CHRIS KONDEK
about the artist
BORN IN USA
LIVES & WORKS IN BERLIN, GERMANY
Chris Kondek is an American media artist based in Berlin since 1999, specialising in innovative video design for theatre, opera, dance, and performance. Co-founder of doublelucky productions, his work has been showcased at major European festivals and leading theatres worldwide. He is a recipient of prestigious awards including the German Theatre Faust Prize and the Opus German Stage Award, and is currently a Professor for Interdisciplinary Artistic Practice and Theory at the Universität der Künste Berlin.
Media Exhibitions & Performances (Selected)
2024
STAGING AR II, Augmented Reality Performance, HAU Berlin, Germany
2022
STAGING AR, Augmented Reality Performance, HAU Berlin, Germany
2021
AUFLÖSUNG, Installation / Performance, Residenz@ Schauspiel Leipzig, Germany
2020
GARDEN OF TANGLED DATA, Interactive Narrative Website (Online)
2019
TRUE YOU: WE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, Kultursymposium Weimar; Seoul, South Korea
2018
THE HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD ARE NUMBERED, HAU Berlin; Schauspiel Leipzig, Germany
NEU-NEUAUBING, Virtual Reality Installation, Münchner Kammerspiele, Germany
2017
YOU ARE OUT THERE, HAU Berlin; Schauspiel Leipzig, Germany
Video Design (Selected)
2024
MÉLANCHOLIE DE LA RESISTANCE, David Marton, Staatsoper Berlin, Germany
SATYAGRAHA, Daniel Kramer, Staatstheater Hannover, Germany
2023
EURYDICE, DIE LIEBENDEN, Pierre Audi, Dutch National Opera Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021
L’APOCALYPSE ARAB, Pierre Audi, Festival D’Aix-en-Provence, FranceHEILIGE SCHRIFT I, Falk Richter, Münchner Kammerspiel, Germany
2020
ARMAGEDDON, Lydia Steier, Tokyo National Theater, Japan
2019
AL GRAN SOLE, Seb. Baumgarten, Theater Basel, Switzerland
AUS LICHT, Pierre Audi, Holland Festival Amsterdam, The Netherlands
FRANKENSTEIN, Stefan Pucher, Schauspielhaus Zürich, Switzerland
2016
DONNERSTAG AUS LICHT, Lydia Steier, Theater Basel, Switzerland
Awards
Der Faust Theaterpreis, Deutscher Bühnenverein, Video design
Opus Deutscher Bühnenpreis, Bühnentechnischen Rundschau, Video design
Goethe Institute Jury Prize, @Festival Politik im Freien Theater, Money: It Came From Outer Space
Goethe Institute Jury Prize @Festival Politik im Freien Theater, Dead Cat Bounce
