Ralph Koltai
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Ralph Koltai was a prominent British theatre designer renowned for his innovative, sculptural stage sets that transformed post-war European theatre aesthetics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ralph Koltai canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Jew
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person ⓘ set designer ⓘ stage designer ⓘ theatre designer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
NERFINISHED
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OBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| background | refugee from Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| birthName | Ralph Koltai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-07-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-12-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
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Central School of Arts and Crafts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
NERFINISHED
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English National Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
opera design
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stage design ⓘ theatre design ⓘ |
| genre |
opera
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theatre ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary British theatre design
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post-war European stage aesthetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative sculptural stage sets
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transforming post-war European theatre aesthetics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement | post-war European theatre ⓘ |
| name | Ralph Koltai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
opera productions for English National Opera
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stage designs for the Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| occupation |
set designer
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stage designer ⓘ theatre designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
associate designer at the Royal Shakespeare Company
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head of theatre design at Central Saint Martins ⓘ |
| residence | London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Annie Castledine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedWorldEvent | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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