Saskia Louwaard (1969) studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and then scenography at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.

She worked as a scenographer in Belgium with, among others, Tom van Dijck, Tom van Bauwel, Stef de Paepe, Ariane van Vliet and Alice Reys and Arlette van Overvelt. Together with Katrijn Baeten she worked with Michai Geyzen, Jeanne Dandoy and for dance with David Hernandez and Clement Thirion for Het Toneelhuis, Het Paleis, Theater Luxemburg, KVS, Theater Zuidpool, De Monty, Stuk Leuven, Theater Varia, La Balsamine Brussel, Theater de Liëge, Le Manège Mons. In France they worked with Galin Stoev, Compagnie des Possedés, Rodolphe d’Ana, Emmanuel Daumas, Cie Ildi Eldi, Antoine Oppenheim and Sophie Cattani for Théatre du Rond Point, Théatre de la Bastille, Théatre de la Colline, Comedie Française since 2007. , Theater L’Athenee and Ferme du Buisson in Paris, in Theater Festival de Fourvière, Point du jour in Lyon and Theater de Lorient. In Germany with Jasper Brandis In Essen, Oldenburg and Aachen. Soon for Les Célestins in Lyon and La Scala in Paris.

For Het Paleis, she designed various educational spaces for the Garden and for Het Steen. She also worked with Anne-Lore Baeckeland for Cacaobleu on various interactive dance installations and projects for children.

With Mrs Olsen’s 11 minutes, she made her own production without words with Katrijn Baeten for Theater Luxemburg.
In recent years they designed also interiors for three libraries, Deurne, Berchem and Ekeren and are now preparing a scenography for an exhibition at the Red Starline Museum.

She taught scenography for 10 years at the Academy of Antwerp-DKO and led the scenography program.

She teaches at the RITCS in Brussels as a free-lancer.

www.katrijnbaeten-saskialouwaard.be