Michael Levine (set designer)

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Michael Levine
Born (1961-11-06) November 6, 1961 (age 62)
Set designer

Michael Levine (born 6 November 1961) is a Canadian

Teatro alla Scala, Dutch National Opera, Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Opera House, and the National Theatre.

Biography

Born in Toronto, Levine attended Thornton Hall, where he received a grounding in the history and principles of art. He originally hoped to be a painter and completed a foundational year at the

Glasgow Citizen's Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland and became adept at designing on a small budget and timeframe. Levine returned to Canada after one season in Glasgow, designing for the Tarragon Theatre production of Uncle Vanya and for the Shaw Festival. Levine gained notoriety for his bold, grotesque design for the CentreStage Company's production of Spring Awakening, directed by Derek Goldby, and was hired by Lotfi Mansouri to design two productions for the Canadian Opera Company in 1986.[1]

Levine's designs are the result of a collaborative creative process with directors, choreographers, and performers and a

The Flying Dutchman with the English National Opera
.

Outside of his opera work he has worked extensively with English theatre director

Complicite
on productions such as Nemonic, The Elephant Vanishes, A Disappearing Number and The Encounter.

Michael Levine is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada, and his designs were featured as part of the Canadian delegation to the Prague Quadrennial in 1999.

Stage productions (selected)

Accolades

  • 1981: Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in France.
  • 1991: Critics Award, France, (Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream)
  • 1993: Edinburgh Festival Drama and Music Award (Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung)
  • 1997: Toronto Arts Award
  • 1997: Gemini Award for September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
  • 2011: Distinguished Artist Award from the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA)
  • 2015: The Canada Council for the Arts' Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts
  • 2016:
    Dora Mavor Moore Award (Outstanding Scenic Design) for Siegfried at the Canadian Opera Company[4]

Bibliography

Kareda, Urjo. "Architect of Dreams." Canadian Art, 1994, pp. 100–107.

Lewsen, Simon. "Pulling Strings ." The Walrus, 26 June 2016, thewalrus.ca/pulling-strings/.

"Michael Levine." National Ballet of Canada, national.ballet.ca/Meet/Creative-Team/Michael-Levine?.

Rewa, Natalie, and Bridget Cauthery. "Michael Levine." The Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica Canada, 2 Dec. 2012, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michael-levine/. Accessed 31 May 2017.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kareda, Urjo. "Architect of Dreams". Page 105. Canadian Art, Fall 1994.
  2. ^ Theatre Museum Canada (2011-04-21), Palette and technology and design (part 5 of 9), retrieved 2017-05-31
  3. ^ Rewa, Natalie. "Michael Levine". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  4. ^ : Announcement: Recipients for the 2016 Dora Awards Announced, TAPA, Toronto, June 27, 2016

External links

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