Marcel Keller

Marcel Keller (* 1960 in Düren ) is a German set designer and director .

In 1978, while still at school at the Stiftisches Gymnasium , he was a guest student in the sculpture department at the University of Applied Sciences for Art and Design in Cologne with Hans Karl Burgeff . After graduating from high school, he completed an internship in the equipment studio of the Munich State Opera . In 1979 he became assistant for stage design with Filipo Sanjust at the Vienna State Opera. From 1980 to 1982 he was assistant for stage and costumes at Jürgen Rose. 1982 to 1984 he was assistant for stage and costumes at the Münchner Kammerspiele . Since 1982 numerous works of my own as stage and costume design followed. From 1990 to 1992 he was a stage and costume designer at the Schillertheater (Berlin) . Since 1993 he has also worked as a director.

Marcel Keller designed exhibitions for the German Historical Museum in Berlin , the House of History and the Theodor Heuss House in Stuttgart. The Leopold Hoesch Museum Düren dedicated a solo exhibition to him in December 2006.

Working at the theater (selection)

• 1982, Off-Off-Theater Munich : stage and costumes for Still im Aug 'shine the tear (literary revue). Director: Dieter Traupe
• 1984, Munich State Opera (Bavarian State Opera Munich): stage and costumes for cadet ball (ballet). Choreography: Heinz Maniegel
• 1985, Theater Bremen : Stage and costumes for From the fat pig who wanted to get thin by Jérôme Savary . Director: Sigrid Herzog
• 1986, Münchner Kammerspiele: stage and costumes for Fool for Love by Sam Shephard . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1987 Mannheim theater : stage set for Trilogy of the reunion of Botho Strauss . Director: Jürgen Bosse
• 1987, Seven Stages Theater (Atlanta, USA): Stage and costumes for The Frog by Herbert Achternbusch . Director: Sigrid Herzog
• 1987, Munich Kammerspiele: Sets and costumes for man is man of Bertolt Brecht . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1987, Freiburg Theater : Stage and costumes for The Trial of Shamgorod by Elie Wiesel . Director: Sigrid Herzog
• 1987, Mannheim Theater: Stage design for Mother Courage by Bertolt Brecht. Director: Winfried Lachauer
• 1988, Schauspiel Bonn : stage and costumes for battles by Rainald Goetz . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1988, Münchner Kammerspiele: Set design for In the Thicket of Cities by Bertolt Brecht. Director: Hans-Joachim Ruckhäberle
• 1988, Deutsches Theater München : Stage and costumes for The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein by Jacques Offenbach . Director: Edmund Gleede
• 1988, Münchner Kammerspiele: Set design for The Frog by Herbert Achternbusch. Director: Sigrid Herzog
• 1989, Freiburg Theater: Stage and costumes for Mein Herbert by Herbert Achternbusch. Director: Sigrid Herzog
• 1989, Harbourfront Theater (Toronto): Stage and costumes for Big and Little by Botho Strauss. Director: Sigrid Herzog
• 1989, Staatstheater Wiesbaden : Stage and costumes for Der Geizige von Molière . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1989, Münchner Kammerspiele: stage design for Wolokolamsker Chaussee by Heiner Müller . Director: Hans-Joachim Ruckhäberle
• 1990, Freiburg Theater: stage design for Orestes by Euripides . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1990, Freiburg Theater: Stage Design for Six Characters in Search of an Author by Pirandello . Director: Günther Gerstner

• 1990, Freiburger Theater: Stage design for The Actors by Einar Schleef . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1991/92 Schillertheater (Berlin): Stage and costumes for The Visit of the Old Lady by Friedrich Dürrenmatt . Director: Alfred Kirchner
• 1991/92 Schillertheater (Berlin): Stage and costumes for The Public Prosecutor by Fritz Hochwälder . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1991/92 Schillertheater (Berlin): Stage and costumes for The Legacy of Marivaux . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1991/92 Schillertheater (Berlin): stage and costumes for weekend in paradise by Arnold and Bach. Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1991/92 Schillertheater (Berlin): Stage and costumes for fairy tales in Germany , Brothers Grimm . Director: Alexander Lang
• 1991/92 Schillertheater (Berlin): Stage and costumes for Secret Friends of Rudolf Herfurtner . Directed by Airan Berg
• 1993, Staatstheater Stuttgart : Direction, stage design and costumes for Little Hitler by Arnold Bernfeld
• 1993, Thalia Theater (Hamburg) : Set design for Minna von Barnhelm by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing . Director: Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
• 1994, Thalia Theater (Hamburg): stage design for The Robbers by Friedrich Schiller . Director: Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
• 1994, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Direction, stage design and costumes for the Ostpolzug by Arnold Bronnen
• 1994, State Theater Stuttgart: Sets and costumes for The have already been she who better days of Andreas Marber . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1994, Comédie-Française (Paris): stage design and costumes for Le Prince de Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist . Director: Alexander Lang
• 1995, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Stage and costumes for The call of the station mission by Andreas Marber. Director: Günther Gerstner, (no premiere)
• 1995, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Set and costumes for double doors by Alan Aykborne . Director: Christian Pade
• 1995, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Direction, stage design and costumes for Under the stairs
• 1996, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Direction for art by Yasmina Reza
• 1996, Deutsches Theater Berlin : Stage and costumes for Torquato Tasso by Johann Wolfgang Goethe . Director: Alexander Lang
• 1996, Maxim-Gorki-Theater (Berlin): stage design for Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich Schiller. Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1997, Comédie-Française (Paris): Set and costumes for Nathan le Sage by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Director: Alexander Lang
• 1997, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Direction for Stella by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
• 1997, Leipzig Opera : stage design for Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss . Director: Alfred Kirchner
• 1998, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Direction and set design for The Women - Damen der Gesellschaft by Claire Boothe Luce
• 1998, Schillertheater (Berlin): stage design for secretaries by Franz Wittenbrink . Director: Günther Gerstner
• 1998, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Direction and set design for Lessing's Passion by Dieter Hildebrandt (author)
• 1999, Comédie-Française (Paris): Stage and costumes for Faust 1 by Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Director: Alexander Lang
• 1999, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Direction and set design for Fit in Fesseln by Nicky Silver
• 1999, Theater am Neumarkt Zurich : Concept, direction and set design for Future Perfect - Zeit Reisen
• 2000, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Director and set design for Merzedes dies by Franzobel
• 2000, Schauspiel Leipzig : stage and costumes for Die Nibelungen by Friedrich Hebbel . Director: Alexander Lang
• 2001, Theater an der Winkelwiese (Zurich): Direction and set design for Lessing's Passion by Dieter Hildebrandt (author)
• 2003, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Direction, stage design and costumes for Das Stuttgarter Hutzelmännlein and the beautiful Lau after Mörike
• 2003, Akademie Schloss Solitude Stuttgart: direction, stage design and costumes for knocking signs. Beacon. Smoke signals. by Klaus Fehling (world premiere)
• 2004, Staatstheater Stuttgart: Direction and set design for Alice in Wonderland based on Lewis Carroll
• 2005, Futur3 / Freihandelszone Köln: Direction, set and costumes for Directed in the City by Klaus Fehling (world premiere)
• 2006, Bavarian State Theater Munich (Marstall): Director, stage and costumes for evil fairy tales
• 2006 Theater Osnabrück : Director, stage and costumes for Before the retirement of Thomas Bernhard
• 2007, Theater Basel : Direction and set design for Wilde - The Man with Sad Eyes by Händl Klaus
• 2007, Theater Osnabrück: stage direction and stage for Fairy Queen , opera by Henry Purcell
• 2007, Theater Augsburg : Direction and stage for Bunbury or being serious is important , acting by Oscar Wilde
• 2008, Theater Osnabrück: director, stage and costumes for risks and side effects , play by Klaus Fehling (world premiere)
• 2008, Theater Osnabrück: Stage design for The Dirty Hands by Jean-Paul Sartre . Director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2008 Theater Augsburg: Direction, stage design and costumes for Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
• 2009 Theater Augsburg: stage direction and stage for Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• 2009 Theater Augsburg: stage design for arsenic and lace bonnets . Director: Markus Trabusch
• 2009 Theater Augsburg: Direction, stage design and costumes for Ronja the robber's daughter by Astrid Lindgren
• 2010 Theater Augsburg: Stage design for the ballet production Stravinsky Trilogy
• 2010 Theater Augsburg: Director and stage for The Art of Comedy
• 2010 Theater Osnabrück: Stage and costumes for The Last Band . Director: Dietmar Nieder
• 2010 Theater Osnabrück: direction, stage design and costumes for groupie by Arnold Wesker
• 2011 Theater Osnabrück: Set design for Mr. Puntila and his servant Matti . Director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2011 Staatstheater Wiesbaden: Stage design for Der Rosenkavalier . Director: Renate Ackermann
• 2011 Theater Augsburg: Direction and stage for "Die Abseitsfalle", a scenic and musical revue for the 10th FIFA Women's World Cup 2011
• 2011 Theater Osnabrück: Direction and stage for Der Graf von Luxemburg by Franz Lehár
• 2011 Schauspiel Graz , stage for "ENRON", director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2012 Theater Heidelberg , stage for "Fear and Hope in Germany", director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2012 Theater Heilbronn , stage design for "La Cage aux Folles", director: Jens Schmidl
• 2012 Landestheater Linz , stage design for "Parisian Life", director: Adriana Altaras
• 2012 Theater Ingolstadt , set design for "To be or not to be", director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2013, Theater Osnabrück, stage direction and stage for "EVITA"
• 2013, Theater Heidelberg, set design for "Hedda Gabler", director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2013, Heidelberg Castle Festival, stage design for "The Three Musketeers", director: Holger Schultze
• 2013, Volkstheater Rostock, set design for "Till Eulenspiegel", director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2013, Volkstheater Rostock, direction, stage and costumes for "Misery"
• 2013, Theater Osnabrück, stage direction and stage for "The Bird Trader"
• 2013, Volkstheater Rostock, stage direction and stage for "Out of Control"
• 2014, ForumTheater Stuttgart, stage and costumes for "Copenhagen", director: Dieter Nelle
• 2014, Oper Graz, stage direction and stage for "EVITA"
• 2014, Landesbühne Esslingen, stage direction and stage for "Woyzeck" (Büchner / Waits)
• 2014, Theater Magdeburg, stage design for “Romeo and Juliet”, director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2015, Theater Regensburg, set design for “The Midsummer Night's Nightmare on St. Emmeram”, director: Jens Schmidl
• 2015, Oper Magdeburg, set design for “The Bride of Messina”, director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2015, Landesbühne Esslingen, stage direction and stage for "The Flying Dutchman" (Marber, WP)
• 2015, ForumTheater Stuttgart, stage design for “The Winter Tale”, director: Dieter Nelle
• 2015, Theater Osnabrück, stage direction and stage for "My Fair Lady"
• 2016, Opera Magdeburg, stage design for “La Cage aux Folles”, director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2016, Theater Pforzheim, director for "The Flower of Hawaii"
• 2016, Schauspielhaus Bochum, co-director at "Moondog" (FIDENA)
• 2016, Heidelberg Castle Festival, stage design for “Kiss Me Kate”, director: Holger Schultze
• 2016, Landesbühne Esslingen, stage direction and stage for "Doctor Faustus`Magical Circus - Part II" (Lingnau / Adenberg, WP)
• 2017, Theater Heidelberg, stage design for “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, director: Holger Schultze
• 2017, Landesbühne Esslingen, direction, stage, costumes and puppet design for "Also sprach Barbarossa"
• 2017, Theater Magdeburg, stage design for "Ancient Trilogy", director: Cornelia Crombholz
• 2017, Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, stage direction and stage for "Die Csárdásfürstin"
• 2018, Landesbühne Esslingen, stage direction and stage for "Der Freischütz"
• 2018, Theater Magdeburg and Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, stage for “The President”, directed by Cornelia Crombholz
• 2018, Komödie am Steindamm, Düsseldorf, director, stage and costumes for "The Green Monkey"
• 2018, Landesbühne Esslingen, stage direction and stage for "Shockheaded Peter"
• 2019, Theater Heidelberg, stage design for “The Merry Widow”, director: Holger Schultze
• 2019, Landesbühne Esslingen, direction, stage and costumes for "Backbeat - The Beatles in Hamburg"
• 2019, Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, direction, stage and costumes for "Kabale und Liebe"
• 2019, Theater Osnabrück, stage direction and stage for "One Night in Venice"

Radio play direction

• And it will be great luck. Love letters from Lessing and Eva König , audio book (2002)
• You could call him a drunken Shakespeare, Grabbe - a tragedy in letters , audio book (2003)
• Klaus Fehling: knock signals. Beacon. Smoke signals. , Audio piece with music (CD)
• "Last encore" by Dieter Hildebrandt , read by W. Sittler, Random House Audio 2014