Contemporary Scenography

A collection of projects conducted in 2021 as part of the MAIA semester project  THE IMPOSSIBLE SHOWROOM.

Theatre

A strong and significant message can be transmitted even by using static and subtle elements. 

F*CK THE POLAR BEARS - by Chiara Stephenson

Bush, London, UK - 2015

A white, cold and clinical atmosphere can be translated by using alveolar polycarbonate panels and playing with light.

Jenůfa - by Paolo Fantin

Berlin, Germany - 2021

One set structure can be used for multiple scenes by means of projections

Romeo & Juliet

Plymouth State University Theatre, New Hampshire, UK - 2016

Building the set to real-life scale can put the emphasis on the space.

Don Giovanni - by Jan Versweyveld

Opéra National de Paris, France - 2019

Theatre is a microcosm for practicing design only limited by imagination.

She Loves Me - by David Rockwell

Boradway New York, NY, USA - 2017

A typical architectural element such as a fire escape stair can send you back to a precise context as Bronx.

A Bronx Tale - scenic design by Beowulf Boritt

Longacre Theatre & Papermill Playhouse - 2016

The correct use of light, form, and objects with actor’s competences can reverse our world’s physics.

American Psycho - scenic design by Es Devlin

Almeida Theatre - 2013

Windows, vapour, darkness and urban lights give deepness to the scenes’ background, so the building looks real.

American Son - scenic design by Derek McLane

Booth Theatre - 2018

The scene is an equilibrium of light, background, and front elements that can slightly change to get a diverse space, such as inside or outside.

Gigi - scenic design by Dereck McLane

The Kennedy Center & Neil Simon Theatre  - 2015

The scene could be used as a political message.

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - scenic design by Brian Thompson

Palace Theatre - 2011

Ballet, Dance, Opera

Using floating objects can be way to create powerful spaces.

RainForest, choreographer Merce Cunnigham,  “silver pillows” by Andy Warhol  Theatre Joyce, New York, 1968.

Scenography reflect lights and help to hide or reveal different part of the space.

Connectome, scenography designed by Luke Halls studio, se design Es Devlin, in The Royal Opera House in London, 2018.

Optical art in space produce the loss of reference.


Tannhäuser, opera directed by Istvan Szabo at the Palais Garnier (1984). Background designed by Victor Vasarely.

The monochrome atmosphere allows an illusion of the senses.


James Turrel, Danser la peinture, Nouvelles Editions Scala, 2015. 

Playing with lights, colors and reflects generate infinite spaces.



Tree of Codes – Olafur Eliasson, Wayne McGregor, Jamie XX, Opéra Garnier, 2017.

Fabrics and shadows allows surrealistic environnement.




Michael Clark Compagny, 2010 –2011 in Tate Modern.

The duality between empty and full areas create a chaotic atmosphere.



Bob Wilson «Messie», in the Mozartwoche of Salzbourg, 2019.

Playing with different heigts and an organic installation create a sensation of reality.



Merce Cunningham, Ernesto Neto, Dance works II, theatre of Edinbourg, in 2014.

Natural elements add a realistic feeling in the scenography.




Pina Bausch, Ulli Weiss, in Theatre of Châtelet, 2015.

A playful scenography can invite the public to be part of the experience.



“Play” by Alexandre Ekman, in Opera Garnier, 2018.

Film

Expressing emotions triggering a descent into madness and obsession in an urban setting.

Metropolis by Fritz Lang, 1927

High-contrast herringbone floor and perimeter of pooled red stage curtains suggest a genteel captivity.

Twin Peaks by Ruth De Jong, 1990

Encountering the space in a strange and disorienting episode, bathed in white light, while glowing tiles lining the floor.

Space Odyssey by Ernest Archer, Harry Lange & Anthony Masters, 2001

Attempt trying to interpret periods and how people live, giving the space dreamy atmosphere.

Aviator by Dante Ferretti, 2004

Manipulating architecture with meticulous designing and constructing of different spaces

Inception by Guy Hendrix Dyas, 2010

The interior is filled with ornate features and selected Art Deco bringing us back in time.

The Great Gatsby by Catherine Martin, 2014

The hotel is drastically changed to match the post-WWII culture expressing strict symmetry and bright colors.

The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson, 2015

Futuristic atmosphere achieved trough white light, chromed materials and advanced technology in contrast to a lost and empty feeling.

Passengers by Guy Hendrix Dyas, 2016

The lights dim, leaving only a spotlight he breaks into the song and the camera pushes in.

La La Land by David and Sandy Wasco, 2016

Created a beautiful contrast between dark tones and holograms, cold lights & water ripples.

Blade Runner 2049 by Dennis Gassner, 2017

Trade Fair Shows, Temporary Exhibitions

Playing with texture, light and scale to build a surreal landscape


Hermès by Charlotte Macaux Perelman and Alexis Fabry, Salone del Milano , Milan , Italy 2018

Duplicate shapes to loose yourself in the abstraction.


Moroso, Milan, Italy, 2016

Lights erupts from the space, the dark becomes the border


Herman Millar by Alberto Caiola, Shanghai , China 2021

Change of environment, altering the experience


Pleasure and treasure by 40 Austrian architects and designers, Salone del Mobile, Milan , Italy 2021

Flooring textures extend to become walls, erasing physical limits, Anti - white cube


PARCO by DDAA, Osaka, Japan 2021

From simplicity to complexity


“The Porcelain Room by Jorge Welsh and Luísa Vinhais, Fondazione Prada, Milan, Italy

Roca - using one material to create total immersion


INFINITE MAJESTY by Masquespacio x Roca Tile, Cersaie 2021 Bologna, Italy

Atelier XI - Delimiting space with the light to create walls and passages


UABB Longgang by Atelier XI, CHINA , 2020

Multicoloured walls and mirrored volumes show how colours change our visual experience


VT Wonen&Design Beur event by studio i29 ,RAI Amsterdam , Netherlands 2015

When the furniture become the space


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