Kentaur Erkel László
Set and costume designer, Painter, Musician
He studied painting at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts at the Faculty of Painting and had master class at the Faculty of Mural painting. Since the end of the 80’s his paintings regularly appear on solo and group exhibitions. As a multimedia artist, Kentaur had interest on different fields of art from his early ages. As a he was born in a family, which ancestor was the famous composer, Ferenc Erkel, who established the national opera in Hungary, he has studied classical music for 9 years. Parallel to his fine art studies, he became the solo singer and songwriter of a new wave music group and later – as a solo singer – he recorded several rock albums in 1989 (New World), 1996 (Someone from the Lost City) and 2005 (Urban Stigma). In his concerts he created a stage production, in which theatre, choreography, multimedia and creative art had parallel role with music. His concerts and video clips were designed and directed by himself. He started his theatre career as a graphic designer, later becoming a set and costume designer. Since 1990 he worked for all major Hungarian prosaic theatres as well as for musical, opera (FAUST, TURANDOT, AIDA etc.), ballet (SNOW WHITE – Budapest, Tallinn, COPPELIA – Wiener Staatsoper, NUTCRACER – Budapest etc.), television and movie productions. He was the first stage designer in Hungary, who used interactive, live video techniques on stage. He is remarkable praised for his visual designs made for Shakespeare-performances (MACBETH, HAMLET, AS YOU LIKE IT) and musicals (PRODUCERS, JOSEPH, WEST SIDE STORY, PETER PAN, FOOTLOOSE, CHICAGO, CABARET, SHREK etc.). His international theatre designer career has begun in 1995 when the famous British producer, CAMERON MACKINTOSH appointed him to redesign his world success musical productions: MISS SAIGON, PHANTOM of the OPERA, OLIVER, MARTIN GUERRE and LES MISERABLES. Since than he has worked all over Europe and overseas as well (Great Britain, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Belgium, Australia, Japan, Philippines, USA / New York, Russia / Petersburg and Rostov.) He debuted on the LONDON WEST END with RENT in 2002 in Prince of Wales Theatre. He is the permanent set designer of the Hungarian non-replica productions of ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’s and CLAUDE MICHEL SCHÖNBERG’s musicals. He was the first set designer on the world, which was appointed to redesign PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2003) and THE BEAUTIFUL GAME (2005) for their Budapest productions. In 2006, as the set and costume designer of ROMAN POLANSKI’s TANZ DER VAMPIRE in Budapest, – Wien- Antwerp & and St Petersburg, (he created a new magical realistic, picturesque visual design for that cult musical.
A teljes szöveg kinyitásához kattintson ide!
Several theatre awards acknowledged his stage visions. In 2007 he was granted a Jászai Price
and in 2013 Honourable Artist prize from the Hungarian State for his oeuvre in theatre art.
See more information on official website www.kentaur.hu
Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/kentaur.hu
Major theatre works:
Musicals and Operettas
Bernstein: WEST-SIDE STORY – Vígtheater, 1992 , – Szegedi National Theatre 2012 /set
Loewe: MY FAIR LADY – Jokai Theatre, Bekescsaba Hungary 1993 /set
Várkonyi: ROCKODUSSEIA – Rock & Musical Theater, Budapest Operetta Theater 1994 /set
Boublil – Schönberg: MISS SAIGON – Szeged Open Air Theater – Budapest Operetta Theater 1994, /set
Ostre Gaswerk Theater – Copenhagen 1996, Göta Lejon Theater -Stockholm 1998 , /set
Phillipines National Theater – Cameron Mackintosh Production – Manila 2000, /set
National Theatre Győr – Hungary 2004, Budapest Operetta Theatre, Arena Sopron 2011 /set
Várkonyi: DORIAN GRAY – Budapest Rock & Musical Theater 1995, London Bloomsbury Theatre 1996 /set
Dés: SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE – Budapest Operetta Theater 1995, Szeged Open Air Theater 1996 /set
Styne: SOME LIKE IT HOT – Budapest Operetta Theater 1995 /set
Labiche: ITALIAN STRAW HAT – Vígtheater – Budapest 1997 /set
Webber: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA – UK Tour Cameron Mackintosh Prod. ‘98 (not realised) /set
Madách Theatre Budapest 2003 /set
Bart: OLIVER –USA Tour – Cameron Mackintosh Prod. ’99 (not realised), Petőfi Theatre, Veszprém – Hungary 2012 /set
Veszprémi Petőfi Theatre – Hungary 2012, Margitsziget – Open Air Theatre / Budapest 2013 /set & costume
Boublil – Schönberg: MARTIN GUERRE – UK Tour/ Cameron Mackintosh Production ’99 (not realised) /set
Kalmár: DE JA VU REVUE – Moulin Rouge Budapest – Hungary 2000 /set
Larson: RENT – Haymarket Theater Leicester &Tour UK 2001, Prince of Wales Theatre – London 2002, /set
National Theatre Győr 2010 /set
Leigh – Charlap – Styne: PETER PAN – Haymarket Theater – Leicester UK 2001, Csokonai Theatre Debrecen 2002,
MÜPA Budapest – 2007, Vörösmarty Theater Székesfehérvár – Hungary, 2010 /set & costume
Fényes- Békeffi- G.Dénes: THE DOG NAMED MR BOZZI – Budapest Operetta Theater, 2001/set
Kander – Ebb: CABARET – Budapest Operetta Theater 2002 /set
Simon – Coleman – Fields: SWEET CHARITY – Budapest Operetta Theater 2003 /set
Pitchford – Bobbie – Snow: FOOTLOOSE – Theatre Royal Plymouth and UK Tour, 2004 /set
Webber: JOSEPH AND THE TECHNCOLUR DC. – Csokonai Theatre, Debrecen 2004, /set & costume
Madách Theatre Budapest 2008 /set
B. Elton – Bródy – Webber: THE BEAUTIFUL GAME – Madách Theatre Budapest, 2005 /set
Brooks – Meehan: THE PRODUCERS – Madách Theatre Budapest, 2006 /set
Kander – Ebb – Fosse: CHICAGO – National Theatre Győr, 2007 /set & costume
Kálmán Imre: COUNTESS MARICA – Szeged Open Air Theater, 2007 /set
Steinman – Kunze: DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES – Magyar Theatre Budapest – PS Production 2007, /set & costume
Ronacher Theater Vienna -Vereinigte Bühnen Wien 2009, Stadsschowburg Antwerp, /set & costume
Musical van Vlaanderen 2010, Musical – Comedy Theatre Saint Petersburg, Russia 2011 /set & costume
Andersson – Rice – Ulvaeus: CHESS – Open Air Theatre Margitsziget BUDAPEST, /set & costume
Pesti M Th. Budapest – /set & costume PS Production 2007
Boublil – Schönberg: LES MISERABLES – Katona József Theatre Kecskemét 2010, /set
Open Air Theatre Margaret Island 2011, Open Air Theatre SZEGED 2015 / Madach Theatre Budapest 2016 /set
Wildhorn: JEKYLL & HYDE – Győri National Theatre 2012 – Open Air Theatre Szeged 2012 /set
Benatczky – Baltus: THE HOLLYWOOD DIVA – Comedy Theatre Saint Petersburg, Russia 2014 /set & costume
Bulgakov – Vasrious Artists: MASTER AND MARGERITA – Music Hall Theatre Saint Petersburg, Russia 2014 / costume
H. Arlen – E.Y. Harburg: THE WIZARD OF OZ – Vígtheater – Budapest 2015 /set
David Lindsay-Abaire – Jeanine Tesori: SHREK 2016, Papp László Arena / Budapest 2016 /set & costume
Operas
Puccini – MADAME BUTTERFLY – Szeged National Opera 1994 – Hungarian State Opera 1994 – Japan Tour 2000 /set
Puccini – GIANNI SCICCHI – Hungarian State Opera 1997 /set
Gounod – FAUST- Hungarian State Opera – Erkel Opera 1996 – Szeged National Opera, 2002 /set & costume
Gounod – ROMEO AND JULIET- Hungarian State Opera – Erkel Opera 2001 /set
Verdi -ATTILA – Budapest, Margit Island Open Air Theatre, Csokonai Theatre, Debrecen 2004 /set
Péter Eötvös – LE BALCON – Budapest, MÜPA 2005 /set
Bartók – BLUEBEARDS CASTLE – Csokonai Theater, Debrecen 2005 /set
Verdi – AIDA – Bergen Open Air Theatre – Norway 2005 /set & costume
Puccini: TURANDOT –National Theatre. Győr 2006 /set & costume
Berlioz: The DAMNATION of FAUST – National Theatre Szeged 2009 /set & costume
Verdi: MASCEN BALL – National Theatre Szeged 2010 /set & costume
Verdi: LA TRAVIATA – National Theatre Szeged 2010 /set
Verdi: RIGOLETTO – Szegedi National Theatre 2013 /set & costume
Gounod:ROMEO AND JULIET– Pécs- National Theatre 2013 /set & costume
Erkel: STEVE KING – Margitsziget – Open Air Theatre / Budapest 2013 /set & costume
Rossini: LA CENERANTOLA – National Opera Prague- Czech Republic 2016 /set
Ballets
Mocca/3 Contemporary Ballet – Hungarian State Opera 1999/SET
Marko: JIDDISHE MAME – Castle Theatre Budapest 2004 /set
Kocsák – Harangozó – SNOW WHITE – Hungarian State Opera, 2004 – Estonian National Opera Tallin 2008 /set
– Rostov, Russia – National Opera, 2013 /set
– West Australian Ballet Center – Australian Tour 2014 /set
Delibes – COPPELIA – 2006 Wiener Staatsoper – Austria /set
Csajkovszkij: NUSSCRACER –Thália Theatre Budapest 2006 /set & costume
Lázár – Sárközi: BUG’S TAIL – MÜPA Budapest / Thália Theatre Budapest 2006 /set & costume
4 for 1- Sárközi: PETER PAN AND THE FOUND BOYS – MÜPA Budapest 2007 /set & costume
Juronics: The SLEEPING BEAUTY – Contemporary Ballet Szeged 2009 /set & costume
F. Erkel-Horváth: CHESS GAME – Castle Theatre Gyula – Forte Company 2010 /set & costume
Prose
Büchner: LEONCE AND LENA – Budapest Chamber Theater 1991 /set
Kleist: KATCHEN VON HEILBRONN – Vígtheater 1994 /set
Shaw: SAINT JOAN – Vígtheater, Budapest /set
Puskin: MOZART AND SALIERI – Kolibri Theater Budapest, /set
Brecht: BAAL – Vígtheater 1995 /set
Sherman: BENT – Budapest Chamber Theater 1996 /set
Schiller: CABAL AND LOVE – Gardonyi Geza Theater Eger 1996 /set & costume
Shakespeare: MACBETH – Vígtheater 1995 /set
Anouilh: COLOMBE – Pesti Theater 1996 /set
Shakespeare: AS YOU LIKE IT– Bratislava, National Theater 1996 /set
Chekov: THE SEAGULL – Budapest Chamber Theater 1997 /set
Pinter:THE LOVER – Budapest Chamber Theater 1997 /set
Racine-Alföldi PHAEDRA – Pesti Theater 1998 /set
Presser- Kern SZENT ISTVÁN KÖRUT 14 – Vígtheater 1998 /set
Schiller: BANDITS – Budapest Chamber Theater 1998 /set
Shakespeare: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE – Budapest Chamber Theater 1998 /set
Elton: POPCORN – Vígtheater 1998 /set
Shakespeare: THE TEMPEST – Vígtheater 1999 /set
Shakespeare: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Vígtheater Budapest, 1999 /set
Shakespeare: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING– Prague, Stavovske Divadlo 1999 /set
Shakespeare: ROMEO AND JULIET– Szeged, National Theater 1999 /set
Tenesse Williams: THE SWEET BIRD OF THE YOUTH – Hungarian National Theater1999, /set
Schiller: THE VIRGIN OF ORLÉANS (SAINT JOAN) – National Theater Timisuara 2000- Romania /set
Eszterházy: A WOMAN – Vígtheater, Budapest 1999 /set
Simon: ODD COUPLE – Vígtheater, Budapest 2000 /set
Shakespeare: COMEDY OF ERRORS – Nathional Theatre Prague, Stavovske Divadlo 2000 /set
Beaumarchais: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO – Budapest Chamber Theater 2000 /set
Shakespeare: HAMLET – NitraTheater, Slovakia 2001 /set
Shakespeare: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Szeged, National Theater 2001 /set
Shakespeare: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW – Gyula, Open air Theater /Hungary 2001/set
Shakespeare: MACBETH – Budapest Chamber Theater 2001 /set
Schiller: THE VIRGIN OF ORLÉANS (SAINT JOAN) – Hevesi Sandor Theater Zalaegerszeg 2002 /set
Ravenhill: SHOPPING & FUCKING – Thalia Theater Budapest 2002 /set
Arbuzov: LATE MEETING – Szentendrei Nyári Játékok, Játékszín Theater, Budapest 2003 /set
Vörös – Pasolini: TEORÉMA – Szolnoki Szigligeti Színház 2003 /set
Shakespeare: COMEDY OF ERRORS – Vígszínház Theater Budapest, 2004 /set
Miller: DEATH OF THE SALESMAN – Thália Theater Budapest 2004 /set
Csekhov: THE THREE SISTERS – Új Theater Budapest 2004 /set
Schiller: DON CARLOS – Kecskeméti Katona József Theatre Kecskemét 2004 /set
Beaumarchais The MARRIAGE of FIGARO – Vígtheater – Budapest 2008 /set & costume
Bertolucci: DREAMERS – Thalia Theatre – Budapest 2010 /set
Shakespeare: ROMEO AND JULIET – Vígtheater – Budapest 2011 /set & costume
Film / Movie
CHACHO ROM (Director: Ildiko Szabo) 2000-2001 /set
TV
ARD TV GALA ’94, /set FRIDERIKUSZ TALK SHOW ’95, ’96, ’98, 2001-2004 /set HOLLYWOOD SQUERS HUNGARY ’99 /set
VIVA TV – Interaktív 2007 /set
MUSIC TELEVISION HUNGARY – Swung studio 2007 /set
SOMOGY TV – Tv News and Daily news studio 2008 /set
Commercials
LIBRESSE BODY FORM 2001 (Circus, Jumper) /set
CREMERIA 2004 /set
CIB 2006 (New York, Chicago, London) /set
THE BELAIR DIRECT (The horse armour, The Punishment. The fire- Director: Jamie Cussen, William Beauchamp
Producer: Andrea Boyce, Cinematographer: Ekkehart Pollack Art director: Kentaur Angel Films Hungary 2016
Concert-sets
KENTAUR – NEWWORLD TOUR ’89-90, /set
PRESSER SOLO CONCERT – Vigtheater’96, /set
ZORÁN – Budapest Sport Hall ’96,’99; /set
KENTAUR – Pesti Theater / Budapest ’97, /set
AKOS – INDIÁNTÁNC TOUR ’97, IKON TOUR ’98 /set
LGT FESTIVAL – BUDAPEST 2002 /set
KENTAUR – THE URBAN STIGMA TOUR / Hungary 2005 /set & costume
R-GO – Kisstadion / 2007 /set
RÚZSA MAGDI – MÜPA / Budapest 2013 /set
Fashion show
ÁRKÁD Budapest – Autumn-Winter Fashion Show 2004 /set
Main theater awards:
1994 Hungarian Theatre Critics Award for Best Set – KATCHEN VON HEILBRONN
1996 Slovak Theatre Critics Award for Best Set – AS YOU LIKE IT
2000 Dömötör Award for Best Set – ROMEO AND JULIET
2002 Slovak Theatre Critics Award For Best Set (nomination) – HAMLET
2003 Dömötör Award for Best Set – FAUST (Szeged)
2003 Gundel Award for Best Set (nomination) – FAUST (Budapest)
2004 Dömötör Award for Best Set (nomination) – MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
2004 Gundel Award for Best Set – PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
2004 Hungarian Theatre Critics Award For Best Set (Nomination) – PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
2008 Hungarian Theatre Critics Award For Best Set (Nomination) – THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
2009 Dömötör Awardf for Best Set – THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
2010 Dömötör Award for Best Set – The DAMNATION of FAUST
2010 Dömötör Award for Best Costume (nomination) – MASCERABAL
2010 Best Musical Set and Costumes People’s Choice Award (Musical magazin) – DANCE of the VAMPIRES VIENNA
2010 Best Set Designer of the Year 2010 People’s Choice Award (Látványtér – Hungarian Designers’s Award)
2011 Dömötör Award for Best Set – LA TRAVIATA
2011 ESTEM Price for Best Set – LES MISÉRABLES
2011 Amfiteatrum Award for Best Set (Hungarian Open Air Theatre Assotiation) – for open air sets
2011 Best Set Designer of the Year 2011 Award (Látványtér – Hungarian Designers’s Award) RENT
2012 Dömötör Award for Best Set – WEST SIDE STORY
2013 Russian Mask Award -Best Set Design (Nomination) DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES (St Petersburg)
2013 Taps Award for Best Set Dest Design – JEKYLL&HIDE
2014 Hevesi Sándor Award for the International familiarisation of the Hungarian Theatre Art
2016 Golden Mask Award Russia won Best Musical production and nominated for
Best Stage design in musical-opera for HOLLYWOOD DIVA (St Petersburg)
2016 Best Set Designer of the Year 2015 People’s Choice Award (Látványtér – Hungarian Designers’s Award)
State Price:
2007Jászai Mari Prize
2013 Honourable Artist Hungary prize
Fine Arts Prizes:
1990 – Musée 2000 (Luxemburg) 1 st prize- Belgium
– Wien – Budapest Cityfestival / 1 st prizes – Austria
1991 – Szobor- Kisplasztika- Installáció Kiállítás / Stúdió Prize – Dunaújváros – Hungary
1992 – Derkovits – ösztöndíj /scolarship– Budapest- Hungary
1993- – Fél / Stúdió Éves Kiállítás / Budapest Gallery, Lajos utca / Stúdió prize – Budapest- Hungary
Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions:
1988 – Barcsay Terem / Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts –Budapest – Hungary
– Víztorony Galéria – Budapest – Hungary
1989 – Barcsay Terem / /Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts – Budapest – Hungary
– Bartók Galéria – Budapest – Hungary
1990 – East Side Gallery – Berlin -Germany
– Grand Concours Int de Penture / Tutesall – Musée 2000 Luxemburg
– Stúdió Éves Kiállítás / Ernst Múzeum – Budapest – Hungary
1991 – Exhibition of Installation / Uitz Terem – Dunaújváros – Hungary
– Germinations / Ludwig Museum – Aachen – Hungary
– Emblematikus… / Budapest Gallery – Budapest – Hungary
– Stúdió Éves c / National Gallery – Budapest – Hungary
1992 – I.M. Miles Davis / Vajda Lajos Pince Gallery – Szentendre – Hungary
– Germinations / Budapest Gallery – Budapest – Hungary
– Stúdió Éves exhibition/ Ernst Múzeum – Budapest – Hungary
1993 – Derkovits Beszámoló exhibition / Műcsarnok Palme ház – Budapest – Hungary
– Ködképek és Idolumok / Görög templom – Vác – Hungary
– Imagóim / Roczkov Gallery – Budapest – Hungary
– Six / Laurana Gallery – Zágráb – Croatia
1994 – Fél / Stúdió Éves exhibition / Budapest Gallery, Lajos utca – Budapest – Hungary
– Derkovits Beszámoló exhibition / Műcsarnok Palme ház – Budapest – Hungary
– Stúdió Éves exhibition / Budapest Gallery, Lajos utca – Budapest – Hungary
1996 – Hungarian Contemporary Painting / Galeria Studio – Varsó -Poland
1997 – Látvány / Műcsarnok – Budapest – Hungary
2001 – Hungarian Contemporary Art/ Műcsarnok – Budapest – Hungary
– Contemporary Art from Szentendre / MűvészetMalom – Szentendre – Hungary
– East Side Gallery – Berlin -Germany
2002 – Collectors & Collections / Gallery Szombathely – Hungary
– 6-OK / The Six / MűvészetMalom – Szentendre – Hungary
2004- Collection Gallery Szalóky BankCenter – Budapest –Hungary
2005 -Gallery Szalóky BankCenter – Budapest –Hungary
2006 – Gallery Szalóky BankCenter – Budapest –Hungary
Solo Exhibitions:
1987 – No tittle / Belvárosi Gallery – Budapest – Hungary
– The Big Horizontemphasize / Almássy Téri Szabadidőközpont – Budapest – Hungary
1988 – The bloody icecream / Gallery 11. – Budapest – Hungary
1989 – Pompei 2000 no.1 / Kálvária / Universty of Fine Arts – Budapest – Hungary
– Pompei 2000 no.2 / Somogy Megyei Museum – Kaposvár – Hungary
1990 – Wien – Budapest Cityfestival (Installation) / Operahouse – Wien- Austria
1992 – Pompei 2000 no.3 / Vajda Lajos Stúdió Gallery – Szentendre – Hungary
– Honeycup / Stúdió Gallery – Budapest – Hungary
1994 – Reflected images / White Gallery – Club of Hungarian Young Arts – Budapest- Hungary
1998 – Paintings – Set designes – Posters / Közösségi Ház – Sukoró – Hungary
2002 – Aqua / Gallery Martino – Budapest – Hungary
– AQUA / The Holy bath Galleria Biblioteka Grada – Beograd – Yugoslavia
– AQUA / Gallery Vid – Beograd – Yugoslavia
– INSOMNIA / Schmidt Gallery – Budapest – Hungary
2003 – Shine (Pompei 2003) Gallery Szalóky BankCenter – Budapest –Hungary
– Self Conceptions (Pompei 2003) Jazz Galéria – Budapest -Hungary
– The Wall Gallery Szalóky BankCenter – Budapest –Hungary
2004 – Wall / Pictures Bernáth Aurél Gallery – Marcali – Hungary
– Wall / Pictures Sofitel Gallery – Budapest – Hungary
2005 – Transparent Blue Zsolt Udvar Galéria – Budapest – Hungary
2006 – Urban Stigma Festőterem – Sopron –Hungary
– Urban Stigma Gallery Szalóky BankCenter – Budapest –Hungary
2008 – Tarotcross Templom Galéria – Tokaj – Hungary
2015 – Genesis Basilica Galeria Budapest – Hungary
Works in public places:
1989 – Children Hospital Angyal Utca mural works Budapest – Hungary
Works in public collections:
Hungarian National Gallery – Hungary
Performances, actions:
1989 – The bloody Icecream / Gallery 11. – Budapest
– Pompei 2000 no.1 / Kálvária / Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts – Budapest Hungary
– Pompei 2000 no.2 / Somogy Megyei Museum – Kaposvár – Hungary
– Pompei 2000 no.3 / Nap-Nap Festival – Budapest – Hungary
1990 – Az Inga / Kis Magyar Performance Fesztivál Vajda Lajos Pince – Szentendre – Hungary
– Yes-No / Gallery by Night / Stúdió Gallery – Budapest – Hungary
1997 – Marat / White gallery – Club of Hungarian Young Artists – Budapest- Hungary
Discography:
Group albums
1986 – SATÖBBI (Etcetera) group album – Hungaroton
Solo Albums
1989 – ÚJ VILÁG/NEWWORLD – Talentum -Omega
1996 – VALAKI AZ ELTŰNT VÁROSBÓL / SOMEONE FROM THE LOST CITY – BMG – Ariola
2005 – URBAN STIGMA – Warner Brothers – Magneoton
Kentaur
Díszlettervező
Dangerous Liaisons
Ronacher Theater, Bécs – 2015
Dangerous Liaisons the musical
stage design and musical concept.
Ronacher Theater Wien
DESIGN AND CONCEPT BY KENTAUR
Kentaur
Díszlettervező
Dance of the Vampires
Concert und Theater St Gallen – 2015
Dance of the Vampires the musical
stage design and concept.
Concert und Theater St Gallen
DESIGN AND CONCEPT BY KENTAUR
