Sarah Seini
Sarah Seini ( born 1998 in Bochum) is a queer artist of Nigerien and Polish descent, based in Berlin. Their artistic practice moves between costume design, performance and set design.
Sarah completed their Bachelor’s degree in Costume Design at the Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK) and is currently pursuing their Master’s degree in Costume Design at the same institution. As part of their studies, Sarah completed an exchange semester at the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre (ENSATT) in Lyon.
Their interdisciplinary practice explores themes of intersectional identities, postcolonial experiences, fragmentation, and queerness. Combining postcolonial and non-binary forms of expression with sculptural and body-related textile practices, their work brings together diverse cultural references, elements of pop culture, and different historical and social contexts.
Their costumes seek to visualize social inscriptions and function as carriers of memory. They question normative ideas of identity and representation while exploring and reinvesting new forms and possibilities of representation.
Alongside her work in costume design, Sarah Seini develops their own performative works in drag.
contact: sarah.seini@icloud.com
2026 Performer for Mette Sterre, Bienale Lyon
2025 costume design for "Jeeps" director: Berfin Orman, Theater Dessau
2025 costume design for "Maylandschaften", director: Miriam Ibrahim, Theater Münster
2023 stage design for "Azucar", Kampnagel Hamburg
2023 artist residency "space camp" Tanzhaus Zürich
2022 costume designer for "YEYE" by Lois Alexander Sophiensäle
2022 stage designer for "Labyrinth", Ricardo de Paula and Grupo Oito HAU2
2022 costume designer for "Machine to become woman", English Theatre
2021 costume design for "Bullestress" by Suna Guerler, Schauspielhaus Zürich
2021 performer at "Hyperbodies in Hyperspace" by Doireann O'Malley, 3HD Festival
2021 costume design for "Looking at Shirley", Lois Alexander and Christoph Winkler Company
2021 artistic direction and costume design for performance "returning gaze", UNIT Theater
2021 costume design for dance film "Yeye" by Lois Alexander, Sophiensaele
2021 costume design for short film "Reizstoff" by Julian Dietrich Film Kostümbild, Filmuniversität Babelsberg
2021 costume and stage design assistance for theater play "Your Anger is My Anger", Ballhaus Naunystraße / cancelled due to Covid
2020 performer at "Hyperbodies in Hyperspace" by Doireann O'Malley // cancelled due Covid
2020 mask design for theater play "Deine Macht mir nichts" Universität der Künste und HfS Ernst Busch
2020 costume design and set assistance for short film "Katzenjammer" by Flavio Rigamonti, DFFB
2020 mask design for event Freak de L'afrique
2019- 2020 director, stage and costume design for theater performance"Hysterikon", DIE ETAGE
sep 2018 - nov 2018 costume internship at Berliner Ensemble for "Die Verdammten" director: David Bösch
march 2017 - may 2018 costume internship at Deutsches Theater "Vor Sonnenaufgang" director: Jette Steckel
oct 2015 - june 2015 Junges Ensemble der Neuköllner Oper, performer at theater project "Odysee d'Orleans: Jeanne D'Arc"
oct 2015 - june 2015 Junges Ensemble der Neuköllner Oper, performer at theater project "Odysee d'Orleans: Jeanne D'Arc"
oct 2014 - mai 2015 Artsavagabond Benin "Home sweet home" theaterproject about housing and human rights
sep 2014 - june 2015 ACADEMY Bühnenkunstschule für Jugendliche performer for muisical "Hunger"