IOLANTA

Iolanta – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Vienna State Oper (Wiener Staatsoper)

Musikalische Leitung (Musical Direction): Tugan Sokhiev
Inszenierung (Direction): Evgeny Titov
Bühne (Stage Design): Rufus Didwiszus

Premiere at the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) on March 24, 2025

The set design was created by ART for ART Theaterservice GmbH. http://www.artforart.at*
*The work was completed during my employment as a sculptor at the ART for ART Theaterservice GmbH.

Front Stage: Grass Island
Structure and artistic formulation of the stage,
Forming the island: polystyrene (Styrofoam), wood
Concealing surface (nonflammable theater-binder), textile, fiberglass, epoxy, acrylic one
Additional application of surface texture over the stage

Choir (Back) Stage: Ruins
Structure and artistic formulation of the stage,
Forming the ruins: polystyrene (Styrofoam), wood, PU-foam, metal, pipes, thermoform sculptures, tires,
Concealing surface: nonflammable theater-binder, textile, fiberglass, epoxy, acrylic one
Additional surface texture over the ruins, and the inner composition of the scrap car
Re-construction, re-composition and repair of the set objects