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Teo Otto

1904 – 1968

Stage designer

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About Teo Otto

Lived 1904 – 1968 (aged 64). Teo Otto was a German and Swiss artist, writer, university teacher, costume designer, scenographer and painter.

Teo Otto (1904–1968) was a Swiss stage designer. He trained in Kassel and Paris and in 1926 taught at the Bauhaus in Weimar. In 1928 he became an assistant at the Berlin Staatsoper.

1941: première of Mother Courage and her Children by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Leopold Lindtberg at the Schauspielhaus Zürich

1943: première of The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Leonard Steckel at the Schauspielhaus Zürich

1943: première of Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Leonard Steckel at the Schauspielhaus Zürich

1948: première of Mr Puntila and his Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Kurt Hirschfeld and Brecht at the Schauspielhaus Zürich

1949: Mother Courage and her Children by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Brecht and Erich Engel at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin

1956: The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht; directed by George Devine at the Royal Court Theatre in London

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Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Awards
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Theo Otto

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Teo Otto?

stage designer (1904–1968)

When was Teo Otto born?

Teo Otto was born on 4 February 1904 in Remscheid.

When did Teo Otto die?

Teo Otto died on 9 June 1968 in Frankfurt.

What was Teo Otto's occupation?

Teo Otto was an artist, writer, university teacher, costume designer, scenographer and painter.

What nationality was Teo Otto?

Teo Otto was German and Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Teo Otto

· Wikidata: Q124839

· DBpedia: Teo Otto

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