Costume design
The realm of clothes and costumes is rich with diverse meanings, spanning from their practical functions of covering and safeguarding the body, to their sensory evocations of touch, scent and memory, as well as their role in shaping identity, culture and fostering a sense of belonging. Whether consciously or not, our clothes often tell the world around us how to read us. In performance, costumes often guide our perception of the piece, shaping context and directing attention.
As both a choreographer and costume designer, I often encounter uncertainties about costumes' role in performances. This led me to develop a ‘hands on’ tactile approach, inviting playful and intuitive engagement with costumes. In the 'costume workshop' I've been teaching and developing, we throw clothes, textiles and objects onto ourselves and around us. In return they throw back possibilities for choreography at us.
Grounded in the concept of ‘shifting mediums’, a movement methodology I've been refining, which blurs the boundaries between movement, voice, costumes, and objects, we seamlessly blend intuitive exploration with reflective analysis to explore questions such as: How do costumes and props not only inspire but also shape movement? How do they affect the way we see and are seen?
Photos by Almud Krejza from the costume workshop at Impulstanz Vienna in 2024, and by Lee Méir from the workshop at HZT-Berlin in 2022.
Blossom Ends & Hearts
by Lee Méir, Gretchen Blegen, E-MEX Ensemble
Maschinen Haus Essen 2023
Photos: André Symann
Schwebstoff
by Moritz Gagern
Villa Elisabeth Berlin 2022
Photos: Lee Méir, Moritz Gagern
Breathe
by Milla Koistinen
Tanz im August 2021
Photos: Jan Isaak Voges
von hier nach dort
by Lidy Mouw, André Lewski, Lee Méir
fabrik Potsdam 2021
Costumes by Lee Méir & Lea Kieffer
Photo: Severin Vogl
safe&sound
by Lee Méir
HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin 2021
Costumes by Lee Méir & Ruby Wilson
Photo: André Lewski
24 Images per Second
by Boris Nikitin
Kasserne Basel / Gessnerallee 2020
One Next To Me
by Milla Koistinen
Uferstudios, Berlin 2019
Costumes by Lee Méir & Judith Förster
Photos: Jan Isaak Voges, David Binderberger
Line Up
by Lee Méir
AUSUFERN Uferstudios, Berlin 2018
Photo by Sascha Moellering
Across the Middle, Past the East
Initiated by Roni Katz & Lee Méir
Sophiensaele, Berlin 2018
Photo by André Lewski
On a Clear Day
by Milla Koistinen
Uferstudios, Berlin 2017
Photos: Jan Isaak Voges
After America
by Kai Evans
Uferstudios, Berlin 2017
Costumes by Lee Méir & Judith Förster
Photos: Roberto Duarte
Unheard of
by Kareth schaffer
Tanzfabrik, Uferstudios
Berlin 2016
Photos: Peter Erdmann
Love abz. (full cast version)
by: Otso Houpaniemi
Theaterdiscounter Berlin 2015
Hidden Body
by: JeeAe Lim
Uferstudios, Berlin 2014
Photos: Marion Borriss
Zebra
by Allison Peacock
HZT-Berlin,Uferstudios
Berlin 2013
Photo: Allison Peacock
Pathfinder's Rapsody
by: Céline Cartillier
HZT-Berlin, Uferstudios
Berlin 2013
Photos: André Uerba
Love.abz
by Otso Houpaniemi
Theaterdiscounter
Berlin 2013
Photos: Catalina Fernandez
SOLI DEO GLORIA
by Lee Méir and André Lewski
Thüringer Bachwochen Festival 2013
Photos: Désirée Meul
Headlines
by Ehud Darash
Tanztage 2011
Sophiensaele, Berlin
Photos: Ehud Darash
KEIN SCHMERZ
by Lilach Livne
Costumes by Lilach Livne and Lee Méir
Levotin 7, Tel-Aviv 2010
Photos: Tal Hering
The wise men of Chelm
by Clipa Theater
Costumes and objects by Idit Herman and Lee Méir
Clipa Theater 2007
Photos: Idit Herman
K
by Clipa Theater
Costumes by Idit Herman and Lee Méir
Israel Festival 2009
Photos: Idit Herman
For rent
by Alon Schwabe
Bat Yam International Festival for Street Theater 2010
Photos: Ascaf
Flower Arrangement
by Lee Méir
Clipa Theater 2006
Photos: Gadi Dagon
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