SHIZUKA HARIU
Dr Shizuka Hariu is an acclaimed scenographer whose interdisciplinary approach merges the worlds of scenography and architecture in captivating design experiences.
Her portfolio boasts an impressive array of projects, including the AI Android opera Super Angels and George Benjamin's Written on Skin, Sacred Monsters for Akram Khan and Sylvie Guillem, as well as Bells for Peace with Yoko Ono at the Manchester International Festival and Dystopian Dream at Sadler's Wells. Notable collaborations span the UK, Europe, and Japan, with upcoming ventures including a debut set design for the Royal Ballet in London and a theatrical adaptation of Dekalog for the New National Theatre Tokyo.
Shizuka honed her craft while studying Engineering Architecture at the Tokyo University of Science before pursuing further education in MA Scenography at Central Saint Martins in London.
Her accolades include two Bronze medals from the World Stage Design, the D&AD Design Award, the German Design Award, and the Japan Kukan (Space) Award, among others.
As a respected figure in the design community, Shizuka is a guest lecturer at prestigious institutions such as the University of London and the V&A Museum, participates in international design competitions, and serves on juries. Alongside her role as co-director at SHSH Architecture + Scenography, Shizuka continues to push the boundaries of design innovation, captivating audiences worldwide with her visionary creations.
AWARDS
2023 Tokyo Kukan Design Award, Bronze Medal, Opera Super Angels, Tokyo, Japan
2022 Bronze Medal The world Stage Design 2022, Dystopian Dream, Calgary, Canada
Kisaku Ito Theatre Design AWard Encouragement Prize, Super Angels, Tokyo, Japan
Nomination for The world Stage Design 2022, The Bells for Peace, Canada
2020 Yoshio Sagawa Opera Award, Written on Skin, Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2019 The Guardian, The best 12 New Stage Designers in UK
2019 The best 10 opera producitons Written on Skin, Suntory Hall, Japan
2017 World Stage Design 2017, Taiwan, Bronze Award, Space Design for Solid Traces
2017 German Design Award 2017, Frankfurt, Germany
2017 Nominated, Professional Designer, Kisaku Ito Theatre Design Award, JATDT, Tokyo, Japan
2016 Nominated, Professional Designer, Kisaku Ito Theatre Design Award, JATDT, Tokyo, Japan
2015 D&AD Pencil Award, Sensing Spaces, London, UK
2015 Nominated, New Designer, Kisaku Ito Theatre Design Award, JATDT, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Selected to be part of New National Exhibition Make/Believe 2011-2015, SBTD and V&A, PQ
2013 Finalist in World Stage Design 2013 for Shizuka Hariu’s Scenography Works, Cardiff, UK
2012 Best 3 Contemporary Dance Performance for Réflexions sur la Table Verte, Brussels, Belgium
2012 Kunsten Festival Centre 2012, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, 1st prize, Brussels, Belgium
2005 POLA Arts Foundation, Young Artist Award and Grant
2002-04 Japanese Government, Agency for Cultural Affairs Artist Grant
2000 Tokyo Design Centre Award for Stepping Blocks Project
2000 Selected to be part of La Biennale di Venezia, Città Terzo Millennio International Competition of Ideas
SELECTED SCENOGRAPHY WORKS
The Royal Ballet, Robert Binet, Dark with Excessive Bright, London, UK
NT Gent, Luanda Casella, Elektra Unbound, Ghent, Belgium
Arcola Theatre, Melly Still, Haruki-Murakami, London, UK
Opera Super Angels, New National Theatre Tokyo, Japan
Giortes Rokka Festival, Art Direction, Scenography, Crete, Greece
Tsunagu, Le Monte-Carlo Ballet, Monaco
Robert Binet, Dark with Excessive Bright, Ballet am Rhein, Germany
Yoko Ono Bells For Peace, Manchester international Festival, UK
Robert Binet, New World, Ballett am Rhein, Dusseldorf, Germany
George Benjamin, Written On Skin, Kazushi Ono (maestro), Suntory Hall Festival, Tokyo, Japan
Nitin Sawhney, Wang&Ramirez, Dystopian Dream, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Sadler’s Wells, London, UK
George Mann, Medea, Bristol Old Vic, Bristol, UK
Thierry De Mey, Dream Catcher, Charleroi Danse, Charleroi, Belgium
The Word, Shiver Me Timbers, North Shield, UK
Isabel Marant, Void Skin, Kobe, Japan
Japon Dance Project, Move/Still, New National Theatre Tokyo, Japan
Sadler’s Wells Theatre, No Body, Sadler’s Wells, London, UK
Portal Public Art Zwolle Station - Lighting Design, Ram Katzir+Hertog Nadler, Zwolle, Netherland
Charleroi Danses, Solid Traces, Brussels, Belgium
Japon Dance Project, Cloud/Crowd, New National Theatre Tokyo, Japan
Frederic Wake-Walker, A Time There Was, Jubilee Hall, Suffolk, UK
Lunchmeat Festival, New National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Matt Steinberg,Trout Stanley, Southwark Play House London, UK
Olga de Soto, Réflexions sur la Table Verte, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Kunsten Festival Centre 2012, Vanderborght, Brussels, Belgium
Rosalba Torres, Les Ballets C de la B, Pénombre, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, London, UK
Yasuyuki Endo, Star Dancers Ballet, Love Love Robot, U-Port Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
Compil d’Avril, Charleroi Danses, La Raffinerie, Brussels, Belgium
Cosmo System Headquarters, Scenography, Entrance Hall, Sendai, Japan (in collaboration with SHAA)
Maha Works research project, Gadgetland, Antwerp, Belgium
Koshi Hidama research project, UMIURA, Antwerp, Belgium
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, City:zen, Artsdepot, London, UK (Lighting design)
Akram Khan Company & Sylvie Guillem, Sacred Monsters, Les Nuits de Fourvière, Lyon, France
Saiko Kino/The Place Prize, IchI, The Place, London, UK
Zendo, Zinneke Parade, Brussels, Belgium
Akram Khan Company & Sylvie Guillem, Sacred Monsters, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, UK
Irene K, Espaces Couleurs, Belgium/Germany/Netherlands outdoor festivals
Rabbit Hole Collective, Hopscotch, Beursschouwburg, Brussels, Belgium (Set and Lighting design)
Deep Blue Company, Closer, Vooruit theatre Ghent, Belgium
Maha Works, Kaku, Espace Senghor, Brussels, Belgium (Set and Lighting design)
Yasuyuki Endo, Ongaku, Tama city Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
City of Water Festival, Stepping Blocks Project, Bangkok, Thailand (Performance Art)
CONTACT
To inquire about Shizuka Hariu's work or to discuss potential collaborations, please email or call us anytime.
shizuka@shsh.be
+32 474 325 168.
Represented by: NR1 CREATIVES Ltd
Agent: Alice Butler
alice@nr1creatives.com