John Otto

Designer

John was born in New Zealand and trained on the Motley Design Course, London.

2010
Don Pasquale	Nationale Reisopera Dir. Wim Tromperts
New One Act Ballet	Royal Ballet of Flanders Chor. David Dawson
A Sweet Spell of Oblivion	Dresden Opera Ballet Chor. David Dawson
dancingmadlybackwards	Den Norske Opera & Ballet Chor. David Dawson
2009
Fidelio	Nationale Reisopera Dir. Monique Wagemakers
The World According to Us World Premiere by David Dawson	Sachsiche Staatsoper Dresden Chor. David Dawson
2008
An Ocean of Rain	Theatre Cryptic Dir.Cathie Boyd
La Traviata (Revival)	Apeldoorn Dir. Monique Wagemaker
Carmen	Hannover Opera Dir. Monique Wagemaker
2007
A Sweet Spell of Oblivion	Royal Ballet of Flanders Chor. David Dawson
2006
I Due Foscari Verdi	Nationale Reisopera Dir. Monique Wagemakers
'The set of 'I Due Foscari' is simply stunning' Trouw Newspaper, The Netherlands.
Littany	Dresden Ballet Chor. David Dawson
2005
Peter Grimes (Revival)	Nationale Reisopera Dir. Monique Wagemakers
2004
Wet Snow New Opera by Jan Van de Putte Co-design with Giuseppe Frigeni	Nationale Reisopera - 2004 Holland Festival Dir. Giuseppe Frigeni
2003
The Talking Cure Christopher Hampton	Rideau de Bruxelles Dir. Adrian Brine
Der Freischutz Weber	Nationale Reisopera Dir. Marcel Sijm
La Traviata Verdi	NRO Dir Monique Wagemakers
2002
My Zinc Bed David Hare	Rideau de Bruxelles Dir Adrian Brine
Fidelio Beethoven (Revival)	Nationale Reisopera
Blue/Orange Joe Penhall	Rideau de Bruxelles Dir. Adrian Brine
2001
Fidelio Beethoven	NRO Dir.Monique Wagemakers
Kiss Me Kate Porter	Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen Dir Tim Coleman
Life x 3 Reza	Rideau de Bruxelles Dir Adrian Brine
Alarms and Excursions Michael Frayn	Rideau de Bruxelles Dir. Adrian Brine
2000
Le Sacre de Printemps Stravinsky	Het Nationale Ballet, Amsterdam Chor. Wayne Eagling
Peter Grimes Britten	Nationale Reisopera Dir.M. Wagemakers
Memories of Water Sheila Stephenson	Rideau de Bruxelles Dir Adrian Brine

Previous Design for Opera
1985 - 1999
Piece by Bruckner	Semperoper, Dresden Chor. Krzystof Pastor
Alcina Handel	Vancouver Opera Dir. Guus Mostart
Idomeneo Mozart	Maggio Musicale, Florence Dir. John Cox
La Belle Helene Offenbach	Stadttheater Wurzburg Dir. Peter Werhahn
Ariodante Handel	Wexford Festival Dir. Guus Mostart

Previous Design for Dance
1991 - 1999
Bittersweet	Het Nationale Ballet, Amsterdam Chor. Krzystof Pastor
Third Symphony Gorecki	Het Nationale Ballet, Amsterdam Chor. Krzystof Pastor
Shostakovich Chamber Symphony	Het Nationale Ballet Chor. Krzystof Pastor
Schiphol Project	Het Nationale Ballet Chor.Alfredo Fernandez
Third Symphony Gorecki	Polish National Ballet, Warsaw Chor. Krystof Pastor
Stop It	Het Nationale Ballet Chor. Krystof Pastor
Diachrome	Scapino Ballet Rotterdam Chor. Paula Vink
La Femme Fragile	Stadtische Buhnen Dortmund Chor. Jurek Makarowski
Die Geschopfe des Prometheus	Dortmund Chor. Jurek Makarowski

Previous Design for Theatre
1990 - 1998
Die Konigin von Saba Goldmark	Theater Dortmund Dir: John Dew
My Night with Reg	Noord Nederlands Toneel, Groningen
Productions at Rideau de Bruxelles, Dir. Adrian Brine
ART Reza	Rideau de Bruxelles Dir Adrian Brine
Skylight	David Hare
Time of Your Life	Alan Ayckbourn
Molly Sweeney	Brian Friel
Time of Your Life	Ayckbourn
Wildest Dreams	Ayckbourn
Arcadia	Stoppard
Travels with My Aunt	Giles Havergal
Oleanna	Mamet
Speed the Plow	David Mamet
Duet for One Kempinsky	Joop van den Ende Productions Dir. Christiaan Nortier
La Malade Imaginaire Moliere	Noord Nederlands Toneel, Groningen
The Birthday Party	Dir Paul Vermeulen-Windsant
Alice, Alice	Zuidelijk Toneel, Eindhoven
Artist Descending a Staircase Tom Stoppard	Rideau de Bruxelles

From 1976 - 1990
Opera productions in Holland for the Nederlandse Opera; Sadlers Wells for Handel Opera Society, Wexford, and for Opera 80; Film in Holland; Theatre in Holland, Belgium, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith (director: Christopher Fetes), Crucible Theatre Sheffield (directors: Stephen Daldry and Claire Venables), Stadttheater Wurzburg.

last update : 4 May, 2010