Keso Dekker

Stage and Costume Designer
Keso Dekker, born on the Dutch island of Ysselmonde, studied History of Art, Dutch, Classics and Literature before turning to painting. The American choreographer Eric Hampton gave him his first engagement in 1976 as set and costume designer; shortly afterwards there began an intensive co-operation with Hans van Manen which has since then resulted in more than sixty creations together. Altogether Keso Dekker has produced some four hundred set and costume designs for a wide range of personalities of theatre and dance in Europe and the USA, including choreographers like Renato Zanella (Wiener Staatsoper), Bernd Bienert (“Nutcracker”, Zürcher Ballett), Nils Christe (“Before Nightfall”, Ballet de L‘Opéra de Paris) and Heinz Spoerli (“Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Goldberg Variations”, Ballett der Deutschen Oper am Rhein). His designs for Martin Schläpfer include the world premieres of “Musica ricercata”, “Tanzsuite” and “Pathétique” for ballettmainz, “Streichquartett” and “Lontano” for Het Nationale Ballet Amsterdam, “Forellenquintett” and “Johannes Brahms – Symphonie Nr. 2” for Ballett am Rhein. Keso Dekker was awarded the Dutch Design Award in 2002 and in the same year the Grand Dance Prize of the Netherlands for his contribution to the art. For the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Het Nationale Ballet Amsterdam he created a ballet marathon with nine world premieres including pieces by Hans van Manen, Christopher Wheeldon and Alexei Ratmansky. In 2012 the American Ballet Theatre presented “Symphony No 9” by Ratmansky in Dekker‘s costumes as first part of a Shostakovich trilogy that was presented as a whole in 2013 at the Metropolitan Opera House New York. For his re-design for Leonid Massine‘s “Choreartium” for the Bavarian State Ballet, he received the Taglioni - European Ballet Award for “Best Designer” in 2014. In addition, Keso Dekker has created TV programs, conducted workshops, written books, designed indoor and outdoor spaces, and exhibition architectures for “La Mode” (1986), “The Art of Devotion 1300–1500” (1994), and “KWAB. Dutch Design in the Age of Rembrandt” (2018) at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Tue 14.01.2025
Theater Duisburg – Opernfoyer
17:30 - 18:15
Ballett-Workshop Ballet
Free entry
Sat 18.01.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 21:30
Premiere Ballet
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo A A
Fri 24.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:30
Revival Ballet
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Sun 26.01.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 20:30
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Gemischtes Abo J
Wed 29.01.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
20:00 - 22:00
Ballet
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Fri 31.01.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 21:30
Ballet
Afterwards: Nachgefragt
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Gemischtes Abo F
Sun 02.02.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 20:30
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Sat 08.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:30
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Ballett-Abo 2
Fri 21.02.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:30
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Freitags-Abo
Fri 28.02.2025
Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao
19:30 - 21:30
Ballet
Sat 01.03.2025
Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao
19:00 - 21:00
Ballet
Sun 30.03.2025
Theater Duisburg
18:30 - 20:30
Ballet
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Fri 11.04.2025
Theater Duisburg
19:30 - 21:30
Ballet
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Wechselnde Wochentage-Abo C
Thu 17.04.2025
Opernhaus Düsseldorf
19:30 - 21:30
For the last time this season, Family card Ballet
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