Alexandra Friedman

set & production design | costume design | fabrication

Alex Friedman creates environments for performance - on screen, on stage, and on the body. She is especially excited about new work and having an open collaborative process. Alex aims to engage diverse audiences, exploding their preconceived notions of what film and theatre can be, and is interested in media that embrace the tactile craft of design and the beauty of the handmade.

Born in St Petersburg, Russia, Alex is a native of New York City and an alumna of Brandeis University and CalArts. Her design work for theatre has been presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and throughout the SF Bay Area and LA.

Alex recently completed jobs as a set designer on a new series for Bix Pix and on Guillermo del Toro’s new stop-motion Pinocchio film, produced by Shadowmachine and Netflix. Her first feature as a set designer, LAIKA’s stop-motion Missing Link, won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature in 2020. She is currently open to new opportunities.

COSTUME DESIGN

B I R D S E Y E, conceived & choreographed by Leslie Scott

B I R D S E Y E was developed by Leslie Scott with the design team over a series of months, beginning with the intent of exploring ideas of perspective within a site-specific installation. Through rehearsal and discussion, the piece became a communal gathering of dancers and audience members, sharing celebrations and stories.

Produced within a site-specific installation on the CalArts campus in 2015

Scenic Design by Elizabeth Smith

Projection Design by Hsuan-Kuang Hsieh

Lighting Design by Alexander Freer