URS SCHÖNEBAUM

Lighting designer for opera, theatre, dance, art installations and performances. He has participated in over 200 productions at major theatres and has collaborated with such stage directors as Thomas Ostermeier, Sasha Waltz, Damien Jalet, Michael Haneke, Pierre Audi, Claus Guth, Laurent Pelly, Barbara Lluch, Barrie Kosky, Deborah Warner, the theatrical group La Fura dels Baus, whilst being a long-time collaborator of Robert Wilson. His work also includes lighting designs for art projects with Vanessa Beecroft, Anselm Kiefer, Dan Graham, Taryn Simon, Soundwalk Collective, William Kentridge, Anne Imhof and Marina Abramović. Since 2012 he has also been working as a set designer. His set and lighting designs include Bomarzo (Teatro Real, Madrid), aus Licht (Holland Festival, Amsterdam), L’Apocalypse arabe and Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria
(Aix-en-Provence Festival), Klangwolke 22 (Linz), Inside Light (Park Avenue Armory, New York), Bastarda! (La Monnaie, Brussels), La Regenta (Matadero, Madrid), Tristan und Isolde (Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona).