Biography
Career
Benjamin Schönecker (b. 1984 in Trier) is a German stage designer and scenographer. He has worked in German-language theatre and opera since the early 2000s. Even before his studies he was resident stage designer at Junges Schauspielhaus Zürich from 2006 to 2007.
From 2008 to 2011 he studied stage design at the Berlin University of the Arts. Alongside his studies he worked as a freelance stage designer, among others at Schauspielhaus Zürich, Ballhaus Ost, Theater an der Parkaue and Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin.
In 2011 he moved to Theaterhaus Jena, where he was a member of the artistic direction until 2018, helping to shape the programme and designing the sets for numerous productions of the house.
Since 2018 Benjamin Schönecker has worked as a freelance stage designer for drama, performance, dance and opera, collaborating regularly with directors such as Christopher Rüping, Moritz Schönecker, Philipp Rosendahl and Johanna Wehner.
Stages
- 2006–2007
- Resident stage designer, Junges Schauspielhaus Zürich
- 2008–2011
- Stage design studies, Berlin University of the Arts
- 2008–2011
- Freelance stage designer, i. a. Schauspielhaus Zürich, Ballhaus Ost, Theater an der Parkaue, HAU Berlin
- 2011–2018
- Member of the artistic direction, Theaterhaus Jena
- seit 2018
- Freelance stage designer for drama, performance, dance and opera
- 2025/26
- Stage design “Alcina”, Bayerische Staatsoper München
Venues
- Bayerische Staatsoper München
- Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
- Nationaltheater Mannheim
- Schauspiel Frankfurt
- Volkstheater Wien
- Schauspielhaus Graz
- Theater und Orchester Heidelberg
- Staatstheater Nürnberg
- Staatstheater Darmstadt
- Staatstheater Kassel
- Saarländisches Staatstheater
- Stadttheater Ingolstadt
- Theaterhaus Jena
Collaborations
- Christopher Rüping
- Johanna Wehner
- Moritz Schönecker
- Philipp Rosendahl
- Alice Buddeberg
- Martina van Boxen
- Katharina Grosch
- Anton Stehenbock
- Joe Davis
- Zufit Simons
Further works
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- 2013
- The Master and Margarita — after Michail Bulgakow
Theaterhaus Jena, KulturArena · Director Moritz Schönecker and Johanna Wehner - 2022/23
- Alice in Wonderland
Staatstheater Nürnberg - —
- The Trial — Franz Kafka
Theater und Orchester Heidelberg - —
- Submission
Theater und Orchester Heidelberg - —
- Dream Story
Volkstheater Wien - —
- La Piccola Cubana
Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin - 2025/26
- Alcina — Georg Friedrich Händel
Bayerische Staatsoper München