Tatyana van Walsum

Tatyana van Walsum works as a costume and set designer for ballet, opera, theatre, film, and exhibitions, including for the Amsterdam Historical Museum and Het Loo Palace. Her close collaborations with choreographers such as Krzysztof Pastor, Dominique Dumais, and Kevin O’Day have led her to ballet companies worldwide, including Dutch National Ballet, Polish National Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Toronto International Ballet Theatre, The Australian Ballet, Scottish Ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet, and the American Joffrey Ballet. She also frequently collaborates with choreographers such as Martino Müller, Peter Schaufuss, Cathy Marston, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Recently, at Dutch National Ballet, Van Walsum created the designs for Wubkje Kuindersma’s Anatomy of Light (2022) and Juanjo Arqués’ Full Frontal (2023).

Van Walsum has won several awards, including the Prix Benois de la Danse for best scenography (for Martino Müller’s Le Jour Même for the ballet company of the Opéra National de Lyon) and an Australian Green Room Award for best ballet design (for Krzysztof Pastor’s Symphonie fantastique for The Australian Ballet).

Last update: 04-09-2024