Sascha Zauner

Biography

German lighting designer Sascha Zauner began his career as a trained lighting technician. After completing his Master’s degree in Lighting Design, he was engaged as a lighting designer in residence at the State Opera Hannover, where he created his first designs and had the opportunity to find and refine his style in collaboration with a wide range of creative teams in the fields of opera, dance, and theatre. Early in 2023, Sascha Zauner began working as a freelance lighting designer. Since then, he has worked at a variety of international opera houses, including Theater an der Wien, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Opera Amsterdam, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bergen National Opera, Opera Antwerp, and the Bayreuth Festival. Sascha Zauner considers it essential that his art is part of a collaborative process involving all disciplines within creative team. He has worked with artists such as Barbora Horáková Joly, Thorleifur Örn Arnasson, Marie-Eve Signeyrole, Marco Göcke, Goyo Montero, to name a selection.

Photo: Anna Peschke