Aleksandar Denić (born 31 October 1963, in

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) (outside Serbia frequently spelt Aleksandar Denic) is a

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visual artist The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics (art), ceramics, photography, video, image, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual a ...

stage designer Scenic design, also known as stage design or set design, is the creation of scenery for theatrical productions including plays and musicals. The term can also be applied to film and television productions, where it may be referred to as prod ...

and film

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. He is known as a

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of feature films, as well as for his work at major theatres including Berlin, Hamburg,

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, Paris, Zurich, Wien, Salzburg, Köln and Munich.

Life

Denić graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts of the University of the Arts in Belgrade in painting, film and

set design Scenic design, also known as stage design or set design, is the creation of scenery for theatrical productions including plays and musicals. The term can also be applied to film and television productions, where it may be referred to as prod ...

. He worked after graduation mainly as a production designer for film projects, including the film Underground by

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. He was also

for over 100 television commercials, for clients including

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, SAS and

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. In 2011 he met with the German

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, who came to Belgrade for a cooperation project.Gerd Brendel
"Aleksandar Denic, Set designer for Castorf"
in ''

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'' website, 16 May 2015, accessed 14 October 2016 (in German). For his stage set at Castorf's production of

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's ''

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'' in 2013 at the Munich Residenztheater he won the 2014 theatre critics' poll of ''

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'' magazine as "Set designer of the year." In the year 2013 he worked with Castorf in staging

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'' at the

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. In 2015, Denić worked at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, and also at the Residenz Theatre, Munich.''Baal''
Residenztheater Munich website, accessed 15 October 2016

Awards

*1996: Nominee Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special "Rasputin" *2014: Nominated for Best Designer at International Opera Awards *2014: "Set designer of the year" (''Theater heute'' magazine) for ''Journey to the End of Night'', Residenztheater, Munich *2014: '' Der Faust'' in the category "Staging and costume". *2014: "Stage designer of the year" (Opernwelt magazine) for ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'', Bayreuth Festival *2015: "Set designer of the year" (''Theater heute'' magazine) for ''

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'', Residenztheater, Munich *2020: Nominated for Best Designer at International Opera Awards

Filmography

* 1995: Underground * 1996: Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny * 2001:

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* 2001: Super 8 Stories * 2002: Deathwatch * 2004: Falling into Paradise * 2006: Guca! * 2008: * 2009:

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* 2012: Cat Run * 2012:

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* 2014: Travelator

External links

*
Aleksandar Denić dedicated website

Notes

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