Episode 9 – Bretta Gerecke – Costume Design

Bretta is a Lighting, Set, Costume and Projection designer for Theatre, Circus, Opera, Film and Installation Art. She is the resident designer at Catalyst Theatre where she co-creates and tours new work across North America the UK and Australia. Bretta also designs for Cirque du Soleil, The National Theatre, The RSC, The National Arts Centre, The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Birmingham REP, Edmonton Opera, Calgary Opera, The Citadel Theatre and The Grand Theatre. She is the recipient of over 25 awards in addition to Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 under 40, Global Television’s Woman of Vision, IPL Best Emerging Artist, the Lucille Lortel Award (Best Costume Design, Off Broadway). She has represented Canada in Prague at the Scenography Quadrennial and her costume designs have exhibited in Moscow, Beijing, Taipei, Canada and the United States. Bretta lives in London (UK), she is a marathon runner and an Archaeological Illustrator. https://www.bretta-gerecke.com/