Newsletter September 2026
Dear friends of Theaterkunst, just like our colleagues, our newsletter is back from holiday. Well-rested and full of energy, we’re looking forward to the coming months and some exciting productions. We’re ready!
The fifth and final series of the hit ARD series “Babylon Berlin” has been airing for a week. Many of the costumes and some special costumes are bespoke costumes from our atelier. Costume designer Pierre-Yves Gayraud says of the series: “These ten years have been a fantastic playground, inspired by the 1920s and 1930s.” You can find out more about the background to the series under THEATERKUNST & BABYLON BERLIN.
To mark the cinema release of “Fatherland”, we’re speaking to Polish costume designer Aleksandra Staszko in THEATERKUNST TALK about her previous work and the particular challenges of costume design for a black-and-white film.
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Newsletter July/August 2026
Dear friends of Theaterkunst, summer is in full swing and we’re making the most of the warm days to rummage through our collection of swimming caps in search of special treasures. We’ve put together a small selection under THEATERKUNST FLURFUNK.
For almost two years now, the Costume House Alliance has been on a successful course, and more than 50 international film and TV series productions are benefiting from this Europe-wide network of leading costume houses. You can find all the information and the link to our press release under THEATERKUNST & ALLIANCE.
In THEATERKUNST TALK, we speak to costume designer Esther Walz about the film “Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day” and the small details she finds in the novel on which a production is based.
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Newsletter June 2026
Dear friends of Theaterkunst, this year’s German Film Award in the “Best Costume Design” category goes to Sabrina Krämer for “Sound of Falling”! We offer our warmest congratulations on winning the LOLA! The film, directed by Mascha Schilinski, won awards in a total of ten categories, making it the big winner of the evening. Under THEATERKUNST TALK you will find our interview with Sabrina Krämer about her LOLA, her work on this film and her passion for costume design.
As in previous years, we were once again partners of the German Film Awards in 2026 and supported the ceremony with selected costumes from our collection. Costume designer Julia Kneusels and stylist Victoria Beck were once again responsible for the production; for the second year running, they created impressive looks with their keen eye for the perfect appearance, ensuring some real showstoppers on stage. Find out more under THEATERKUNST & AWARDS.
In June, our cinematic gaze turns to the screens of southern Germany as the Munich Film Festival takes place. Once again this year, the festival features a wide range of films and series whose costume designers have drawn inspiration from Theaterkunst. We will publish the full list on our website when the Filmfest opens on 26 June 2026. But we’d like to mention today that the opening film, “Fatherland” (costume design: Aleksandra Staszko), features costumes from our collection.
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Newsletter May 2026
Dear friends of Theaterkunst, the fashion world has rediscovered the good old smock apron, much to the irritation of some members of the older generation. Under THEATERKUNST KOSTÜM, we showcase a selection of pieces from our apron collection, which is in constant use for films and TV series.
In the THEATERKUNST FUNDUSFUNK category, you’ll find a short update from last month. In April, we celebrated World Book Day and, naturally, focused on film adaptations of literary works.
In THEATERKUNST TALK, we spoke to British costume designer Bartholomew Cariss about his current production, “Nuremberg”, and the unique aspects of his profession.
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Newsletter April 2026
Dear friends of Theaterkunst, what do costume designers Birgit Missal, Sabrina Krämer and Tatiana Dolmatovskaya have in common? They have all been nominated for the 2026 German Film Award in the “Best Costume Design” category! To find out which films they are nominated for and when the LOLA will be presented, see THEATERKUNST & AWARDS.
For the current exhibition at Berlin’s Gropius Bau, our tailors have created an oversized uniform for the installation “Tito’s Funeral”. We have compiled exclusive insights into the work of our studio under THEATERKUNST & MUSEUM.
In this edition of THEATERKUNST TALK, we speak with the founders of NAKED WITHOUT COSTUME about the manifesto they have drawn up, their hopes for the project and their future plans.
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Newsletter March 2026
Dear friends of Theaterkunst, …and the Oscar for “Best Costume Design” goes to: Kate Hawley for “Frankenstein”. We are delighted that costumes from our workshop were also part of this extraordinary production. Full details can be found under THEATERKUNST & AWARDS.
There is imperial news from the costume collection: we have acquired the costumes from the series ‘Die Kaiserin’ (The Empress), which can already be found in our historical hall. Some of them have gone straight from the boxes to various reservation rails. You can get a first glimpse of these extraordinary new additions at THEATERKUNST FUNDUSFUNK.
In THEATERKUNST TALK, we spoke with stylist Andreas Krings, who not only dresses stars for red carpets, but also develops styles for advertising and cover shoots. Read the interview to find out why he likes to draw inspiration from our collection and why we take up a large part of his photo storage.
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ZDF’s ‘Volle Kanne’ visits Theaterkunst
A camera crew visited us for a feature on the ZDF programme ‘Volle Kanne’ and took a look around our collection. We presented costumes from various Berlinale productions and were able to get costume designer Waris Klampfer to give an interview about her costume design in the competition film ‘Etwas ganz Besonderes’.
It starts at 19 minutes 40 seconds: https://www.zdf.de/play/magazine/volle-kanne-104/volle-kanne-vom-17-februar-2026-berlinale-special-100#t=folgen
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Newsletter February 2026
Dear friends of Theaterkunst, just in time for the Berlinale, Berlin has shed its blanket of ice. The city’s cinemas are accessible again and strolling across red carpets is no longer dangerous. You can see costumes from our company in 15 Berlinale entries. Find out which ones under THEATERKUNST & BERLINALE.
We kept our fingers crossed: costume designer Kate Hawley has been nominated for an Academy Award for “Frankenstein.” The other nominees in the “Best Costume Design” category can be found under THEATERKUNST & OSCARS.
In this edition of THEATERKUNST TALK, we speak with Polish costume designer Agata Culak, who not only loves her job, but also well-stocked costume departments.
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Newsletter January 2026
Dear friends of Theaterkunst, we wish you a happy and successful New Year, even though 2026 is already well underway.
2026 started with a very special highlight: the European Film Awards 2026. At the ceremony in Berlin, costume designer Sabrina Krämer received the award in the category ‘European Costume Designer’ for “Sound of Falling”. We offer our heartfelt congratulations under THEATERKUNST & EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS.
For costume designer Kate Hawley (‘Frankenstein’), too, the year could not have started better, as she is currently winning one award after another. We have compiled a brief overview under THEATERKUNST & AWARDS.
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