About
Rebekka Bentzen is a Danish set- and costume-designer based in Copenhagen.
She graduated The Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2011.
Since then she has been working in Denmark and abroad on mainly theatre, opera and film – but has also created design for exhibition and concerts.
CV Rebekka Bentzen
b. 31.03.84
Educated Stage & Costume Designer from The Danish National School of Performing Arts, 2011
Works and projects:
2023
CRASH / Oldenburgiches Staatstheater / Director: Nils Braun
MADONNA ER EN GAMMEL LUDER/ Teater Katapult/ Director: Emil Hansen
DEN VESLE PRINSEN/ Den Nationale Scene, Bergen/ Director: Annika Silkeberg
2022:
FAKTISK BARE FRI / Teater Hund + Teater Døgdi / Director: Line Paulsen
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING / Odense Teater/ Director : Petrea Søe
JEG ER MIG / Team Teatret / setdesign / Director : Caroline McSweeney
2021:
Maternity leave
2020:
KATALOG OVER KOMMENDE KATASTROFER/ Teater Får302/ set design + costume design/ Director: Anne Zacho Søgaard
BANKOVARIETE´ 2020 / Odsherred Teater/ set design + costume design / Director: Kasper Sejersen
KLODER I GYLDENT RUM / Team Teatret/ set design + costume design / Director: Ebbe Knudsen
FØLG FAMILIEN #SPONSORERET / Zangenbergs Teater/ set design + costume design / Director: Petra Wik
INFLUENCER INFLUENZA / Odense Teater / set design + costume design / Director: Kasper Sejersen
2019:
24 JULEHEMMELIGHEDER /ZeBu / one of 24 selected contributors to ekshibition
JORDENS INDRE / Folketeatret / set design + costume design /Director: Geir Sveaas
PRAQUE QUADRENNIAL 2019 / curator of the Danish contributions
ANDERSENS DUENDE/ Via Artis Konsort/ costume design / Choreographer: Loa Carlslund
2018:
WEISSE ROSE / Opernhaus Chemnitz / set design + costume design / Director: Nils Braun
JOHN LENNON ER DØD / Teater V/ set design + costume design/ Director: Emil Hansen
SØNDAG /Teater Patrasket/ set design + costume design / Director: Maria Myrgaard
Maternity leave
2017:
Maternity leave
WELCOME TO THE INTERNET / Teateriet Apropos/ Stage design + costumedesign / Director: Rasmus Ask
MARTYRIET / The Royal Danish Opera + Cumulus Teatret / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Tine Topsøe
2016:
KALDET / Aarhus Teater / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Victoria Meirik
FRØKEN IGNORA EKSPLODERER / Anemoneteatret / Stagedesign + costumedesign/ Director: Lisbet Lipschitz
FREMTIDSFABRIKKEN II (office for entrepreneurs in the municipality of Svendborg ) / Interiordesign
GLEMMER DU / "Venter på Far" in concert / consulting stagedesigner/ Director: Anne Dorte Michelsen
ORDET PÅ BORDET/ Teater Nordkraft/ maternity leave-stand in for Mona Møller Schmidt / Director: Petrea Søe
ONKEL ANDYS LATE NIGHT THEATRE SHOW / Teater Grob/ consulting stage designer/ Director: Kasper Sejersen
DAS LIEBESVERBOT / Teatro Real Madrid & London Royal Opera/ Associate Designer for Steffen Aarfing / Director: Kasper Bech Holten
ANATOMI / Glad Teater / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Lars Werner Thomsen
2015 :
GRINET & DØDEN / Det Flydende Teater / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Rolf Heim
SANGE OM MOR / Teater Får302 / Costumedesign + consulting stagedesigner / Director: Mia Lipschitz
JEG FORSVINDER / Aarhus Teater / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Annika Silkeberg
TIME & TIDE - Maria Malmø releaseconcert / Aarhus Teater / staging + storyboarding
DAS LIEBESVERBOT / Teatro Real Madrid & London Royal Opera/ 3d-modelling + digital sketching for setdesigner Steffen Aarfing
2014:
JUMPY / Odense Teater / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Madeleine Røn Juul
FREMTIDSFABRIKKEN (office for entrepreneurs in the municipality of Svendborg ) / Interiordesign
WORTHLESS / Musicvideo / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Rasmus Høgdal
DET SOM INGEN VED / Teatret Patrasket / Setdesign + costumedesign / Director: Vigdis Jakobsdottir
DET KOLDE BORD / Teater Grob / Stagedesign
2013:
SKRIBØSERNE / Teatret ved Sorte Hest / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Asger Bonfils
SVENDBORG MIT LIV / BaggaardTeatret / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Anja Behrens
STATSMINISTEREN / BaggaardTeatret + Quasi Teater / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Marie Kiilsgaard Møller
2012:
AF MANDENS RIBBEN / Odense Teater / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Gitte Aagaard
NEKROLOGER / Aarhus Teater / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Mia Lipschitz
MAAT / Copenhagen Fashion Week - Øksenhallen / Videodesign + exhibition design
HALLERNE / Aarhus Teater / Costumedesign / Director: Annika Silkeberg
2011:
TRIBADERNES NAT / Vendsyssel Teater / Stage design + costume design / Director: Jacob Schjødt
NATURE MORTE? / Lys over Lolland (10 danske scenografer i 10 rum) / Exhibitiondesign
MÅGEN / Diploma Piece The Danish National School of Performing Arts / Stage design + costume design + video design / Director: Jacob Schjødt
SCENER FRA ET ÆGTESKAB / Aarhus Teater / Setdesign + costumedesign / Director: Morten Kirkskov
Bigger projects during education at The Danish National School of Performing Arts:
DEN ADELSGLADE BORGER / Grønnegårds Teatret / Stage design + costume design / Director: Vibeke Wrede
LAG AF TID I RUM / a studie of time and space with video and performer / Videodesign, spacedesign, staging.
STORVASK / Aarhus Teaters Eleveskole / Aarhus Teater / Stagedesign + costumedesign / Director: Jacob Schjødt
TRACK /The Danish National Scool of Contemporary Dance / Costumedesign / Choreographer: Ángels Margarit
EXIXTERANDE EKO / The Danish National School of Contemporary Dance / Choreograph: Sanna Blennow
SOLFORMØRKELSE / The Danish National School of Performing Arts / Stage design + costumedesign / Director: Maria Kjærgaard-Sunesen
Setdesign film:
WORTHLESS / music video / Setdesign + costumedesign/ 2014 / Director: Rasmus Høgdal
PRINSESSER / short film / setdesign / 2009 / Director: Trine Nadia Hammerich
BETON /short film / Set + costumedesign / 2007 / Director: Daniel Wedel
Teaching experience:
Workshops teaching “space- and concept development”, The Danish National Playwright Education at Aarhus Theatre
Consultant at The Danish National School of Performing Arts.
Various workshops for children in all ages working with creativity and process, how a stage designer works and how to build models. In primary schools, gymnasiums and kindergarten - among other places: Vanløse Kulturhus and Nykøbing F. Katedralskole.
Other work:
Board member of Danish Setdesigners Union and Scenekunstens Faggrupper 2011 - 2017
Co.-organizer of new performing arts initiatives: “The Pocket Project” og “Det Kolde Bord”
Other education:
2004, 2005 : Scenografisk værksted v. Marie Rosendal Chemnitz / Lisbeth Burian /Astrid Lynge Ottosen, KTS
2004 – 2006: Assisting scenographers Rikke Juellund and Birgitte Mellentin
2003: Støvring Højskole, drama and film courses.
2002: Graduated Highschool, Nykøbing F. Cathedral School