Kerstin Gandler
I am an artist who works with voice and language, with body and movement. I work at the interface between acting, radio plays and film on the one hand, and teaching and instruction on the other. But the picture is broader than that. While still studying instrumental pedagogy (IGP) at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (formerly the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst) and working as a recorder teacher and concert recorder player in two ensembles of my own, I began training as an actress at the Franz Schubert Conservatory for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. The desire to express myself through not only an instrument but also through my body, voice and language ultimately led me to obtain a second artistic diploma in 1999, after which I started my career as an actress. Initially focusing on theatre, I broadened my skillset through further training in film acting at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy, classical singing with Prof. S. Vittucci in Vienna, and radio drama and dubbing masterclasses in Stockholm. This has enabled me to work across a variety of artistic genres and settings. Moving to Stockholm in 2010 marked the beginning of my career in Swedish, as well as my focus on motherhood to be able to raise my son bilingually. The move and freelance life in Sweden also meant having to take on additional roles, such as substitute teaching in preschools as well as working as a language and marketing consultant. I also worked as a barista, which gave me a good opportunity to practise working in two languages. My interest in languages and pedagogy, my continuous, intensive contact with the opera world through exchanges with colleagues, classical singing training and former experience as an assistant director have finally led me to start working as a language coach for opera singers alongside my work as an actress and voice actress in recent years. Addressing phonetic, content-related, didactic and literary issues, and supporting singers in their work with the foreign language to help them make it their own, is stimulating and challenging. As an experienced professional actress who has interpreted literary texts in Swedish and German, I recognize the importance of precise and accurate language work in an artist's toolkit. Only when you 'conquer' a foreign language will you feel confident in your artistic performance and emotional expression. In 2023/24, I took my first steps towards becoming an author by working as a columnist for Swedish Radio (Sveriges Radio). I wrote and recorded several 'Tankar för dagen' episodes, produced by Dmitri Plax. Embedded in the daily radio magazine P1 Morgon, these segments achieved a wide national reach when they were broadcast live, and they are still available as podcasts on SRPlay and various other platforms. [The portrait photos on this website were taken by various photographers, including Josefine Bäckström, Elis Årman and Christoph Stahr]
Based in Stockholm, Sweden
Age 52
Photos
Videos
En komikers uppväxt
[My life as a comedian]
Kindertransports to Sweden
[VOICE]
Resume
TV / Film
xx • role in an upcoming production for a well-known streaming channel
Ett meddelande till Ernestina • Helena • Gambio Film AB // Production support: Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet • Jonelle Twum
Kindertransports to Sweden • documentary • VOICE (mothers) • SoBe Film / Best National Documentary at Västerås Film Festival 2019 // Broadcasted on SVT 2020 // 62. Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 2020 // New York Jewish Film Festival 2021 // Cinema Germany 2022 • Gülseren Sengezer
En komikers uppväxt (My life as a Comedian) • Feature Film [World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2019] • Thomas mamma • Anagram Sweden • Rojda Sekersöz
Intrigo: Death of an Author • Feature Film • VOICE • Enderby Entertainment • Daniel Alfredson
Citizen Schein • Documentary • VOICE (Harry Schein's mother) // Göteborg Filmfestival 2017 nominated for the Dragon Award • Breidablickfilm • Maud Nycander
Värddjur (working-title) • Kungliga Konsthögskolan, Stockholm • Lucia Pagano
Att klättra över berg • Short • Aziza • Stockholms Filmskola • Beata Rappe
Ett oväntat avsked • Short • Sofie • Nils Åsen Janlert
Distans • Short • VOICE (Eva) • Stockholms Filmskola • H. Rinaldo
Minnet av dig • Short • Anna • Kulturama Stockholm // Den Norske Studenfilmfestivalen 2016 • Nils Åsen Janlert
Scener från ett personalrum • // Göteborg Filmfestival 2015 • Konstfack Stockholm • Lucia v. Horn Pagano
Der Bankraub (Bankrånet) • TV-series • Ursula (ongoing role) • Fundamenfilm for UR/SVT Sweden • G. Öhman Spjuth
Skuld • Short • Hannah • Stockholms Filmskola • Vincen Larsson
Josefins Himmel • Kerstin • UR Sweden • Tora Mårtens
Sandra • Short • Mamma Anneli • Kulturama Stockholm // Festival de Cannes, Court-métrage 2012 // Gothenburg International Film Festival 2013 // BUFF Malmö 2013 // Buster Copenhagen 2013 • David Wramneby
Elliot • Short • Lina • Katrinebergs Folkhögskola • Molly D. Bergström
Suicide TV • Short • Macromedia Akademie, München • K. Schumann
Tsunami • Film • VOICE (news anchor) • Filmakademie Ludwigsburg • Matthias Schwelm
Mittsommerliebe • ZDF Tyskland • Oliver Dommenget
Vamonos • Short • Lilli • FIlmhochschule Wien • Marie Kreutzer
Theater
since 2018 freelance diction and dialog coach in German for opera singers • including assignments at the Opera Academy (SKH Opera, Stockholm) and Gothenburg Opera
7. Literaturtage im Flößerhaus • Cooperation with GAV (Grazer Autorinnen Autorenversammlung) • Reading of my own writings • Thalheim bei Wels, Austria
2007-2009 Readings (live) • Buch Wien // ORF RadioKulturhaus // ORF KulturCafe // Altes Rathaus // Kunstforum Wien • KulturKontakt Vienna
1997-2004 actress and singer • actress an singer in several theater productions on stages mainly in Austria and Germany, including Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Teatro Centro Oberhausen, Neue Oper Wien, Weill-Festival Dessau, Ulmer Theater, Südostbayerisches Städtetheater, Landestheater St. Pölten, Konzerthaus Wien, Europäische Wochen Passau, Kleistforum Frankfurt a.d. Oder • Germany
Lilian Albrecht • Konzert • Lilian Albrecht [singer/producer/director] • Pia Wikström, Armeemuseum Stockholm
Sven Flott und sein Salonorchester • Konzert • Lilian Albrecht [singer/producer/ director] • Scandinavian Music Festival
Hans & Greta • Opera • Director's assistant • Kungliga Operan Stockholm • Werner Pichler
1992-1999 • concert performances [with two ensembles of my own: "Voci di Legno" & "Art Recorder"] & teaching activities as recorder player [youngest pupil was 5 years old, the oldest adult] • Austria
1997/98 • founder & member of the children's theater group "Xanaveders" • director/actress/producer
1996-1997 Primusic Artist Management • Office assistant
Neue Oper Austria • Director's assistant
Education
Teateralliansen • Dubbing for film and TV with Daniel Sjöberg (Iyuno SDI Studios) • Stockholm, Sweden
Högskolan Dalarna • Postgraduate university education in German. Including Magister Thesis (2021) • Falun, Sweden
Högskolan Dalarna • Bachelor of Arts. Main Field of Study: German. Including Degree Thesis (2020) • Falun, Sweden
KulturKraft Stockholm & Teateralliansen • "Osynligt för ögat" - course for actors in radio theater production; Ludvig Josephson • Stockholm, Sweden
Masterclass Camera Acting • Filmakademie B.-Württemberg • Christian Wagner, Ulrich Matthes, Nina Grosse a.o.
Mallorca Film Academy [nu: MFA München] • Camera Acting [Lou Binder] • Palma, Spain
Prof. S. Vittucci • classical vocal training (1997-2009) • Vienna, Austria
Franz Schubert Conservatory of Music and Performing Arts Vienna • Acting Diploma 1999 [corresponds to a Swedish Bachelor of Arts degree in theater, 3 years] • Vienna, Austria
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw) [då: Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Wien] • Instrumental pedagogy [IGP]; 4 years + 1 year postgraduade studies; Diploma 1996 • Vienna, Austria
Voice
2005 - 2025 Voice-Over/Voice • e-learning, radio/internet commercials, corporate film, narrator, telephone systems etc. • diverse olika, bl. a. Studio Smile, Stockholm
Tankar för dagen [4 episodes] • Radio / Podcast / SRPlay • Sveriges Radio • Voice & text: Kerstin Gandler, producer: Dmitri Plax
Tankar för dagen [8 episodes] • Radio / Podcast / SRPlay • Sveriges Radio • Voice & text: Kerstin Gandler, producer: Dmitri Plax
Iyuno SDI Studios • dubbing • Robin Rönnbäck
Kiln • Short audio story, written by John Ajvide Lindqvist • Prime Weber Shandwick & Visit Sweden [Campaign: Spellbound by Sweden - the campaign won a silver lion in the radio & audio-category at the Cannes Lions 2023] • [here: link to the German version of the short story] • Play voice sample
2011-2022 audiobooks • Language Learning Textbooks & POLYLINO • ILT Education AB • Cut out of: Ab ins Bett kleiner Bär [Verlagshaus Jacoby+Stuart - ILT für Polylino] • Play voice sample
Eurotroll • dubbing • SVT
Sich weigern • poem • by Johann Kleemayr • Play voice sample
Während du hinausgerufen wurdest • poem • by Johann Kleemayr • Play voice sample
Skräckdopningen i Östtyskland • P3 dokumentär • Catherine Menschner (swedish voice) • Sveriges Radio • by: Martin Hedberg, prod.: Jan Jordås
De Anonyma • Dokumentärt radiodrama, P1 Specialprogram (role: young woman) • Sveriges Radioprogram • Bengt Bok • Play voice sample
Niemand • Finalist / radio drama competition - Track 5' (self-production) • Ö1/ORF • dir. : Magnus Berg • Play voice sample
Anne's Letter (voice: Anne) • Pilotfilm • Uniarts Stockholm • Ismene Deskarolis • Play voice sample
Eurotroll • dubbing
Eurotroll • dubbing
Mänskliga nyheter • radio satire (13 episodes, ongoing role: Kersti) • Radioteatern, Sveriges Radio • Magnus Berg, Emelie Rosenqvist, Magnus Lindman • Play voice sample
Det sade bara klick • Radio-drama [role: Drottning Silvia of Sweden] • Radioteatern - Sveriges Radio • Magnus Berg
Geistergeschichten; several episodes • Voice-Over / narrator • UR Sweden • Angelika Israelsson • Play voice sample
Love Me • Song for the tv-film "Hund und Katz" • ZDF • Dieter Berner
Commercial
Trailer Marinemuseum Karlskrona • Velourfilm Stockholm • Hobi Jarne
Hausverstand [Billa] • TV (ORF) • Andreas "Titus Twister" Gust
Ja! Natürlich! [Billa] • TV (ORF)