Melanie Sands  E/G/F/I/Sp         163 cm/ Hair: dark / Eyes: brown-green

http://melaniesands.itgo.com                Melanie_Sands@hotmail.com

Television

Holby City  Woman on plane/ in church, Episode „Moondance“ 52/06 BBC One

Viktors Programm Armgard, Episode Once Upon A Time in the Alps, SF1, SWR/BR

Auf der Suche nach Salome Dr. Style, SF1, Premiere/DE, ZDF

Eurocops Wirtin, Episode “Honig der Nacht”, TV in GB/E/I/F/A/D/CH/

Theatre as Soliste

Madame Pompadour  Madeleine, Stadttheater Luzern

Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies Kätchen, Stadttheater Luzern

Gräfin Mariza Ilke, Stadttheater Luzern

As Extra-Corps-de-Ballet at Grand Theatre de Geneve

Aida  Palmleaf-Dancer / Lohengrin Lady / Lulu Dancer in Nightclub /

Un Ballo in Maschera  Ballguest

Little Theatre (Sands Productions Monodramas)

Mord um Mitternacht  Own authorship monodramas.

Theatersaal Hotel Anker, Luzern

Heute Abend um 8.30  adapted from short stories by Tschechov, Wilde, Mansefield, T. Williams, W.S: Maugham.

Bühne Kanti Alpenquai Luzern, Neustadt-Theater Zürich

Die Kameliendame adapted as monologue from A. Dumas fils.

Theater am Zytglogge Bern,

Salomé adapted as a monologue from O. Wilde,

Kleintheater Niederhasli

Short films (Sands Films) at film festivals

“Talking About Mrs. Cassel" 13 min. 2008, Slam Night FF, Athens FF 2008

"Ada”  17,50 min., Portobello Film Festival, Athens FIlm Festival 2006

“Sleepless in Wakeup Street” 17 min., Malescorto Film Festival 2006

“Answering Machine” 15 min., Malescorto Film Festival 2005

“Quiet Please” 9 min. Malescorto Film Festival 2004

“Die Ruhe Selbst” Viper Festival Luzern, Videofestival Zürich 2002

“Nightgames”  30 min. No public screening scheduled.

Short Films for Audition/Publicity Purposes own authorship or adapted (3-10 minutes)

Schrei der Raben/Irish Secret/Lettres d’Amour/Spaghetti al Sugo/Southern Belle

Seek the Lion/Key Exchange/ The Flapper/Elenor /Candy

Hamlet Monologue/Wuthering Heights Monologue/Scarlett monologue

Dancing/Sports/Skills

Ballet, tap-dance, skating, swimming, bicycle, fencing, horseback-riding

Voice-over work for documentaries and industrial films etc.

Training

1 ½  years drama with V. Price of London School of drama, elocution lesions,

workshops in Geneva, Luzern and Zürich.

Writing

Produced and created own newspaper  “City Life” (6 months) 32’000 copies/month

Own column “Sands Life” in Central Swiss AHA Lifestyle Magazine Jan-June 1998