music Festival 2003 for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- Melbourne international Arts festival 2005
- Philadelphia Live Arts festival 2005
- PICA - Portland 2005
- Chicago word Music festival 2005
- Israel Festival 2003
She also performed in Japan, Ukraine, Holland, Germany, Mongolia, France and more..."If you weren't there to see it you missed something very special. So markedly different from everything else, so striking and rare."
"...Victoria is a mystic."
BLOGGER PICA PORTLAND Annie Robb"Amazing voice... Hanna works entirely from the mouth... its this powerful guttural energy that rises form her belly. She channels these bizarre and beautiful ghosts, and becomes them entirely."
The Program Australia- Lisa Greenaway"Victoria Hanna is one of the rarest and most unique creators in the area of vocal performance in Israel... a talented artist with a mature sense of direction who is a fringe creator in its best sense..."
Yediot Aheronot"All you really need to know is that Victoria Hanna is something else... leaving jaws hanging agape"...
"Vocalist Victoria Hanna held the room rapt with her acrobatic voice, at turns lovely, haunting and frightening."
Time Out, New YorkHere's a short "taste" selected from some recent shows around the world:
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