VIVID Grand Show - Programme

KRISTA MONSON
AUTHOR AND DIRECTOR

Las Vegas-based author and director Krista Monson has many years of experience in directing and choreographing concerts, music theatres and other international special events. She has worked with outstanding artists of the likes of singer Céline Dion, actor Daniel Craig, film composer Danny Elfman and fashion designer Roberto Cavalli.

For the Cirque du Soleil, Krista Monson contributed to the resounding success of the Las Vegas show ‘O‘ as artistic director and to resident shows worldwide as casting director. She has worked for the theatrical enterprise in Milan, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Macau, New York, Orlando and Tokyo, and brought fame to countless previously unknown artists.

The native Canadian has directed and choreographed countless productions from Las Vegas to Istanbul, and is the recipient of a total of three Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards in the Outstanding Choreography category. She acted as head choreographer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, which is the third largest international sporting event in the world, and is the author and director of the successful international annual charity event ‘One Night for One Drop’.

OLIVER HOPPMANN
CO-AUTHOR AND CO-DIRECTOR

Oliver Hoppmann is one of the youngest creative directors in the German theatre scene. He was already involved in a variety of projects during his degree in business communication.

He was the director for the twentieth and twenty-fifth anniversary galas for the Berlin Anti-Violence-Project MANEO as well as the children’s opera Nola Note auf Orchesterreise for the renowned ‘Classic Open Air’ festival in Berlin. Oliver Hoppmann was also involved in the B.Z. Culture Prize in 2015 and 2016 as director, and has acted as program director for clients such as Aktion Mensch, Bayer Vital and Roche.

He has worked at the Palast since 2011. Appointed assistant creative director in January 2015, he took over as creative director of the world’s biggest theatre stage in August 2015. As a member of the creative team, he assisted his predecessor Roland Welke with the hit shows berlin ILLUMINATED, SHOW ME, THE WYLD and the children´s show ‘Keinschneechaos‘.

Hoppmann was the creative director for THE ONE Grand Show in addition to the children’s shows ‘Verrückte Sonne‘ and ‘Spiel mit der Zeit‘.

PHILIP TREACY
DESIGN DIRECTOR AND COSTUME SUPERVISOR

Avant-garde designs by Philip Treacy, “the world’s most famous milliner” (The Times, London), adorn the heads of some of the best known public figures.

Philip Treacy has worked for Armani, Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren and Valentino. He has designed hats for ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Sex and the City’, been named British Accessory Designer of the Year five times, and been awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.

The Irish haute couture milliner has also created headpieces for Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, the Duchesses of Cornwall and Cambridge, Meghan Markle, Victoria and David Beckham, Naomi Campbell, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Sarah Jessica Parker, Diana Ross, Emma Watson, Oprah Winfrey and many more.

In the VIVID Grand Show, Treacy will bring objects to life on the world’s biggest theatre stage in a style, volume and shape that is entirely unprecedented: “I believe in beauty and elegance, and also that thoughts and feelings can be visualised. It is these emotions that I will bring to the stage in the VIVID Grand Show.” Philip Treacy adds the final flourish to the supreme discipline of haute couture.

STEFANO CANULLI
COSTUME DESIGN

After completing his studies in figurative art, Stefano Canulli studied art history in Rome and also took courses in photography and film.

At the age of just 19, the Italian designed his first costumes for an Italian film production. Moving into the world of fashion, Canulli soon caught the eye of fashion houses in Rome. In the 1980s, he worked for Vanity Fair as an illustrator and later also showcased his creativity in advertising campaigns for renowned designers such as Valentino.

After coming to the attention of Parisian fashion designer Thierry Mugler, Stefano Canulli was commissioned for the Thierry Mugler perfume ad campaign. In 1992, Canulli moved to the French capital to further his cooperation with Mugler, collaborating with him on development of the costumes for the Cirque du Soleil show Zumanity. Canulli has also celebrated major successes as a painter. His sketches are displayed at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, among other locations.

The Italian fashion designer, illustrator and art director considers particularly the Cirque du Soleil shows ‘ The Beatles LOVE‘ and ‘ Viva Elvis‘ as his greatest sources of inspiration. He was involved in THE WYLD Grand Show at the Palast, collaborating with Thierry Mugler on design of the costumes and development of the make-up concept.