Lutz Kreisel

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Lutz Kreisel (born 1927) is a German set designer from Saxony. He was the chief stage designer at the Mecklenburg State Theatre from 1971 to 2015. He studied at the Saxon State Theater and studied Fine Arts in Stage Design at the University of Dresden. He worked with directors Christoph Schroth, Werner Saldin and Bernd Reiner Krieger. Kreisel often designs sets for the outdoor Schweriner Schlossfestspiele, and he usually sketches the designs on paper first, without a stage, using nearby buildings and nature to create the space. He believes his ideas helped the Schwerin Castle Festival succeed. He has created sets for musicals, dramas and ballets, in over 160 productions. He designed sets every year for the Schwerin Castle Festival, including for the 850th anniversary of Schwerin, and for shows such as Der Freischütz, Glückliche Reise, Maskenball, The Three Musketeers, The Picture of Dorian Gray, La forza del destino, Othello, The Flying Dutchman, Der Graf von Luxemburg, Carmen and The Troubadour. He names Zorba, Un ballo in maschera and Der Kaiser von Atlantis as his favorite productions. His work was later shown in a special exhibition called "Szenische Räume - Arbeiten aus fünf Jahrzehnten" at the Mecklenburg State Theater to celebrate his 80th birthday.