Christian Fleming Design
NYC-based set and costume designer interested in adventurous work that illuminates new perspectives on iconic pieces, imaginative work that is inherently theatrical, and by plays that seem “unproduceable” because they embrace the impossible.
Recognized with the 2021 USITT Scene Design Award, as 1 of 3 US emerging scenic designers selected to exhibit at World Stage Design 2022, and as part of the US exhibition at Prague Quadrennial 2023.
MFA Carnegie Mellon.
Let’s work together
Let’s work together
Christian Fleming Design
NYC-based set and costume designer interested in adventurous work that illuminates new perspectives on iconic pieces, imaginative work that is inherently theatrical, and by plays that seem “unproduceable” because they embrace the impossible.
Recognized with the 2021 USITT Scene Design Award, as 1 of 3 US emerging scenic designers selected to exhibit at World Stage Design 2022, and as part of the US exhibition at Prague Quadrennial 2023.
MFA Carnegie Mellon.
Let’s work together
Let’s work together
Next Project
Gene & Gilda 59e59
(Joe Brancato, dir.)
This design blended the frame story of an interview with Gene Wilder using live video capture with the vibrant internal world of his memories. As Gene revives past memories, the set serves as a canvas for the two iconic personalities which not only enhances the emotional depth of their relationship but also visually represents the fluidity of memory and imagination, drawing the audience into the heart of their shared experiences.
"Christian Fleming's set is minimal, yet purposeful. In the background, a wall of synchronized video screens acts as a digital canvas, projecting memories and emotions. The foreground is kept simple, just a white sofa with two armchairs, an interview chair on the side, and a few essential props." - Princeton Info
Afterwards Pittsburgh Opera
(David Paul, dir.)
“Afterwards” stripped down Mozart’s “Idomeneo” to focus on the psychological ramifications of war trauma and shed light on our current refugee crises. The design featured the island of Crete engulfed by abandoned refugee lifejackets as a modern symbol the often ignored aftereffect of war contrasted by the archaic mechanism of war, the sail of a Trojan warship, looming overhead.
“A technical feat” — Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Next Project
Gene & Gilda 59e59
(Joe Brancato, dir.)
This design blended the frame story of an interview with Gene Wilder using live video capture with the vibrant internal world of his memories. As Gene revives past memories, the set serves as a canvas for the two iconic personalities which not only enhances the emotional depth of their relationship but also visually represents the fluidity of memory and imagination, drawing the audience into the heart of their shared experiences.
"Christian Fleming's set is minimal, yet purposeful. In the background, a wall of synchronized video screens acts as a digital canvas, projecting memories and emotions. The foreground is kept simple, just a white sofa with two armchairs, an interview chair on the side, and a few essential props." - Princeton Info
Afterwards Pittsburgh Opera
(David Paul, dir.)
“Afterwards” stripped down Mozart’s “Idomeneo” to focus on the psychological ramifications of war trauma and shed light on our current refugee crises. The design featured the island of Crete engulfed by abandoned refugee lifejackets as a modern symbol the often ignored aftereffect of war contrasted by the archaic mechanism of war, the sail of a Trojan warship, looming overhead.
“A technical feat” — Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Next Project
Gene & Gilda 59e59
(Joe Brancato, dir.)
This design blended the frame story of an interview with Gene Wilder using live video capture with the vibrant internal world of his memories. As Gene revives past memories, the set serves as a canvas for the two iconic personalities which not only enhances the emotional depth of their relationship but also visually represents the fluidity of memory and imagination, drawing the audience into the heart of their shared experiences.
"Christian Fleming's set is minimal, yet purposeful. In the background, a wall of synchronized video screens acts as a digital canvas, projecting memories and emotions. The foreground is kept simple, just a white sofa with two armchairs, an interview chair on the side, and a few essential props." - Princeton Info
Afterwards Pittsburgh Opera
(David Paul, dir.)
“Afterwards” stripped down Mozart’s “Idomeneo” to focus on the psychological ramifications of war trauma and shed light on our current refugee crises. The design featured the island of Crete engulfed by abandoned refugee lifejackets as a modern symbol the often ignored aftereffect of war contrasted by the archaic mechanism of war, the sail of a Trojan warship, looming overhead.
“A technical feat” — Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Next Project
Gene & Gilda 59e59
(Joe Brancato, dir.)
This design blended the frame story of an interview with Gene Wilder using live video capture with the vibrant internal world of his memories. As Gene revives past memories, the set serves as a canvas for the two iconic personalities which not only enhances the emotional depth of their relationship but also visually represents the fluidity of memory and imagination, drawing the audience into the heart of their shared experiences.
"Christian Fleming's set is minimal, yet purposeful. In the background, a wall of synchronized video screens acts as a digital canvas, projecting memories and emotions. The foreground is kept simple, just a white sofa with two armchairs, an interview chair on the side, and a few essential props." - Princeton Info
Afterwards Pittsburgh Opera
(David Paul, dir.)
“Afterwards” stripped down Mozart’s “Idomeneo” to focus on the psychological ramifications of war trauma and shed light on our current refugee crises. The design featured the island of Crete engulfed by abandoned refugee lifejackets as a modern symbol the often ignored aftereffect of war contrasted by the archaic mechanism of war, the sail of a Trojan warship, looming overhead.
“A technical feat” — Pittsburgh Post Gazette