Daniele G. Daude

 Lecturer and dramaturge

 

Dr. Dr. Daniele G. Daude is a French-German scholar and dramaturge for music, opera, theatre and performance art.

Daniele G. Daude (Dr. Dr. phil) received a doctorate in theatre studies from Freie Universität Berlin (2011) with focus on performance analysis, and a doctorate in musicology from Université de Paris 8 (2013) with focus on opera analysis. Dr. Dr. Daude has taught at German and French universities (Humboldt Universität, Universität der Künste, Alice-Salomon-Hochschule, Freie Universität in Berlin, Campus Caraïbéen des Arts, Internat de la Réussite). 2013-2015 Dr. Dr. Daude was Visiting Professor for Performing Arts at Campus Caraïbéen des Arts (Martinique). 2016-2020 Dr. Dr. Daude became Maître* de Conférences in aesthetics and philosophy. 2023 Dr. Dr. Daniele G. Daude became Artistic and Excecutive Director of Ringlokschuppen Ruhr 

 
Dr. Dr. Daude writes essays, reviews, programs, monographs, and articles for german-, englisch-, and french-speaking journals and is currently teaching at Berlin Universität der Künste.

Research

  • Stage analysis (opera, theatre)
  • Music and ideology since 1945
  • Music Her*stories  
  • Caribbean philosophy
  • Post- and decolonial drama 
  • Political satire and humor on the stage

Compositions and arrangements

The String Archestra

Founder and Director of The String Archestra (2016-)


The String Archestra was founded in 2016 by the scholar and dramaturge Dr. Dr. Daniele G. Daude to promote the work of Black, Indigenous, and Composers of Color, who have been erased from concert repertories and canonical classical music history. In 2021, The String Archestra won the TONALi Award in the category “Umbruch” and performed at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. The String Archestra collaborates with a wide range of composers such as Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Anthony R. Green, Jessie Montgomery, MARIAMA, Shannon Sea, Craig Harris, Philo Tsoungui, Yudania Gómez Heredia, King Josephine.

Com Chor Berlin

Founder and Director of Com Chor Berlin (2013-2023)


Com Chor is a Community Choir for QTI*BIPOC persons founded and conducted by Dr. Dr. Daniele G. Daude to empower Black and Brown Communities in Berlin. The songs were selected by choir members, then arranged for four voices and taught by Dr. Dr. Daude without sheet music. To improve musical autonomy Dr. Dr. Daude also trained choir members to choral conducting starting from 2016. Since 2019 Com Chor collaborates with siblings project The String Archestra leading to arrangements for choir and strings and concerts. After 10 years, Dr. Dr. Daude handed over the reins of Com Chor to the next generation with songwriter Shelly Phillips. Today Com Chor is an institution within queeren BIPoC communities in Berlin.