Andrea Bartha

costume and set designer, artist

biography

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Andrea was born in Budapest, Hungary, raised in Brasil and Costa Rica. She started her studies in painting and art-history at the University of Costa Rica,San José. She first worked with sets and costumes at the National Theater of Costa Rica, first as a scenic artist, then also a designer. 
In Budapest she graduated from the Eötvös Lóránd University, Faculty of Human Sciences. She has an MA in History and Philosophy of Art,a PhD in History and Theory of Theater. She wrote a book on "Theater Design at the Turn of the Century", published by the Hungarian Theater Institute. Meanwhile she got  involved in underground- and dance-theater, rock-scene, and multimedia experiments with different Hungarian and foreign groups of the era. She founded with artist friends the Pankrator Ballet Action Group, and created  art-performances and happenings in the turn of the 80’s-90’s.

Andrea works as a professional costume and set designer since 1991, having credit in more than 160 productions in Hungary and other countries /Denmark,Sweden,Czech Republic,Slovakia,England,Korea,Japan,Philippines,US /. She also had chance to participate as creator in world openings. She designed „non-replica” costumes for several different Miss Saigon productions around the world ( in Denmark,Sweden,Philippines,Hungary). Frank Wildhorn chose her to design the original sets and costumes for the world opening of his musical Carmen. The premiere was in Prague in 2008 (Seoul in 2013, Tokyo in 2014, scheduled to have an opening on Broadway). She has been nominated to many awards in Hungary and other countries.
 Awards:  Best Costumes  for  Leonce and Lena(1991) ,
              Hungarian Theater Critics Award for  Katchen von Heilbronn (1993)
              Hungarian Theater Critics Award for Tales of the Vienna Woods( 1994)
              Hungarian Theater Critics Award  for The Seagull (1996)
              Hungarian Theater Critics Award for  The Italian Straw Hat (1997)
              Slovak Critics Prize „DOSKY” for Best Costumes for Three Sisters (2003)
              Slovak Critics Prize „DOSKY”  for Best Sets for Three Sisters(2003)
 
She was the Crowd Supervisor for Marvel's Moonight series,produced in Hungary, Assistant Costume Designer for the series Dangerous Liaisons for Starz, produced in Czech Republic. Also made visuals for video clips and commercials.

Andrea's creations were also presented in several group-exhibitions. In 2004 had an individual exhibition as a designer titled  DE/SIGNS. She also keeps creating artwork and taking part in experimental projects and art-exhibitions.

Some important theater-works 1991-2022
Prose
  • Frida   Bartók Theater 2018                     
  • They Shoot Horses,Don't They? Víg Theater Bp 2012
  • The Cherry Orchard Víg Theater Bp 2007
  • Romeo and Juliet Új Színház Bp 2006,Szeged National Theater 1999
  • Four legged horse… Pesti Theater Bp 2005
  • Mary of Stuart Pesti Theater Bp 2005
  • 120 days of Marquis De Sade ( world opening) Puppet Theater 2005
  • Three Sisters Új Színház 2004,Divadlo Andrea Bagara - Nitra 2003
  • Comedy of Errors Vígszínház 2004, Prague National Theater 2000
  • The Virgin of Orleans Hevesi Sándor Theater Zalaegerszeg 2002
  • Shopping and Fucking Thália Stúdió 2002
  • Macbeth Tivoli Theater 2001 ,Víg Theater 1995
  • Hamlet Divadlo Andrea Bagara - Nitra 2001
  • A Midsummer Nights Dream Szeged National Theater 2001
  • The Marriage of Figaro Tivoli Theater 2000
  • Much Ado About Nothing Prague National Theater 1999,Víg Theater 1999
  • A Streetcar Named Desire Tivoli Theater 1999
  • The Tempest Víg Theater 1999
  • Bandits Budapest Chamber Theater 1998
  • The Merchant of Venice Tivoli Theater 1998
  • The Seagull Budapest Chamber Theater 1997
  • Bent Budapest Chamber Theater 1996
  • As You Like It Bratislava National Theater 1996
  • Baal Víg Theater 1995
  • Tales of the Vienna Woods Pesti Theater 1994
  • Angels in America  Víg Tent 1993
  • Katchen von Heilbronn Víg Tent 1993
  • Leonce and Léna Budapest Chamber Theater 1991

Opera,musical
  . La Finta Giardiniera  Opera Neo San Diego, Hungarian National Opera 2022
  • Carmen  (asian opening) LG Arena Seoul 2013
  • Aida (canceled) Hudební Divadlo Karlín Prague 2011
  • A Midsummer Nights Dream  (world opening) Teatro ,Wiener Stadthalle 2010
  • Spring Awakening (non-replica) WestTeatrum/Operetta Theater 2009
  • Carmen (world premiere) Hudební Divadlo Karlín Prague 2008
  • The Gypsy Princess Hudební Divadlo Karlín Prague 2007
  • Altar Boys (non-replica) Thália Theater/Operetta Theater 2007
  • The Gospel of Mary Margitsziget Open-Air Theater 2006
  • Miss Saigon (non-replica) Győr 2004,Manila 2000,Stockholm 1998,Copenhagen 1996
  • Attila Margitsziget Open-Air Theater 2004
  • Sweet Charity Operetta Studio 2003
  • Cabaret Operetta Studio 2002
  • The last five scenes (world-opening) Hungarian State Opera 2000
  • Italian Straw Hat Víg Theater 1997
  • Somewhere in Europe (world-opening) Operetta Theater 1995
  • My Fair Lady Békéscsaba Jókai Theater 1993