Es Devlin

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Projects

  • Roberto Devereux David McVicar MET Opera New York
  • Imago Stephen Plaice, Orlando Gough & Susannah Waters Glyndebourne
    Beatrice et Benedict Kasper Holten Theater an der Wien


  • Olympic Closing Ceremony Kim Gavin Olympic Stadium, London
    Les Troyens David McVicar Royal Opera House, London
    Parsifal Keith Warner Royal Danish Opera
    The Cunning Little Vixen Francisco Negrin

    Royal Danish Opera
    The Master and Margarita   Simon McBurney  Theatre de Complicite
    Rihanna  Es Devlin  Grammy and Brit Awards
    Salome  David McVicar  Royal Opera House
    The Rodin Project   Russell Maliphant  Sadlers Wells
  • Lucrezia Borgia Mike Figgis English National Opera
    I Puritani Francisco Negrin Grand Theatre de Geneve
    Batman Live Anthony Van Laast World Arena Tour
    Take That Progress Tour Kim Gavin European Stadium Tour
    Lenny Kravitz Es Devlin European Arena Tour
    Kanye/Jay Z Kanye West and Es Devlin North American Arena Tour
    The Master and Margarita Es Devlin Plymouth Theatre

     

  • Shakira ‘The Sun Comes Out’ Felix Barrett World Arena Tour
    MUSE ‘Resistance’ Oli Metcalfe World Stadium Tour
    MTV EMA Es Devlin MTV
    Mika ‘Imaginarium’ Mika / Es Devlin World Tour
    Goldfrapp ‘Head First’ Es Devlin Tour
    Jamie Cullum ‘The Pursuit’ Marc Silver World Tour
    Kanye West on BET Awards Es Devlin TV
  • Die Tote Stadt Kasper Holten Finnish National Opera Helsinki
    Pieces of Vincent Clare Lizzimore Arcola Theatre, London
    After Light II Russell Maliphant Sadlers Wells
    Knight Crew John Fulljames Glyndebourne Opera
    Blaze Anthony Van Laast Peacock Theatre and touring
    Gounod’s ‘Faust’ Keith Warner Dresden SemperOper
  • I Puritani Francisco Negrin Amsterdam / Athens
    Kanye West on VH-1 Storytellers Kanye / Patrizia DiMaria VH-1
    Pet Shop Boys on Brit Awards Es Devlin / PSB ITV
    Don Giovanni Keith Warner Theater an der Wien, Vienna
    Take That Circus Tour Kim Gavin Wembley Stadium and GB tour
    Imogen Heap Es Devlin Sadlers Wells
    After Light I Russell Maliphant Sadlers Wells
    MUSE Es Devlin / MUSE World Tour
    Lady Gaga Monster Ball Tour Lady Gaga World Arena Tour
  • MIKA Es Devlin / Mika Parc des Princes, Paris
    RAGE Sally Potter Feature film – Adventure Pics
    Kanye West – Glow in the Dark Es Devlin / Kanye West US Arena Tour
    Salome David McVicar Royal Opera House, London
    La Clemenza di Tito Francisco Negrin Oper Leipzig
    Small Boats Russell Maliphant Sadlers Wells/BAM New York
    Jeanne D’Arc au Boucher Keith Warner Accademia Santa Cecilia, Rome
    Collaboration with Nitin Sawney Es Devlin / Nitin Sawhney Imax Cinema London
  • Carmen Sally Potter English National Opera
    Billy Budd Simon Phillips Hamburg Staatsoper
    Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental Es Devlin / PSB World Tour
    4 Dreams of Miss X (Kate Moss) Mike Figgis Agent Provocateur film
  • La Clemenza di Tito Francisco Negrin El Liceo Barcelona
    Qadaffi David Freeman English National Opera
    Don Giovanni Keith Warner Theater an der Wien, Vienna Royal Danish Opera
    Flammen Keith Warner Theater an der Wien, Vienna
    Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental Es Devlin / PSB UK and European Tour
    A Midsummer Nights Dream Simon Phillips Hamburg Staatsoper
    O Go My Man Max Stafford Clark Royal Court Theatre, London
  • Kanye West- Touch the Sky Es Devlin / Kanye West US Arena Tour
    All the Ordinary Angels Michael Buffong Royal Exchange, Manchester
    Macbeth Max Stafford Clark Out of Joint World Tour
    On Ego Mick Gordon Soho Theatre, London
    Orphee Francisco Negrin Royal Opera House, Linbury
    Essence Walker Dance Park Music Royal Opera House, Linbury
    Hecuba Laurence Boswell Royal Shakespeare Company
    (Vanessa Redgrave) Albery Theatre, London
    Kennedy Center, Washington
    BAM New York
  • The Spanish Golden Age Season Laurence Boswell Royal Shakespeare Company Swan Theatre, Stratford Playhouse Theatre, London Lope de Vega Theatre,Madrid
    The Holy Terror Laurence Boswell Duke of Yorks Theatre
    Macbeth Max Stafford Clark Arcola Theatre, London
    Dumbshow Terry Johnson Royal Court Theatre, London
    Hansel and Gretel Gordon Anderson Scottish Opera Go Round
  • Flag Burning – WIRE Es Devlin Barbican Theatre
    Macbeth Keith Warner Theater an der Wien, Vienna Oper Frankfurt
    Five Gold Rings Michael Attenborough Almeida Theatre
    A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Laurence Boswell Roundabout Theatre
    (Eddie Izzard) Broadway, New York
    Airsick Mick Bradwell Bush Theatre, London
  • I Remember Red Didy Veldman Cullberg Ballett, Stockholm
    A Streetcar Named Desire Didy Veldman Northern Ballet Theatre
    Antony and Cleopatra Michael Attenborough Royal Shakepeare Company Haymarket Theatre, London
    Arabian Night Gordon Anderson ATC, Soho Theatre
    That Was Then Gerry Stembridge Abbey Theatre, Dublin
    Victoria Station Douglas Hodge independent short film
  • Hinterland Max Stafford Clark National Theatre, Cottesloe
    A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Laurence Boswell Comedy Theatre, London
    (Clive Owen)
    The Prisoner’s Dilemma Michael Attenborough Royal Shakespeare Company
    Snow on Saturday Imogen Stubbs independent short film
    Closer to Heaven Gemma Bodinetz Arts Theatre, London
    (Pet Shop Boys Musical)
  • Credible Witness Sacha Wares Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
    Meat Gemma Bodinetz Plymouth Theatre Royal
    Henry IV Parts I and II Michael Attenborough Royal Shakespeare Company Barbican Theatre
    Rita, Sue and Bob Too/ Max Stafford Clark Soho Theatre
    A State Affair Out of Joint UK Tour
    Perapalas Sacha Wares The Gate Theatre, London
    God Plenty Christopher Bruce Rambert Dance Company Sadlers Wells, London
    Brilliant! David Jackson BBC2 short film
  • Hamlet Laurence Boswell Young Vic Globe Theatre, Tokyo
    Beggars Belief Douglas Hodge independent short film
    The Death of Cool Gemma Bodinetz Hampstead Theatre, London
    Drink, Dance, Laugh, Lie Angus Jackson Bush Theatre, London
    One Life and Counting Sacha Wares Bush Theatre, London
    Howie the Rookie Mike Bradwell Bush Theatre, London Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh PS122 New York
    Powder Her Face Robert Chevara Ystad Festival Sweden
  • Betrayal Trevor Nunn National Theatre, Lyttelton
    Four Scenes Christopher Bruce Rambert Dance Company Sadlers Wells, London
    Love You Too Mike Bradwell Bush Theatre
    Fidelio Robert Chevara English Touring Opera
    The Wizard of Oz Jo Davies Theatre Royal Bath
  • Yard Gal Gemma Bodinetz Royal Court Theatre Upstairs MCC Theatre, New York
    Love and Understanding Mike Bradwell Bush Theatre, London Longwharf, Connecticut
    Snake in the Grass Dominic Dromgoole Old Vic Theatre
    Piano Harumi Nakajima Theatre Project Tokyo
    The Cunning Peasant Robert Chevara Guildhall School of Music
    A Tale of Two Heads Leo Sykes independent short film
  • Edward II Lawrence Till Octagon Theatre, Bolton

Biography

Es Devlin is an award-winning international stage and costume designer. Her work crosses a range of genres: opera, dance, film, theatre, tv and concerts. She also works as creative director for number of pop / rock / rap artists.


Es trained in music at the Royal Academy of Music as a teenager, she went on to study English literature at Bristol University, Fine Art at Central St Martins and finally set design at the Motley Theatre Design Course.

 

Theatre: Es's career began in theatre - first fringe theatres in London including the Bush and the Gate, then onto the the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company and most other major theatres in London including the Royal Court, Old and Young Vic, Almeida, Soho, Duke of York's, Haymarket, Comedy plus productions in New York, Madrid and Tokyo.

 

Opera: Next came opera - her first major commission was in 2003 in Vienna and she has gone on to design for most of the major European opera houses including El Liceu Barcelona, Netherlands Opera, Danish National Opera, Greek National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Theater an der Wien, Dresden Semperoper, Leipzig Oper, Oper Frankfurt, Royal Opera House, English National Opera and Glyndebourne.

 

Dance: Es also design for dance - including pieces for Russell Maliphant, Rambert Dance Company, Nothern Ballet Theatre, Sadlers Wells and Cullberg Ballett, Sweden.

 

Concerts: In 2005 Kanye West saw some of Es's work and commissioned the stage designs for his world tour. This led to tour designs for a range of artists including Lady Gaga, Muse, Pet Shop Boys, Nitin Sawhney, Take That, Imogen Heap, Jamie Cullum, Shakira, Goldfrapp, Lenny Kravitz  and Kanye West & Jay Z Tour including creative direction for many of these performances.

 

Film: Es's film work includes direction - a music video for Imogen Heap and a one hour film for London's BFI Imax Cinema to the music of Nitin Sawhney as well as costume design for Sally Potter's feature film RAGE and production design for short films and music videos by Mike Figgs.

 

TV: Her TV designes include MTV Europe Music Awards - EMAs - 2010, Pet Shop Boys Lifetime Achievement Award performance at the BRIT Awards 2009, a short film for BBC2 plus a number of performances by Kanye West including American Idol, BET Awards and 45 minute VH1 Storytellers, Rihanna at the Grammys Awards 2012. 

 

Collaborators: For a full list of collaborators please see Projects section of this site.

 

Awards: : Es was awarded TPi Stage Designer of the Year Award in 2012, 2011 and 2010, other awards include Olivier Award for Best Costume Design 2006, TMA Award for best Stage Design 1998 and Linbury Prize for Stage Design 1996.

 

 

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Contact

Representation for Opera, Theatre, Dance:

Annette Stone

Moving Stone Productions Ltd

97 Mortimer St

London W1W 7SU

Email: annette@annettestone.com

 

Representation for Pop / Rap / Rock Concerts:

Angela Becker

Becker Brown Management

610 Walden Drive

Beverley Hills

Los Angeles, California, 90 210, USA

Email: angela@beckerbrown.com

Es's direct email address is:

es@esdevlin.com

Web design by weirdcore

www.weirdcore.tv

 

Web development by dev.elop.me

News

The Closing Ceremony of the London Olympic Games -12th August 2012

 

Es has been awarded TPi Stage Designer of the Year 2012

 

The Master and Margarita directed by Simon McBurney for Complicite – tours Madrid, Vienna, Recklinghausen, Amsterdam, Avignon, Barcelona  from 13 May  – 28 July 2012

 

Kanye West and Jay Z – Watch the Throne Tour – London O2 from 18-22 May – and tours Europe and UK until 22 June 2012

 

Berlioz's opera Les Troyens premieres at the Royal Opera House, London 25 June 2012. Directed by David McVicar. Opens at La Scala Milan March 2014

 

Salome by Richard Strauss at the Royal Opera House, London from 31 May – 16 June 2012.

 

The Rodin Project  - by Choreographer Russell Maliphant  at Sadler’s Wells October 2012

 

Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen opens 15 December 2012 directed by Francisco Negrin –at Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen

 

A new opera Imago by Orlando Gough, Stephen Plaice and Susannah Waters opens at Glyndebourne 7 March 2013

 

Berlioz’s opera Beatrice et Benedict opens at Theater an der Wien, Vienna 17 April 2013 – directed by Kasper Holten

 

Roberto Devereux by Donizetti, directed by David McVicar, will premiere at the MET Opera New York on 24 March 2016

Videos

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    Take That Progress Tour 2011

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    IMAX

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    Kanye

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    Pet Shop Boys

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    Take That

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    Salome

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    Miss XXX

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    Rihanna’s Performance at The Brit Awards 2012