A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, where she majored in artistic education, Katarzyna Rott uses a wide range of artistic techniques in her work as a costume designer. She has been collaborating with the Polish National Opera since 2013. In February 2015 she made her debut as costume designer for Pupa, the Polish National Ballet’s one-act ballet based on the works of Witold Gombrowicz. In 2015 she designed costumes for a mix media show Calliya after Andersen, then a musical based on the same story (Thumbelina, 2017), followed by Anna Hop's ballet for young audiences, Carnival of the Animals (2017).
In 2022 Ms Rott drew on archival materials to create a visually striking adaptation of Andrzej Kreutz Majewski’s legendary costumes for the Polish National Opera’s production of Giselle.
Latest credits include Anna Hop’s Don Quixote for Opera na Zamku, Szczecin, (2023) and Ms Hop’s Pinocchio for the Polish National Ballet (2024).
Katarzyna Rott’s costume designs are largely based on the idea of dressing 'body into body' and currently also 'body into fairytales' in a simple, yet completely transformative way, without restricting the movement of dancers and acrobats. She treats materials in a painterly fashion, designs textile prints, paints and decorates fabrics by hand to maintains the costume's characteristic visual aesthetic. She willingly uses natural leather to create jewellery, accessories and props, and combines design with the highest quality artistic craftsmanship. In her work she combines a wide range of creative tools, both digital and traditional, and transfers her comprehensive artistic awareness to costumes comprehensively designed in the smallest details, harmonising with the stage environments.
