Interview with Katrin Brack

Katrin Brack is an influential and acclaimed German stage designer who has become known for her minimalist approach to design using single materials; confetti, snow, fog, tinsel, balloons. Her approach to set design represents a new way of thinking about what scenography is. Where many stage designs are solid and often static constructions, Brack’s designs are fluid, responsive and ephemeral. And rather than simply offering an environment for performers, her designs seem to be another character on the stage. In this interview with Joslin McKinney and Kara McKechnie she talks about her approach to materials and how their use requires the interaction and imagination of not only the director, but the actors, the technicians and the audience.