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Curriculum Vitae

Sven Ortel Lecturer, Projection Design

Education

1999-2001 Rose Bruford College, Sidcup, Kent, UK Ba(hons) Lighting Design

Teaching Experience

2007 Central School For Speech and , London Guest Lecturer for the lighting department. I was brought in to introduce the students to projection design. 2010-2011 The New School, New York I was invited in as guest lecturer to talk to the directing students about uses and application of media in performance 2011 Projection Master Classes in New York. Main Speaker at Broadway Projection Master Classes in New York. I lectured about the design process of a projection designer on Broadway. 2012 Broadway Projection Master Classes, New York Main Speaker at Broadway Projection Master Classes. I presented a lecture about mapping and tracking imagery on Broadway shows 2012-2013 Tisch School Of The Arts at NYU, New York. I was mentoring a lighting design student interested in projection and lectured on to under graduate designers about this field of work. 2013 UCLA, . I was hired as a guest professor for the fall semester to teach the graduate design students the fundamentals of projection design and expose them to the possibilities in this area of work. I also presented my work in front of the faculty 2013/14 University of Texas, Austin Adjunct lecturer for Integrated Media in Performance during the spring semester. I taught three classes while the Professor leading the program was on leave, including projection design to graduate and undergraduate students. I also oversaw their production design work. 2014/15 University of Texas, Austin Lecturer and Director of the Area of Integrated Media that is pat of the MFA in Design and Technology

Professional Experience

2016 Swan Lake - redesign for tour: choreographer. Helgi Tomasson, Ballet Mary Page Marlowe - dir. Anna Shapiro, Steppenwolf , Chicago Party People - dir. Liesl Tommi, Public Theatre, New York, NY

2015 101 - dir.: Anjalee Despandee Hutchinson, Bucknell University, PA Svadba - dir.Ted Huffman & Zack Wintour, Aix En Provence Festival, France A Confederacy of Dunces, dir David Esbjornson , Huntington Theatre, Boston, MA Mat Franco - Magic Re-invented Nightly, dir. Vincent Marini, Las Vegas, NV The Other Place, dir. Don Stephenson, Alley Theatre, Houston, TX

2014 Hydrogen Jukebox - director Ted Huffman & Zack Wintour, Skylight Theatre, Milwaukee Newsies The Musical, dir Jeff Calhoun (National Tour) A Confederacy of Dunces, dir David Esbjornson , developmental workshop, New Orleans

2013 Moses – Die Zehn Gebote (projection design), dir. Martin Duncan, St.Gallen, Switzerland In The Garden Of Dreams – dir. Sarah Rothenberg, Wortham Centre, Houston Ride The Tiger – dir. Gordon Edelstein, Long Wharf Theater, New Haven Midsummer Night’s Dream - dir. , Polonski Shakespeare Centre, New York

2012 Carrie dir. Stafford Arima, Off-Broadway,USA Newsies -The Musical , dir. Jeff Calhoun, Broadway, NY, USA (Tony Nomination) Appomattox - dir. David Esbjornson, , MI, USA A Carol For - dir. Laura Kepley, Cleveland, OH, USA

2011 Rebecca - dir. Francesca Zambello, St.Gallen, Switzerland Rebecca - dir. Francesca Zambello, Apollo Theater, Stuttgart, Germany Newsies -The Musical - dir. Jeff Calhoun, Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ, USA Wonderland - dir. Gregory Boyd, , Broadway

2010 My Own Song - dir. Vincent Marini, Flat Rock Playhouse, NC A Disappearing Number - dir. Simon McBurney, Lincoln Centre Festival, NY; Novello Theatre, London Woman On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown - dir. , , Broadway Wonderland - dir. Gregory Boyd, Alley Theatre, Houston

2009 Swan Lake - choreographer. Helgi Tomasson, San Francisco Ballet - dir. David Esbjornson, The Duke on , NY Der Ring Des Nibelungen - dir. Alexander Zeldin, Mariinsky Theatre, St.Petersburg, Russia; Covent Garden House, London, UK Blue Rider in performance - dir. Sarah Rothenberg, Miller Theatre, New York Wonderland - dir. Gregory Boyd, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Centre, Tampa Bay Teatro Minimo, dir. Claudia Blersch, Opernhaus Zurich, Switzerland

2008 The Sea - dir. Jonathan Kent, Haymarket Theatre, London, UK Marguerite - dir. Jonathan Kent, Haymarket Theatre, London, UK Frankenstein- dir. Laurie Sansom , Royal&Derngate, Northamton, UK Tiefland - dir. Matthias Hartmann, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Spain Marguerite - dir. Jonathan Kent, Akasaka ACT Theatre, Tokyo, Japan

2007 A Disappearing Number - dir. Simon McBurney, Theatre Royal, Plymouth; Barbican, London,UK Deuce - dir. , , Broadway The Little Mermaid - dir. Francesca Zambello, Luc Fontain Theatre, Broadway

2006 A Minute Too Late - dir. Simon Mcburney, National Theatre, London Faith Healer - dir. Jonathan Kent, Gate Theatre, Dublin and , Broadway Tiefland - dir. Matthias Hartmann, Opernhaus Zurich, Switzerland Rebecca - dir. Francesca Zambello, Raimundt Theater, Vienna The Three Musketeers - dir. Paul Eenens, Apollo Theater, Stuttgart, Germany The Three Musketeers - 2005 dir. Paul Eenens, Theater Des Westens, Berlin, Germany

2005 Measure for Measure - dir. Simon McBurney, World Tour (including India) Richard II - dir. , , London The Woman In White (projection realization & system design) - dir. Trevor Nunn, Marquis Theatre As You Desire Me - dir. Jonathan Kent, West End, London His Dark Materials (projection system design) - dir. Nicolas Hythner, NT, London

2004 Measure for Measure - dir. Simon McBurney, National Theatre, London The Woman in White (projection realization and system design) dir. Trevor Nunn, Palace Theatre, London A Man With A Girl In A Car - dir. Joe Hill-Gibbins, Royal Court Theatre, London ASL- (projection and lighting design) dir. Pip Pickering, , London

2003 Jumpers - dir. David Laveaux, National Theatre, London; Booth Theatre, Broadway The Powerbook - (video realization), dir , European Tour Ten Men Dancing - dance documentary for BBC (cinematography), dir. Gary Rowe 2002 Jerry Springer - The Opera (video realization), dir. Steward Lee, NT, London Hitchcock Blonde (video realization*), dir. Terry Johnson, Royal Court Theatre/ West End, London 2001 The Powerbook (video realization, acquisition & editing*), dir. Deborah Warner, NT, London (video realization*), dir. Trevor Nunn, NT, London

*with Dick Straker

Awards and Honors

2012 Tony Award Nomination for Outstanding Projection Design for “Newsies” 2014 Drama Desk Award Nomination for Oustanding Projection Design for “Midsummer Night’s Dream”