Seongji Jang designed stage and video works for Marie Schleef, such as for “Once I Lived With A Stranger” and “Kim Jiyoung, born 1982” at Schauspiel Köln and for “the Mushroom Queen” at Deutsches SchauSpielHaus Hamburg.
They also created video works in collaboration with Asarela Orchidia Dewi for “RISKANT. VÖGEL AUFSCHEUCHEN” at Ballhaus Naunynstraße and with Sascha Malina Hoffmann on the set and costume design for “ON/OFF WAVES” at the
Münchner Kammerspiele. The production was invited to the Körber Studio Junge Regie in 2024 and was shortlisted by the jury as one of the productions shown.
In the 24/25 season, Seongji Jang conceived and animated the video work of the installation performance BUTCHPOSITION (UA) and is part of the four-member production team at Staatstheater Darmstadt.
Seongjis artistic practice includes set and costume design, comics and hand-drawn animation, researches related to gender, queerness and memory.
In 2022, Seongji Jang's project “metamorphoses of women” was funded by
NEUSTART KULTUR- Residenzförderung des Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V.
Education
BA/MA Universität der Künste Berlin | Bühnenraum — 2014-2021
BA Korean University of Arts | Animation — 2008-2013
Work
2024
Video Butchposition(Direction: Sascha Malina Hoffmann) at Staatstheater Darmstadt
Scenography, Costume On Waves(Direction: Sascha Malina Hoffmann) at Werkraum, Münchner Kammerspiele
2023
Scenography, Video Kim Jiyoung, geboren 1982 (Direction: Marie Schleef) at Schauspiel Köln
Video RISKANT. VÖGEL AUFSCHEUCHEN (Direction: Asarela Orchidia Dewi) at Ballhaus Naunynstraße
Video The Mushroom Queen (Direction: Marie Schleef) at Schauspielhaus Hamburg
2022
Scenography, Video Once I Lived with a Stranger (Direction: Marie Schleef) at Schauspiel Köln
Scenography assistence Symphony Of Intimacies Performance of Nguyễn + Transitory at Radialsystem Berlin
Research „metamorphoses of women“ NEUSTART KULTUR- Residenzförderung des Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V.
2021
Scenography Alcina (Direction: Barbara Beyer) at Staatsschauspiel Dresden
Scenography Freak show (Direction: Sina Eslami)
2020
Scenography, Costume Geh-Fühle (Direction: Oana Cirpanu, Sandra Rasch) Cooperationsprojekt RambaZamba und Banda Agita at Gripstheater
2019
Scenography, Costume Murmel Murmel (Direction: Katka Schroth) at Schauspielschule Chalottenburg
2018
Scenography Onshore at Southampton (Direction: Danting Chen) Film
Scenography Trois femmes (Direction: Frank Hilbrich) at Uni.Ttheater
2017
Scenography Theatre lovers (Direction: Saddiq Abubakar) Film
Costume Die Ermordung des Kaisers Elagabal (co-work with Charlotte Rueter) (Direction: Lara M. Tacke) at BAT Studiotheater
2016
Costume Elektrakomplex (Direction: Lara M. Tacke) at BAT Studiotheater
Scenography, Poster and credits design Der Spatz (Direction: Ma Sai, Filmuniversität Babelsberg)
2015
Monthly comic series <독일유배기>, Webzine Bigfrog — 2015-2016
Monthly comic series <말하는 네모>, Webzine 인디안밥— 2015
before 2014
Screenplay, Concept, Production <Farewell, summer> (Direction: Seongji Jang) — 2013
INDIE-ANIFEST 2014 10TH KOREAN INDEPENDENT ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL : THE STORY OF A FAMILY
KURZFILMWANDERUNG 2014
INDIEJÚNIOR 2014, INDIELISBOA 2014
PISAF2014 ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION 2014
8TH KUKI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH BERLIN, BEST OF KUKI 2015
LITTLE KMBO< PROMENONS-NOUS AVEC LES PETITS LOUPS> 2016
EL BOGOTÁ SHORT FILM FESTIVAL KUKI 8 - ANIMACIÓN PARA NIÑOS 2016
Monthly comic series <바삭바삭>, Webzine <인디안밥> — 2012-2013
Character design <how shall we live?> (Jonghoon Lee, Minhee Jang, Seongji Jang) — 2011
Screenplay, Concept, Production <Raindrops> (Direction: Seongji Jang) — 2010
Screenplay, Concept, Production <뾰족뾰족별> (Direction: Seongji Jang) — 2008