FUTURA: PAST FORWARD
Hedwig Dances
Choreographer Jan Bartozcek
Assistant Choreographer Maray Gutierrez
Lighting Design Alex Ridgers
Photo credit William Frederking
Music Richard Woodbury
Video John Boesche
AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE · SEPTEMBER 2018
“Although Sanja’s medium is costume, her vision goes way beyond the clothes.”
ROLE CALL · 6 THEATRE WORKERS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Judge
Sanja Manakoski
The Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence
April 2018
Dressing The Part
QUIXOTE: ON THE CONQUEST OF SELF
Interview
Sanja Manakoski
QUIXOTE: ON THE CONQUEST OF SELF
The Hawk Chicago
“Sanja Manakoski’s costume design for Quixote was incredible in its intricacy, crafting armor that looked traditional at first glance but revealed modern elements upon closer inspection. The effect perfectly blended the show’s classic and modern aesthetic.”
Chicago Stage Standard
“It is exciting to see Henry Godinez hurl his body through space in Sanja Manakoski’s magnificent found-art steampunk armor costume.”
Conversations with Ed Tracy
“Sanja Manakoski has created an ingeniously adaptable costume design.”
Newcity Stage
“Garbed in designer Sanja Manakoski’s inspired suit of armor—an assemblage of flattened beer cans, bottle caps and old license plates—Godinez conveys the heroic essence of the Lord of La Mancha.”
Chicago Sun-Times
“Encased in a crazy patchwork suit of armor—a wonderful costume by Sanja Manakoski—his legs are in mid-air.”
Hyde Park Herald
“Costume designer Sanja Manakoski’s fantastical armor incorporates everything from old coins to mangled license plates.”
Daily Herald
“Costume designer Sanja Manakoski’s grab-bag suit of armor—made from slogan buttons, old tires, cut-up license plates and more—reinforces how Don Quixote has survived through the ages.”
Around the Town Chicago
“Mr. Godinez’s costume by Sanja Manakoski is stunning.”
FUTURA: PAST FORWARD
Chicago Reader
“Sanja Manakoski’s costumes deconstruct and transform the dancers’ bodies. A cocoonlike garment breaks apart into pieces, creating a visual metaphor for Bauhaus’s revolutionary ideology.”
Chicago Magazine
“Designer Sanja Manakoski created white shrouds to envelop a performer like a cocoon while real-time images were projected onto his body.”
OTHER PRODUCTIONS
Southern Comfort — Chicago On Stage
“Sanja Manakoski’s costumes perfectly define who these people are.”
It’s Only a Play — Chicago Theatre Review
“Sanja Manakoski adds another element of comedy and couture to each character with her stylish costumes.”
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile — Chicago Theatre Review via Lifeline Theatre
“Sanja Manakoski’s authentic-looking costumes make it feel like the classic children’s storybook has come to life.”
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying — Talkin’ Broadway
“Costume designer Sanja Manakoski dresses the cast in period-perfect pastels that complete the retro feel.”
Hope: Part II of a Mexican Trilogy — Rescripted
“The visual aesthetic of the set and costuming grounded me in the world of the play.”
“Costume designer Sanja Manakoski succeeds in realizing the patterns and color palette of the period.”
The Abuelas — Around the Town Chicago
“The costumes by Sanja Manakoski are fitting—I love the PJs that Marty wears.”
