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Andrea Bartha is a Hungarian set- and costume-designer, visual artist.
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Andrea Bartha is a Hungarian set- and costume-designer, visual artist.
Andrea Bartha was born in Budapest, Hungary. She studied painting and art-history at the University of Costa Rica, San José. By this time she worked for the Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica, first as a scenic artist, later as a designer. Continuing her studies in Budapest at the ELTE University, Faculty of Human Sciences, she graduated in History and Philosophy of Art, then carried on postgraduate studies in the subject of History and Theory of Theater. She published articles related to visuality on theater-stage. Her book about Theater Design at the Turn of the Century was published by the Hungarian Theater Institute (OSZMI) in 1990.
In line with her theoretical work got involved in underground theater, dance-theater, rock-scene and multimedia experiments, cooperating as actor, dancer, designer and artist with various Hungarian and foreign groups. As one of the founders of the Pankrator Balett Action Group, created art-performances and happenings in the turn of the 80s-90s.
She works as a theater-designer since 1991, having credit in more than 100 productions in Hungary and abroad (Czech Republic, Denmark, Philippines, Slovakia, Sweden, UK). Got the Prize for Best Costumes (POSZT) for Leonce and Lena(1991), The Hungarian Theater Critics Award (Színikritikusok Díja) for Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (1993), Tales from the Vienna Woods (1994), The Seagull (1996), The Italian Straw Hat (1997) respectively, the Slovak Critics Dosky Awards for Best Costumes, II. for Best Sets for The Three Sisters, and has got many nominations both in Hungary and other countries. Is critically praised for her many updating innovative designs made for Shakespeare- Chekhov- and musical-performances. Made „non-replica” costumes for several different Miss Saigon productions around the world (Denmark, Sweden, Philippines, Hungary). Frank Wildhorn choose her to design the sets and costumes for the world-opening of his new musical on Carmen which opened in Prague in 2008 also produced by Andrea's Hungarian costume and set company. "Carmen" is scheduled to have an opening in Broadway. In 2009 Bartha made an individual version for "Spring Awakening", opening in Budapest. In 2010 she designed and produced costumes for the world-opening family musical in Vienna "Sommernachtstraum". Till this year was working on a new version for Elton John's „Aida” with director Gabriel Barre for Prague, which was finally canceled. She is actually looking for new challenges both as a designer and a costume and set producer.
She took part in different group exhibitions, and i 2004 had an individual exhibition as a designer titled De/Signs.
Bartha also keeps creating paintings and artworks and taking part in experimental projects an art-exhibitions.
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