About
The stage designer Jens Kilian was born in Dresden, and made his Abitur in Potsdam from 1977 to 1979 as a volunteer for film scene image at the DEFA-Studio for feature films. Subsequently, he studied stage and costume design at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee. It was followed by a year as a scene designer at the DEFA studios in Babelsberg. From 1986-1990, he was a stage design assistant at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, then from 1990 to 1992, head of the stages of the city Cologne. Since 1987 he has worked as a freelance stage and costume designer for opera as well as for acting and dance. Jens Kilian and directors such as Joachim Schloemer, Dimiter Gotscheff, Christof Nel, Jossi Wieler, Martin Kušej, Thirza Bruncken, Johan Simons, Karin Henkel. Most recently he produced " Le nozze di Figaro "at the Theater an der Wien with Felix Breisach, 2015" Vasco da Gama (L'africaine) "at the Deutsche Oper Berlin with Vera Nemirova, 2017" Les Troyens "in Frankfurt with Eva Maria Höckmayr," Die Walküre "at the Salzburg Easter Festival in the direction of Vera Nemirova and" Der Anschlag " at the Bad Hersfeld festival with Dieter Wedel as director. In preparation are" the Park "at the Malmö opera 2018," Don Pasquale " at the Opera Stuttgart with Jossi Wieler as director. In 2015, he was awarded the Award for the best set design for "Das Wunder von Bern" 2014 (Stage Entertainment, Hamburg) by the German Musical academy.