User:Riina Degtjarenko

Riina Degtjarenko (born in 26. June, 1976 Hiiumaa island) is Estonian artist; scenographer, theater and film production designer, costume designer, interior designer, art teacher and lector, illustrator and graphic designer.

She graduated in 2003 Estonian Art Academy (MA) as scenographer, theater and film production designer, costume designer. And in the same year 2003 she graduated Tallinn University in art teaching, art history (MA). In years 2005-2018 she lead Estonian Drama Theater as Head Artist and Creative Director. She has been creating stage designs all over Estonia: in Estonian Drama Theater, Theater Vanemuine, Theater Endla, Tallinn City Theater, Vanalinnastuudio, Estonian National Opera, Rakvere Theater, Karlova Teater, Emajõe Suveteater, Estonian Youth and Puppet Theater, Theater Ugala. And in Moscow Small Theater in Russia and Tampere City Theater in Finland.

Recognitions, Awards, Prices

 * 2004 Special Prize for the play "Kunksmoor" visual solution in International XIII Baltic Sea Countries Puppet Theater Festival in Tampere, Finland
 * 2005 Special Prize for the Costume and Stage Design for the "Troll Boy" scenography at the International Theater Festival "Draama 2005" in Tartu, Estonia.
 * 2006 Grand Prix for the costume and stage design for the "Troll Boy" scenography in the Children's and Youth Theater Festival in Suboticas, Serbia.
 * 2008 Estonian National Drama Theatre Colleague Prize "Ilu-Ants"
 * 2009 Prize for best costume design for the performance "Endless Drinking Coffee" at the International Theatre Festival "Draama 2009", in Tartu,
 * 2011 Estonian National Drama Theatre Colleague Prize "Ilu-Ants"
 * 2012	2012 94th Anniversary of The Republic of Estonia, 24 February 2012 Directing Artist of the Estonian National Television Broadcast and Gala Concert at the Theater Vanemuine & Vanemuine Concert Hall (at the invitation of the Chancellery of the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves)

Selection of Scenography

Scenography

 * 2017 Harold Pinter „Old times“, Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2017 A.Kivirähk „Hour of Souls in Koidula Street“, Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2016 B. Andersson, B.Ulvaeus, C.Johnson „Mamma Mia“, [[Theater Vanemuine
 * 2016 Jean Anouilh „Thomas Becket or The Honour of God “, Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2016 Jordi Galceran „The Credit“, Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2015 R.Bean „One Man Two Bosses“ Theater Vanemuine
 * 2015 Tom Stoppard „The Hard Problem“ Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2014 P. Quilter „Just The Ticket“ Karlova Theater
 * 2014 Nina Raine „Tribes“ Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2014 Tennessee Williams „Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2013 Jordi Galceran “The Leak “ Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2013 Ken Campbell “Skungpoomery ” Tallinn City Theater
 * 2013 Bengt Ahlfors “ Aches and Aquavit” Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2012 Halldor Laxnes "Iceland's Bell", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2012 Peter Quilter "Boyband", Endla Theater
 * 2012 94th Anniversary of The Republic of Estonia, 24 February 2012 Directing Artist of the Estonian National Television Broadcast and Gala Concert at the Theater Vanemuine & Vanemuine Concert Hall (at the invitation of the Chancellery of the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves)
 * 2011 Martin McDonagh "A Behanding in Spokane", Vanemuine Port Theater
 * 2011 Jordi Galceran „Cancun", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2011 John Logan "Red" Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2011 Eugene O'Neill "A Moon for the Misbegotten", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2011 A. Lindgren "Pippi Longstocking", Estonian National Opera
 * 2011 Villem Tuun, Estonian traditional epic "Jan Umb´s Story", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2010 Richard Rodgers "The Sound of Music", Theater Vanemuine
 * 2010 Lee Hall "The Pitman Painters", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2010 William Shakespeare "Tempest", Rakvere Theater
 * 2010 "High School Musical", Estonian Puppet and Youth Theater
 * 2009 Peter Quilter "Glorious", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2009 Bryan Friel "Faith Healer", Theater Vanemuine
 * 2009 "Arbujad", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2009 E.-E.Schmitt "Partners in Crimes", Rakvere Theater
 * 2008 Madis Koiv "The Endless Coffee Drinking", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2008 Peter Shaffer "Lettice and Lovage", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2008 Jordi Galceran "The Grönholm Method", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2008 Becky Mode "Fully Committed", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2007 Villy Sorensen,Staffan Westerberg "Romeo and Signe" Emajõe Summer Theater
 * 2007 Henrik Ibsen "The Wild Duck", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2007 William Shakespeare "The Comedy of Errors", Tallinn City Theater
 * 2007 Fyodor Dostoevsky "Demons", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2006 Andrus Kivirähk "Syrrealists", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2006 Peter Shaffer "Black Comedy", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2005 Selma Lagerlöf "Troll Boy", Estonian Puppet and Youth Theater
 * 2005 Andrew Lloyd Webber "Cats", Theater Vanemuine
 * 2005 Paul Lucas "The Dice House", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2005 L.Bemstein, J.Robbins, ALaurents, S.Sondheim "West Side Story" Theater Vanemuine
 * 2004 O.Luts "Nukitsamees", Estonian Puppet and Youth Theater
 * 2004 E. Vilde "Vigased pruudid", Theater Vanemuine
 * 2004 M.Gorki "The Gypsy Camp Goes to Heaven", Emajõe Summer Theater
 * 2004 J. Cartwright "Two", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2004 J.Jacobsi, W.Casey "Grease", Estonian Puppet and Youth Theater
 * 2003 A.Kivirähk"The New Santa Claus", Estonian Drama Theater
 * 2003 F.McGuinness "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me", Tallinn City Theater
 * 2003 A.Pervik "Kunksmoor", Estonian Puppet and Youth Theater
 * 2003 A.Gailit, P.Pedajas "Nipernaadi Game", Emajõe Summer Theater
 * 2003 M.Unt, J.D. Salinger "The Catcher in the Rye", Vanalinnastuudio
 * 2003 E.-E. Schmitt "Golden Joe", Rakvere Theater
 * 2002 A.Noormets "Snowrabbits", Theater Ugala