Luise Spinatelli

Biography

Was born in Milan, Italy. She studied scenographic art at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera where currently she teaches. In 1965, she debuted as a scenographic designer for Pistoni's ballet at Teatro La Scala, Milan.  As a costume designer, she worked for drama, Brecht's Good Soul of Szechuan (Teatro Piccolo), opera, Attila, La Forza del Destino, Carmen, and Aida (Teatro La Scala), and ballet, Romeo and Juliet (Teatro Regio di Torino), and The Nutcracker (Arena di Verona), etc. She also designed both costumes and sceneries for a ballet, choreographed by Derek Deane and Alberto Mendez.  She received the Leonide Massine's Prize in Positano in 1989.

Recently, Luise Spinatelli designed sceneries and costumes for ballet Red and Black (choreographed by Uwe Scholz at Teatro La Scala), Swan Lake and The Nutcracker (choreographed by Patrice Bart at the Berlin State Opera), Paquita (choreographed by Pierre Lacotte at the Paris Opera), and The Sleeping Beauty (supervised by Natalia Makarova, at The Royal Ballet).  

She also designed costumes for Roland Petit's productions, My Pavlova (1986), Le Diable Amoureux, and La Dame de Pique. Also, she designed costumes for La Chauve-souris (presented by New National theatre, Tokyo).  

Received high reputation for sceneries and costumes for Asami Maki's Raymonda in 2004 (presented by New National Theatre, Tokyo.) She received Akiko Tachibana's Prize for the Best Scenic Creativity in 2005.  She designed costumes for Orpheus and Eurydice choreographed by Dominic Walsh in 2007 and designed sceneries and costumes for Asami Maki's La Dame aux Camelias, both presented by New National theatre, Tokyo.