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Sven Ratzke

Sven Ratzke
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About

Sven Ratzke is a German-Dutch performer and cabaret artist whose theatrical shows blend music, storytelling and transformation. He has played Marlene Dietrich more than 200 times in the Berlin production of 'Marlene' and won the Johan Kaart Prijs in 2024. His programmes - ranging from a David Bowie tribute to Kurt Weill chanson - have been staged at venues including the Concertgebouw, the Berliner Ensemble and Lincoln Center in New York.

884,535
streams of 'Miss Otis Regrets' on Spotify
1,679
monthly listeners on Spotify
200+
performances as Marlene Dietrich (2023-present)
13
studio albums

What's new

  • 2025-09

    The album 'Tanz auf dem Vulkan', recorded with the Matangi Quartet and filled with Kurt Weill songs in new arrangements, has been released.

  • 2025-09

    The 'We Could Be Heroes' tour, which started in October 2024 at De Kleine Komedie in Amsterdam, was continued and is now also available as a recording.

  • 2024-10

    Sven Ratzke won the Johan Kaart Prize 2024.

  • 2024-10

    The limited edition album 'Starman' - originally released in 2015 - was made available again at the request of fans.

  • 2023

    Ratzke performed Marlene Dietrich more than 200 times in the Berlin production of 'Marlene' at the Renaissance Theater, which also toured through the Netherlands and Belgium.

Tour

HamburgDüsseldorfHannoverWolfenbüttelLeuvenAmsterdamRotterdamVenlo's-HertogenboschBerlinAalst

Tracks

Miss Otis Regretsmost streamed song on Spotify, over 884,000 streams
Starmantitle song of the eponymous David Bowie tribute, winner Best Festival Show Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Tanz auf dem Vulkanalbum from 2025 with the Matangi Quartet, Kurt Weill songs in new arrangements
Homme Fatalealbum from 2018 with songs by Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Rufus Wainwright, costumes by Thierry Mugler
Groschenbluesshow and album with opera singer Claron McFadden, dedicated to Brecht & Weill

Upcoming · 6

Past · 2

Where they play · 6

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