Stephen Bollinger

Stephen Bollinger is a Lecturer at Mozarteum University's Department of Scenography, where he has taught lighting design, lighting technology, and colour theory since the winter semester 2019/20. His appointment follows a distinguished career in technical theater and opera, including roles as Deputy Head of Lighting at Hamburg Thalia Theater (1997–2006) and Head of Lighting at Staatstheater Stuttgart (2006–2010). Since 2010, he has operated as a freelance lighting designer for globally renowned institutions such as the Bavarian State Opera, Salzburg Festival, Berlin State Opera, and Teatro Nacional in Havana.

Bollinger's expertise centers on practical and theoretical applications of lighting in performing arts. Key research areas include:

• Integration of lighting technology with stage design
• Color theory in dynamic theatrical environments
• Cross-disciplinary approaches to scenography

He actively shares his knowledge through international workshops, having led training sessions at Cuba's Instituto Superior de Arte (2014, 2016) and Gran Teatro de Havana (2017–2018) on lighting design, projection technology, and stagecraft.