Birgit Neppl

Birgit Neppl (Costume and Set designer) holds a diploma for Visual Communication from Fachhochschule Würzburg (Germany) with further studies in fashion design from Hackney Community College (England).

Based in Berlin, Germany, in 1997 Neppl founded “NEPPL – SURGERY TO WEAR”, with a distinctive specialization in costumes for dance, sports, body manipulation and shibari inspired works.

Neppl’s longstanding collaboration of over 20 years with choreographer Robyn Orlin include most recent international productions “In a corner the sky surrenders – unplugging archival journeys…”, #3 for Volmir Cordeiro, #2 for Marta Izquierdo Muñoz, #1 for Nadia Beugré; “…how in salts desert is it possible to blossom…” for GarageDanceEnsemble; “We wear our wheels with pride and slap your streets with color…” for Moving Into Dance; “…alarm clocks are replaced by floods…” with Camille and Phuphuma Love Minus amongst other productions).

Neppl also works with internationally touring artists Wanjiru Kamuyu (“Fragmented Shadows” and “An Immigrant’s Story”); Petter Jacobsson and Thomas Caley with the Ballet de Lorraine (“Instantly Forever”, “Air Condition” and “Mesdames et Messieurs”) as well as Sabina-Maria van der Linden and George Pfründer.