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Vicky van Zijl

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NAME
Vicky van Zijl

HOMELAND
The Netherlands, Amsterdam

STUDY
Master in Operational Leadership in the Performing Arts, Hanze University of Applied Sciences
Master in Art Education, Amsterdam University of the Arts
Bachelor in Performing Jazz Dance, Arnhem School of the Arts
Classical ballet training, Arnhem School of the Arts

MASTER CLASSES AT
Dance programs at Alvin Ailey, Steps & Broadway Dance Center, New York
Private vocal training with Jack Poppel, Melissa Cross, James Lugo

CDs
Penelope – Constant Overload
Penelope – Anny
Penelope – Thin Line
Hair – Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
Dracula – Studio production

IMPORTANT CONDUCTORS
Koen Schoots
Dave Stewart
Martin Gellner
Michael Reed
Jim Steinman

IMPORTANT DIRECTORS
Kim Duddy
Roman Polański
Andreas Gergen
Ulrich Waller
Herbert Pichler

IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENTS
Featured role as Kit Kat Girl (Cabaret, St. Pauli Theater Hamburg, Staatsoper Hannover, Philharmonie Köln)
Black Queen-cover, Ensemble (Barbarella, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien)
Columbia (Rocky Horror Show, Stadttheater/Seebühne Klagenfurt)
Dionne-cover, featured ensemble (Hair, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien)
Featured ensemble and soloist (Tanz der Vampire, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien)

IMPORTANT PARTS ELSEWHERE
Lead singer and lyricist for »Penelope« (alternative metal band)
Vampire Girl (Dracula , Oper Graz, Austria)
Cast member of Dutch TV music show Staracademie
Agnetha, Frieda (Tribute to ABBA, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien – Tour Germany, Austria)
Soloist (Lido Amsterdam)

EXCURSIONS
Guest appearances in commercial music shows on Dutch and Belgian television
Studio work as lead and backing vocalist for various music productions
Lead vocalist at gala events in the Netherlands, Austria and Belgium
Musical theatre tours with Jeans and the Royal Airforce Orchestra
Educational projects as vocal coach in Amsterdam studios

AT THE KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN
Ensemble, Soulgirl-cover (Jesus Christ Superstar)