The stage and costume designer Jürgen Rose first gained fame in 1962 with his designs for John Cranko's legendary ballets in Stuttgart, known as the "Stuttgart Ballet Miracle." What is fascinating about Rose's work is the simultaneous creation of designs for ballet, opera, and theatre from the very beginning of his career.
For more than five decades, he has significantly influenced the aesthetics of Munich's theatre and opera stages, as well as many other German and international stages, from Hamburg to Vienna, Salzburg, and New York. Jürgen Rose's exuberant imagination, creative talent, and meticulous attention to detail are inextricably linked to his obsession with theatre.
The German Theatre Museum and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts are now jointly dedicating two complementary exhibitions to this exceptional artist, which will be presented simultaneously.
Over 150 original costumes can be viewed up close, accompanied by an opulent display in the rooms of the Academy in the King's Building of Munich Residence.
The German Theatre Museum, in addition to showcasing other notable costumes in exhibition spaces designed by Jürgen Rose himself, will illustrate the aesthetic design principles of his stage sets through numerous original models and highlight references to long-standing artistic partners such as Hans Lietzau, Dieter Dorn, Rudolf Noelte, John Cranko, and John Neumeier. Sources of inspiration, material collections, and digitally flipped sketchbooks provide a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process.
A richly illustrated publication, published by the German Theatre Museum in collaboration with Henschel Verlag, accompanies the exhibition.
