Moritz Haakh

Moritz Haakh serves as an academic assistant for costume design within the Art Department at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart since 2024, collaborating with Prof. Bettina Walter in the stage and costume design program. His institutional affiliation spans teaching, design implementation, and academic mentorship in theatrical costume arts.

His educational foundation includes a Diploma (FH) in costume design from the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts complemented by formal training as a men's tailor in Frankfurt am Main. This dual expertise bridges academic theory and artisanal craftsmanship.

Haakh's creative focus centers on historical costuming for opera and theatre, with specialization in Baroque and classical repertoire requiring precise period accuracy alongside contemporary reinterpretation. His work demonstrates mastery in integrating costume with directorial vision across diverse genres including opera, chamber theatre, and variety spectacles. Key strengths include choral ensemble coordination, cross-cultural narrative adaptation, and solving complex staging challenges through innovative costume solutions.

Analysis of his 15 most recent productions reveals consistent engagement with European opera houses and music academies, particularly Giessen City Theatre and University of Music Würzburg. His output shows evolving sophistication in merging historical research with modern directorial concepts, especially evident in Baroque opera revivals where he balances authenticity with contemporary relevance.

• Prix Juste-au-Corps (Young Talent Award for Costume Design) for “La Bohème” (2015)

Haakh maintains significant professional collaborations beyond academia, serving as recurring costume master for the Bayreuth Festival and Bad Vilbel Castle Festival while mentoring through assistantships with established designers including Gabriele Jaenecke, Anja Rabes, Nini von Selzam, Julia Müer, and Jürgen Rose. His freelance practice since 2016 encompasses full costume design cycles from concept to implementation across opera, theatre, and variety productions.

His creative laboratory operates at the intersection of institutional training grounds like Dresden Laboratory Theatre and professional venues including Senftöpfchen Theater Cologne, facilitating knowledge transfer between academic and professional spheres through hands-on design implementation.