Evita Rigert - Costume Creation and Production
Evita Rigert is a Swiss costume designer and maker based in Amsterdam. Her practice moves between costume design, fashion craftsmanship and performance, combining artistic vision with strong technical expertise in pattern construction and made-to-measure tailoring.
Since 2022 she has been working independently on theatre and dance productions in the Netherlands and internationally, collaborating with artists, choreographers and companies across disciplines. Her work with DUDA PAIVA COMPANY on the interdisciplinary dance production Avatara – combining hip-hop culture with puppetry – received the Zwaan 2023 for Most Impressive Dance Production. In 2024, the production Reinaert de V. was awarded the Wijkjury Award.
Alongside her work for theatre and performance, Rigert collaborates with designers and artists working across fashion and visual culture. She previously worked as a Senior Designer at ELZINGA STUDIO, Patternmaker and Production for JULES TEN VELDE and NINAMOUNAH, and trained with the fashion houses ANN DEMEULEMEESTER and HAIDER ACKERMANN in Antwerp and Paris.
She holds a Bachelor Degree in Fashion Design (FHNW, Basel and Master’s degree in Design of Experiences (Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam ).
Evita develops her work within the creative community of Broedplaats Volkshotel, where she collaborates with artists from different creative fields. Her costumes are presented in theatres and performances across the Netherlands and internationally.
Education
2017-2019 Master of Arts in Design of Experiences
UNIVERSITY OF THE UNDERGROUND
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Sandberg Instituut
Amsterdam
2013-2017 Bachelor of Arts in Product- and Industrial Design focus in
Fashion Design
University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Academy of Art and Design
Basel
2003-2007 High School Diploma
Maturität, Kantonsschule Stadelhofen
Zurich
Awards
2024 Favoriete voorstelling WIJKJURY AMERSFOORT 2024
"Reinaert de V." met Holland Opera, Duda Paiva Company &
New European Ensemble
2023 Nederlandse Dansdagen
ZWAAN 2023
Meest indrukwekkende dansproductie 2023
Most impressive dance production 2023
AVATARA van Duda Paiva en Shailesh Bahoran
2017 Doing Fashion Sponsorship Award for graduation
collection ”The inEVITAble Trash of Luxury”
Teaching
2025 / 2026 CONCEPTION AND COORDINATION YOUTH PROGRAMM
“Kunst MaakPlaats – Fashion & Design”
OBA Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Stimulerings Fonds, Youth Pride
https://oba.nl/nl/nieuws/kunst-maakplaats-fashion-design
2024 / 2025 ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC
SEWING WORKSHOPS
NaaiAtelier CC Amstel / NaaiAtelier Oosterdok
OBA - Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam,
"Wear for Life" Campagne with the Gemeente Amsterdam
Experience
2026 Extended Costume and Puppet Design for DUDA PAIVA
COMPANY and JOSJE EIJKHUIZEN
“DIERENKRACHT: DE GIER EN DE MAANENWOLF”
Premiere Mai 2026
2025 Costume and Puppet Design for DUDA PAIVA COMPANY and
HOLLAND OPERA
"BREMER STRAATMUZIKANTEN"
Premiere 21-12-2025 Veerensmederij Amersfoort
2025 Costume Design for EILIT MAROM for
“REENACTING TRADITION”
Premiere 18-06-2025, Release online
2025 Costume and Puppet Design for DUDA PAIVA COMPANY
“ROODKAPJE IN AMAZONIA
(6+)”
Premiere 23-02-2025 Theater Lieve Vrouw Amersfoort
2024 Costume Design for CONNI TROMMLITZ
“ANTIBODIES”
Premiere 13-12-2024 Theater KORZO, Den Haag
2024 Costume Design for DUDA PAIVA COMPANY and LAVINIA MEIJER
"ANIMALIA PARADOXA"
Premiere 19-10-2024 Meervaart Theater Amsterdam
2024 Costume Design for EILIT MAROM for
“I NEVER WANNA DANCE
AGAIN”
Premiere 31-03-2024 Het Nationale Theater Den Haag
2024 Costume Design for DUDA PAIVA COMPANY for
“GHOST BOX”
Premiere Theater Bellevue Amsterdam
2023-2024 Extended Costume and Puppet Design for DUDA PAIVA COMPANY,
HOLLAND OPERA & NEW EUROPEAN ENSEMBLE
“REINEART DE V.”
Premiere Veerensmederij Amersfoort
2022-2023 Costume Design for DUDA PAIVA COMPANY for
“KINDEREN VAN HET VERDWENEN WOUD”
Premiere De Lieve Vrouw Amersfoort
2022-2023 Costume Design for DUDA PAIVA COMPANY for Béla Bartók
“The miraculous Mandarin”
Premiere Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Theater Philharmonie Essen
2022-2023 Costume Design for ILLUSIONARY ROCKAZ COMPANY and
DUDA PAIVA COMPANY for
“AVATARA”
Premiere Utrecht Stadsschouwburg
2022-2026 Patternmaker and Production for
JULES TEN VELDE @commedegarçon Shop Tokyo
2021-2022 Patternmaker and Production for NINAMOUNAH
2019-2023 Senior Designer STUDIO ELZINGA
2020- 2021 Costume Design for Artist IRINA BIRGER
Exhibition “Moving Walls” at Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam
2019 Costume Design for Designer KLASIEN VAN DE ZANSCHLUP and
VR-Designer ALI ELSAMI, Exhibition “Sacred Hill“ at
Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam and
Nederlands Film Festival 2019, Utrecht
2019 Costume Design for Opera Performance “REPEAT AFTER ME” at the
NATIONALE OPERA AND BALLET AMSTERDAM,
advised by Peter Sellars and Sjaron Minailo
2018 Concept and Costume Design for short film “THE NEIGH SAYER”,
Premiered at the BRITISH FILM INSTITUT (BFI), London
2018 Founded Accessories Label HUNGUP.ME
2015-2016 Pattern Department at HAIDER ACKERMANN, Antwerp and Paris
2015 Product Development and Pattern Department Internship at
ANN DEMEULEMEESTER, Antwerp