Julie Fox

Julie Fox graduated in History of Arts in Auckland (NZ) and Scenic Design in Canada at the National Theatre School and the Banff Artistic Centre. Since 1994 she has been working as an independent scenic designer, creating decor and costume designs for theatres and dance companies, among them the Canadian National Arts Centre. Since 1998 she has been cooperating exclusively with Daniel Brooks, a renowned Canadian director, mostly on adaptations of classical texts but also new pieces. She has won many awards for her work and productions with her sets have been performed at numerous international theatre festivals. Two times she won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for the best set design and was nominated for the same award a number of times. Since 2002 she has been based partly in the Czech Republic: her set designs have appeared on stage at Prague theatres Ponec and Archa. In Canada she teaches set design at the University of Concordia and at the National Theatre School. As to her cooperation with SE.S.TA, she has created set design for the production “Kronika kostí / A Chronicle of Bones” and has lectured within SE.S.TA's summer encounters.