Marcela Lucatelli can already be hailed as one of the most innovative vocalists and composers of her generation. Born in Brazil and based in Denmark, Marcela has earned international recognition for her extremely original, sensuous and politically charged performance works. The composer is known for writing ''scores for the limits of bodies and voice'' (The Wire). Lucatelli’s works are performed by vocal and instrumental elite groups such as the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (DK), Danish National Vocal Ensemble (DK) and Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (DE), alongside some of the most daring ensembles and music collectives in the world. Her works have been performed at Donaueschinger Musiktage, Darmstadt Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, A L’ARME! Festival, Cafe Oto, Nordic Music Days, SPOR Festival, KLANG - Copenhagen Avantgarde Music Festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, DMA Jazz - Danish Music Awards, Ultima - Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, Borealis Festival, Henie Onstad Art Center, AllEars Festival for Improvised Music, Reykjavik Arts Festival, Waverly Project NYU, FILE - Electronic Language International Festival, FITEI - Festival Internacional de Teatro de Expressão Ibérica, Festival Novas Frequências, WOMEX, among many other festivals and events worldwide. Lucatelli has been awarded the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Talent Prize in Composition 2019, Pelle Prize 2021 and the Danish Music Awards’ 2023 prize for Vocal Jazz Release of the Year.