Stephen Galloway

Stephen Galloway (Costume Design) currently works worldwide as a choreographer and creative consultant for image-makers and brands. In addition to his 25-year career as a performer in ballet and dance theater, Galloway has been active across numerous related fields such as costume design, fashion photography, magazine publishing, and music. In 1997 he was invited to act as creative consultant for Mick Jagger, and has continued working with the Rolling Stones as an advisor ever since, on video productions, TV appearances and concerts, the »Bridges of Babylon« and »Bigger Bang« tours, and the 2008 documentary on the band by Martin Scorcese, »Shine a Light«.

During his time at Ballett Frankfurt under William Forsythe’s direction, Galloway also collaborated with Jan Fabre, Christian Moeller, Jan Lauwers of Needcompany and others, and he served as Ballett Frankfurt’s head costume designer and style coordinator from 2000 until his departure in 2004. Companies whose productions include Galloway’s designs include American Ballet Theatre, the Mariinsky Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Scottish Ballet, and the Finnish National Ballet. He has staged fashion shows for design houses including Yves Saint Laurent, Costume National, Versace, and Issey Miyake, where he was creative director from 1993–97; and he has served as consultant to luxury brands including Mercedes-Benz and Saab. Achievements in Galloway’s career as a musician include releasing the albums »From This Day On« (2002) and »The Return of Lubrious« (2009).

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