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Jesper
Garde Kongshaug, Lighting designer, works within the fields of
theater, opera, ballet, tv & architecture.
Jesper Kongshaug works locally as well as international.
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Jesper Garde Kongshaug
LightingDesign.dk
M:(+45) 40 50 88 28. Peblinge Dossering 46, 2th, 2200 Copenhagen
Atelier: Scenograferne. Store Kongensgade 75 B, 3. DK-1264 Cph. K., Denmark
......... news:
Akram Khan: "Vertical Road" - akramkhancompany.net
Poul Ruders: "Dancer in the dark" - Royal Danish Opera - kgl-teater.dk
Das Kapital - The Majestic Theatre - Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre
NEWS:
......... architecture
"The Blue Planet", new Danish Aquarium with 3xN architects. 3xn.dk
......... international:
expo2010 in Shanghai - Danish Day National Concert
Next Zone in Greenland and Canada. nextzonemoves.dk
"Lohengrin" - Moskow. novayaopera.ru
"Orfeo"" and "Tomorrow in a year" on tour. hotelproforma.dk.
......... award: "Gramophone" DVD award to "The Copenhagen Ring":
kglteater.dk/Aktuelt/Nyheder/Nyhedsarkiv/2009/Ringen%20streames.aspx
Nordic + Danish Light Award 2008 for the new Royal Danish Playhouse. kgl-teater.dk
......... media:
Interview:
www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/artikel/355222:Liv---Sjael--Paa-broen-mellem-skygge-og-lys
Financial Times review:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1c5c7928-9a6a-11df-87fd-00144feab49a,_i_email=y.html
Berliner Morgenpost review:
http://www.morgenpost.de/kultur/article1380072/Shanghai-Musical-kritisiert-China-mit-Karl-Marx.html
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Curriculum vitae:
I enclose an english CV below:
Jesper Kongshaug is recognized as Denmark’s most radical and
innovative light designer. Being very skilful and open-minded he is
able to work with the most established theatres as well as the most
experimental theatre companies like Hotel Pro Forma. Besides theatre
light he creates light for buildings and architectural projects. He is
the winner of the Nordic Light Award 2008 for his work on the Royal
Danish Playhouse.
His productions include Wagner: The Copenhagen Ring, Danish Royal Opera House. OPERATION: ORFEO, Hotel Proforma World Tour. Mozart: Nozze de Figaro, Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria. Wagner: Lohengrin, Novaya Opera, Moscow. Ligeti: Le Grand Macabre, San Francisco Opera. Mozart: The Magic Flute; Boston Lyric Opera, USA.
Jesper Kongshaug was educated in the USA and has worked on numerous theatre performances, opera, ballet, art exhibitions and TV.
He has created unique lighting designs for The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, most recently Wagner's Das Ring des Nibelungens (see www.kgl-teater.dk), for Den jyske Opera, for Hotel Pro Forma and for theatres in Norway, Sweden and Germany.
He also has done architectural lighting design, most recently in Kastrup Copenhagen Airport. A centrally located daylight-sensor and atomic-clock controlled complete restaurant installation.
"Højbro Plads" is his most recent work. A complete redesign of an old central square in Copenhagen.
Lighting Design for the new Royal Playhouse has given Jesper Kongshaug The Danish Lightingprize 2008. Also winner of Nordic Lighting Prize, Helsinki, Nov. 2008.
JK won an invited architectural competition in collaboration with Architects Erik Brandt Dam + Nicolai Bo Andersen of refurbishing The Kings Garden of Odense, starting installation in 2008.
Jesper Kongshaug teaches at Danmarks Designskole (Danish School for Design) and the National Danish Theatre School and acts as consultant for museums, the Tivoli Gardens, private firms and public institutions.
Jesper Kongshaug has created several high profile large-scale light installations both outdoors and indoors, including the 13 km long Vinterlys (Winterlight) during Copenhagen European Cultural Capital 1996.
His international works include extensive travels with Hotel Pro Forma's "Operation ORFEO" from 1994, "The Magic Flute" in Boston Lyric Opera, USA, and the musical production of "Hair", a Betty Nansen Theatre production at The Theatre Mogador in Paris, "Rosenkavalier" at Opera de Lyon in France, "Le Grand Macabre" at San Francisco Opera, USA and "L'Ecole des Femmes" in Dramaten, Stockholm.
In 2004 he did "GOYA" with Placido Domingo for Klangbogen Festival at "Theater an der Wien" in Vienna, where he returned in 2007 for "Le Nozze di Figaro".
In the US he also did a Jesper Just Opera for Performa 05 in NYC at Donna Karan Studio.
In 2007 he went to Stockholms Opera and did lighting design for "La Traviata".
July 2008 in Theater an der Wien, he did "Le nozze de Figaro" .
In October he did "Don Carlos" in Copenhagen at the Royal Danish Opera and "The Nutcracker" ballet at The Rpyal Ballet.
Architectural Lighting Design:
Kongens Have, Kings Garden, Odense
Groendals Kirke, Copenhagen
Hoejbro Plads, Copenhagen
Skuespilhuset, Kvaesthusbroen, Copenhagen
Bo Bech Restaurant Paustian, Copenhagen
Eyecon Bar and Restaurant, Kastrup Airport
International Agent Management : HarrisonParrott Ltd., London.
www.harrisonparrott.com
ESTA member.
See my picture gallery at
http://picasaweb.google.com/jesperkongshaug