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 resident lighting designer at the State Opera Hannover, where he created his first designs and had the opportunity to develop and refine his style in collaboration with a wide range of creative teams in opera, dance, and theater.
In early 2023, Sascha Zauner began working as a freelance lighting designer. Since then, he has worked at various international opera houses, including Theater an der Wien, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Dutch National Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bergen National Opera, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, and the Bayreuth Festival.
Sascha Zauner considers it essential that his artistry is part of a collaborative process involving all disciplines within the creative team. He has worked with artists such as Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson, Marie-Eve Signeyrole, Ersan Mondtag, Barbora Horáková Joly, Marco Goecke, Goyo Montero, Susanne Kennedy, Markus Selg and Philipp Rosendahl.