rufus didwiszus

who killed cock robin?

the buried child

scorpionfish

who killed cock robin
(video stills. video: samuel dematraz)

crave

vor sonnenaufgang

vera

colours may fade...
terrorism

pillowman

foi

the buried child

foi

king lear

der starke stamm

the girl on the sofa

the name

crave

fireface

shopping and fucking

contact: rufus.didwiszus@freenet.de

Rufus Didwiszus
born 1967 in Köln, grew up in Berlin and Stuttgart.
1989-1994 studies of set and costume design at the Academy for Fine Arts in Stuttgart. Professor: Jürgen Rose.

Didwiszus worked for

Komische Oper Berlin

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Bayerische Staatsoper

Opernhaus Zürich

Opera national de Paris

Opera national du Rhin

Opera national de Lyon

Royal Opera Stockholm

Ballett Zürich

Stuttgarter Ballett

Schaubühne Berlin

Deutsches Theater Berlin
Schauspielhaus Hamburg

Muenchner Kammerspiele

Bolshoi Theatre Moscow

TAT Frankfurt
Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm,
Aarhus Teater,

Betty Nansen Teatret Copenhagen

Sydney Theatre Company
Salzburger Festspiele
Wiener Festwochen
Edinburgh festival
Avignon festival

Festival Aix En Provence

a.o.

He has created sets for
Barrie Kosky, Christian Spuck, Thomas Ostermeier, Sasha Waltz,

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui,

Christian Stückl, Stefan Larsson, Tomas Alfredson, Christian Lollike a.o.

Rufus has been a guest lecturer for

set design and architecture in Berlin and Munich.

Since 2004 he is creating, directing and designing his own music-theatre performances together with Joanna Dudley.

work:

2021

Bayerische Staatsoper München

set for "Der Rosenkavalier"

(Richard Strauss)

dir.: Barrie Kosky

Komische Oper Berlin

set for "Oedipe"

(George Enescu)

dir.: Ewgeny Titov

Bolshoi Theatre Moscow

set for "Orlando"

(original production)

choreographer: Christian Spuck

Stuttgarter Ballett

set for "Cassiopeias Garden"

(original production)

choreographer: Christian Spuck

2020

Opernhaus Zürich

set for "Boris Godunov"

Modest Mussorgski)

dir.: Barrie Kosky

Ballett Zürich

set for "Sleeping Beauty"

(Tchaikovsky)

choreographer: Christian Spuck

Festival Aix-en-Provemce

set for "Le Coq d´Or"

(Rimsky-Korsakov)

dir.: Barrie Kosky

design for "we will slam you with our wings"

a video installation by Joanna Dudley

2019

Salzburger Festspiele

set for "Orphee aux enfers"

(Jaques Offenbach)

dir.: Barrie Kosky

Ballett Opera Zurich

set for "the little matchstick girl"

(Helmut Lachenmann)

choreographer: Christian Spuck

Opera Bastille Paris

set for "Prince Igor"

(Alexander Borodin)

dir.: Barrie Kosky

2018

Dramaten Stockholm

set for "Höst och Vinter"

(Lars Noren)

dir.: Stefan Larsson

Opera Zurich

set for "Die Gezeichneten"

(Franz Schreker)
dir.: Barrie Kosky

Ballett Opera Zurich

set for "Winterreise"

(Hans Zender)

choreographer: Christian Spuck

Komische Oper Berlin

set for: "La Boheme"

(G.Puccini)

dir.: Barrie Kosky

2017

Deutsche Oper Berlin

set for "Der fliegende Holländer"

(Richard Wagner)

dir.: Christian Spuck

Ballett Zürich

set for "The Nutcracker"

(P.I.Tchaikovsky)

choreographer.: Christian Spuck

2016

Komische Oper Berlin

set for "Die Perlen der Cleopatra"

(Oscar Straus)

dir.: Barrie Kosky

Maxim Teatern Stockholm

set for "Macbeth" (Shakespeare)

dir.: Stefan Larsson

Royal Opera Stockholm

set for "Medea" (Daniel Börtz)

dir.: Stefan Larsson

2015

Betty Nansen Teatret Copenhagen

set for "Madame de Sade"

(Yukio Mishima)

dir.: Stefan Larsson

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm
set for "Madame de Sade"

(Yukio Mishima)

dir.: Stefan Larsson

2014

Komische Oper Berlin

set for "La Belle Helene"

(Jaques Offenbach)

dir.: Barrie Kosky

2014
Opera Zurich
set for "La fanciulla del West" (Giacomo Puccini)
dir.: Barrie Kosky

2014

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm

set for "Richard III" (W. Shakespeare)

dir.: Stefan Larsson

2013

Aarhus Teater

set for "all my dreams come true" (Chrisian Lollike)

dir.: Christian Lollike

2013

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm

set for "Dangerous Liaisons"

(Christopher Hampton)

dir.: Stefan Larsson

2012

Aarhus Teater

set for "Ghosts" (H.Ibsen)

dir.: Mick Gordon

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm
set for "Fanny and Alexander" (Ingmar Bergman)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

2011
Sydney Theatre Company
set for "Blood Wedding" (F.G. Lorca)
dir.: Iain Sinclair

2010
Sydney Theatre Company
workshop with Andrew Upton and Joanna Dudley, working title "daydream nation"

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm
set for "August: Osage County"
(Tracy Letts)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

Aarhus Teater
set for "Fanny and Alexander" (Ingmar Bergman)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

Aarhus Teater
set for "Romeo and Juliet"
(Christian Lollike/ W. Shakespeare)
dir. Christian Lollike

2009
Sophiensaele Berlin
co-creator/director and set for
"Louis and Bebe"
co-created and performed by Joanna Dudley and Dirk Dresselhaus aka Schneider TM

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm
set for "Killinggänget At Dramaten" (Killinggänget)
dir.: Tomas Alfredson

Chambermade Opera Melbourne
co-development, set and costumes
for “Beneath”
dir.: Douglas Horton

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm
set for "Autumn Sonata"
(Ingmar Bergman)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm
set for "Scenes From A Marriage"
(Ingmar Bergman)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

2008
Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm
set for "The Ugly One"
(Marius v. Mayenburg)
dir.: Emil Graffmann

Bozar Brussels
co-creator/director for a staged
performance concert in the exhibition
"Kunstschatten Uit Wallonie"
performed by Joanna Dudley and Capilla Flamenca

Elverket Stockholm
set for „Security“ (Richard Hobert)
dir.: Richard Hobert

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm
set for „Tre Kronor“
(three plays of A.Strindberg)
dir.: Maria Aberg, Jagos Marcovic, Åsa Kalmer
opening show for the 100th anniversary of the Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm

2007
Concertgebouw Bruges,
co-creator/director and set for
„Who killed Cock Robin“
performed by Joanna Dudley
and Capilla Flamenca

Elverket Stockholm
set for „The Buried Child“
(Sam Shepard)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

Radialsysthem Berlin
co-creator/director, set and light for
„The Scorpionfish“
performed by Joanna Dudley

joining "The Geisha Band"
featuring Joanna Dudley,
Dirk Dresselhaus aka Schneider TM a.o.

2006
Elverket Stockholm
set and costume for „Blasted“
(Sarah Kane)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

Elverket Stockholm
set for „An Optic Triology“
(A.Bin Sa´ad)
dir.: Mick Gordon

Elverket Stockholm
set for „Blackbird“
(David Harrower)
dir.: Eva Dahlman

Berlin, Sonambiente Festival
design and dramaturgy consultant for Joanna Dudleys
sound installation "Tom´s Song"

2005
Kammerspiele Munich
set for „Before Sunrise“
(Gerhard Hauptmann)
dir.: Thomas Ostermeier

Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm
set for „Vera“ (Christina Lugn)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

2004
Schaubuehne Berlin
co-creator/director and set for
„Colours may fade...“
performed by Joanna Dudley
and Juan Kruz Diaz De Garajo Esnaola

Elverket Stockholm
set for „Terrorism“
(Presnjakov-Brothers)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

Elverket Stockholm
set for „The Pillowman“
(Martin Mc Donagh)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

2003
Les Ballets C de la B
set for „Foi“
dir/choreogr.: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Royal Dramatic Theatre Strockholm
set for “King Lear” (Shakespeare)
dir.: Stefan Larsson

2002
Kammerspiele Munich
set for “Der Starke Stamm"
(Marielouise Fleisser)
dir.: Thomas Ostermeier

Academy for Fine Arts Munich
guest-lecturer for set-design

Edinbourgh-Festival/
Schaubuehne Berlin
set for “The Girl OnThe Sofa”
(Jon Fosse)
dir.: Thomas Ostermeier

Nationaltheater Mannheim
set for „Shooting Iphigenie“
(Sören Voima)
dir.: Christian Weise and
Christian Tschirner

2001
TAT-Frankfurt
set for “The Ring Cycle”
(Richard Wagner)
dir.: Tom Kühnel

TAT-Frankfurt
set for „Master Olof“
and „The Father“
(August Strindberg)
dir.: Robert Schuster

technical supervisor for the
theatre festival „Experimenta“
TAT Frankfurt

2000
Staatstheater Stuttgart
with the band “Friedrichs”
music-arrangements and
and stage musician for
“The White Wolf”
(Paul Maar/ Mathias Thurow)
dir.: Henning Bock

Salzburger Festspiele/
Schaubuehne Berlin
set for “The Name” (Jon Fosse)
dir.: Thomas Ostermeier

Highschool for Fine Arts
Berlin- Weissensee
guest-lecturer for architecture,
post graduate studies

Schaubuehne am Lehniner Platz
set and videoinstallation for
“Crave” (Sarah Kane)
dir.: Thomas Ostermeier
European Theatre Prize,
prize for best set Torun festival (Poland)

1999
Schauspielhaus Hamburg
set for “Fireface”
(Marius v. Mayenburg)
dir.: Thomas Ostermeier

Jewish Museum Berlin
set for “Dialoge 2”
dir./choreogr.: Sasha Waltz

Deutsches Theater Berlin
co-costume with Bernd Skodzig
for “The Blue Bird”
(Maurice Maeterlingk)
dir.: Thomas Ostermeier

1998
Baracke Deutsches Theater Berlin
set for “Shopping and Fucking”
(Mark Ravenhill)
dir.: Thomas Ostermeier
invited to „Theatertreffen Berlin“
and Avignon festival

Baracke Deutsches Theater
set for “Below The Belt”
(Richard Dresser)
dir.: Thomas Ostermeier
invited to „Theatertreffen Berlin“
and Avignon festival

1997
Staatstheater Darmstadt
set for “Moby Dick”
(Hereward/ Kaye)
dir.: Laura Berman

1996
Opera Leipzig
set and costume for “Don Quichotte”
(G.-F.Telemann)
dir.: Sandra Leupold

1995
Kammerspiele Munich
set and costume for „Death Dance”
(August Strindberg)
dir.: Christian Stückl

Kammerspiele Munich
set for “Roberto Zucco”
(B.-Marie Koltes)
dir.: Christian Stückl

close collaborators:

artistic partner:
Joanna Dudley

costume design:

Victoria Behr
Bernd Skodzig

Janosch Mallwitz

Mads Dinesen

Emma Ryott

Klaus Bruns

light design:
Max Keller

Franck Evin
Urs Schönebaum
Jens Sethzman

music and sound design:
Dirk Dresselhaus aka Schneider TM

video design:
Samuel Dematraz

photography:
Alexander Gnädiger

dramaturgy:
Marc Matthiesen

visual art:

Mathias Hornung