About Rozina Pátkai

 

 

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​​Rozina Pátkai (b. 1978, Budapest) is a Hungarian interdisciplinary artist currently based in Vienna. Her professional practice encompasses composition, performance, sound art, education and activism. Beyond pedagogical responsibilities and installation exhibitions at diverse venues, she develops musical projects ranging from acoustic performances of original compositions with her jazz ensemble to experimental electronic live acts featuring poetic text interpretation. Her artistic practice is maintained alongside her role as a parent to three children.

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EDUCATION

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• Akademie den Bildende Künste, Wien, Austria

  • MA Performative Kunst (2022- ongoing, First Diploma Examination finished in 2024)

• Hungarian University of Fine Arts

  • MA Intermedia artist (2017-2024)

• ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Humanities

  • MA Hungarian Literature and Linguistics (1999-2009)

  • BA of English Language Teaching (1999-2002)

• ETŰD Conservatory

  • Jazz Vocal Studies (2009-2012)

• Alternative Movement Therapy (2002-2004)

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Additional Training: AI in Art and Culture NODE Media Lab, Jazz Vocal Workshops with Theo Bleckman (USA), Gretchen Parlato (USA), Aga Zaryan (PL), Elisabeth Lohninger (USA), Gregorz Karnas (PL) Electronic Music Workshops, producing and performing with Ableton Live with Rachel K. Collier and Mary Spender (UK) Songwriting Workshops with Becca Stevens (USA), Brian Eno (UK), Rachel K. Collier and Mary Spender (UK) Songwriting at Berklee Online

 

LANGUAGE

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• Hungarian

• English

• German (basic)

• Spanish (basic)

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DISCOGRAPHY

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• 2011 Bossa Novas

• 2013 Vocé e Eu

• 2015 Samba Chuva EP

• 2016 Paraíso na Terra

• 2018 Taladim

• 2019 EM90 - Erdély Miklós: Rossz szórend (Poems by Miklós Erdély)

• 2021 Minka (Poems by the poets of Nyugat)

• 2021 Tilos csillagon (Poems by János Pilinszky)

• 2023 Jelen idő (Poems by Sándor Petőfi)

• 2023 {23} - Egy pont között a legrövidebb út (Poems by Dezső Tandori)

 

 

SOUNDTRACKS AND FILM APPEARANCES

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• 2020 Quanto Mais featured in the Hungarian romantic comedy 'HAB' (Cream), directed by Nóra Lakos.

• 2022 Partokon featured in an action sequence of the CBS series 'FBI International'.

• 2023 Hát így featured in the Hungarian short film 'Sárkánykor' (Age of the Dragon), directed by Marcell Farkas, premiered at the Friss Hús XII. Budapest International Short Film Festival.

• 2023 Radioplay Györgyi addressing Holocaust and personal history issues, premiered on Klubrádió in Hungary.

 

AWARDS AND HONOURS

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• 2024 Innovation Awards Nominee at Music Hungary Association

• 2023 Fonogram Nominee for Best Alternative Album, Hungary

• 2022 Crossover Awards Nominee at Music Hungary Association

• 2019 Independent Music Awards, Best Album Concept, U.S.

• 2018 Fonogram Nominee for Best Jazz Album in Hungary

• 2018 Independent Music Awards, Best Jazz Album with Vocals, U.S.

• 2016 Glamour Woman of the Year Nomination, Best Singer

• 2015 Independent Music Awards, Best Latin Song, U.S.

• 2014 Independent Music Awards nominee in Jazz Song, Latin Album, Jazz with Vocals, U.S.

• 2014 Independent Music Awards, Best Vocal Jazz Song, U.S.

• 2014 Made in New York Jazz Competition, Solo Vocal Top 5, U.S.

• 2013 Independent Music Awards, People's Voice Award in Jazz Song Category, U.S.

• 2013 Jazz Showcase, Palace of Arts, Budapest, Hungary

• 2012 Veszprém Music Festival, Public Prize, Hungary

• 2012 EuropaFest Jazz Combo Competition finalist, Bucharest, Romania

• 2012 Jazz Voices, Klaipeda, Top12, Lithuania

• 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Sell-out Show Laurel

• 2011 Budapest Festival Fringe, Jury's Award, Hungary

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

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• 2020 Soundscapes installations at Budapest Photo Festival 'Perspectives' exhibition and at MODEM Deep Currents Classic vs Contemporary Hungarian' exhibition, Debrecen, Hungary.

• 2020 Mammary memory game addressing body issues at Kiscelli Museum, 'Bodyscape' Group Exhibition, Budapest, Hungary.

• 2020 Zikaron board-game and online game addressing Holocaust issues. MAROM Association, Budapest, Hungary.

• 2021 Images of Light 2nd National Salon of Photography, Műcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary

• 2021 IMXXX Intermedia Retrospective, Budapest, Hungary

• 2022 Experiment, Budapest Photo Festival, Budapest, Hungary

• 2023 Performance at PesText International Literary and Cultural Festival, Budapest, Hungary

• 2023 Frau.Leben.Freiheit. sound installation at Hinterland Galerie, Vienna, Austria (ongoing).

• 2023 Involvement in FÜR... das Tanzen auf der Straße exhibition, expressing solidarity with women in Iran and worldwide, Graz, Austria.

• 2023 Video installations at Queering Democracy BINALE a Digital Art Exhibition at Spring Festival Budapest, Hungary.

• 2024 Wake up, my Land! Activist poetry performance, Budapest, Hungary.

• 2024 Vertical Moment sound installation, University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary.

• 2024 The Slow Forward Manifesto performance at Museum Quarter, Vienna, Austria.

• 2024 The Slow Forward Manifesto performance at The Others Art Fair, Torino, Italy.

• 2024 Re:member mixed media installation at Zsolnay Light Art Festival, contribution to 'Light Artists' Colony' Pécs, Hungary.

• 2024 Participation in EcoLab: Crafting Change Together at Klimawerkstatt Wien, Vienna, Austria with the Crafting Change Together Manifesto and Fading Fauna, sustainable photography works.

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WORKSHOPS AND TEACHING

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Rozina Pátkai has conducted a variety of workshops and lectures focusing on songwriting, audiovisuals and creative re-enactment at several esteemed institutions. Notable sessions include:

• How to See Sound? (2024) at MUMOK, Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, Austria.

• Poetry and Music: Poems in a New Voice (2024) at DEX Songwriting Expo, Budapest, Hungary. Masterclass exploring the process of setting poetry to music, covering versification, text interpretation, musical adaptation and production.

• Music That I See (2023) Guest lecture on visualizing music at MDW – University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, Austria.

• Collective Resistance Memories: Exploring the Unarchivable Through Multisensory Dialogues (2024) at Angewandte – University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria.

• Tandori Special Songwriting and Creativity Workshop, Luxembourg, Theatre Le 10, Luxemburg.

• Lyric Crafting: Enhancing Creativity with Songwriting Techniques (2023) Workshop designed to empower participants to become songwriters by providing accessible tools and creative insights at Poets of Today – Voices of Tomorrow, EU Project, Bratislava, Slovakia.

• Poetry and Songwriting – Queering Democracy BINALE (2023) Workshop featuring songs from Dezső Tandori's poetry at Budapest Spring Festival, Budapest, Hungary.

• MediaLab Songwriting and Vocal Training Workshops (2024), a series of workshops in English and Hungarian organized by KultPult at Loffice, Vienna, Austria.