Jan Freese is a charismatic, successful (and I dare say brilliant) set designer from Berlin, Germany. Over the years, he has worked internationally for theater and opera with directors in Berlin, Vienna, and Zurich. Over the last few years, he has also started to work for the opera in Paris.
It happened! You got the gig, and now you’re getting ready to design the play. You think it’s going to be great… only suddenly it’s not. No matter how many times you read the script, you just can’t get any ideas. You start sketching and nothing good comes out. You are truly stuck, feeling a creative block.
November 12th 2017, Broadway Avenue, New York City. “Just look at the set! And that’s only on my phone, picture the real thing now!” As I was standing in front of the Palace Theatre on Times Square, debating on whether or not I’d be spending that night’s budget on Sponge Bob Square Pants – The […]
I draw, I invent, I anticipate, I imagine wildly.
I cut, I sand, I paint, I install, I experiment and I make wishes.
I ornament, I decorate, I enlighten and disguise the stage with my trinkets.
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