Benedict Janeczko-Taylor

BENEDICT JANECZKOTAYLOR

Benedict is a multidisciplinary designer and artist based on Gadigal land, Sydney. His artistic practice extends into exploring bold and ambitious works that strive to articulate contemporary ideologies and politics through a compelling and whimsical lens. His ambition is to work in stage, screen, visual and installation art to reach a wide range of audiences. Highlights for Benedict at NIDA include hypothetical set & costume designs for Ham Funeral written by Patrick White, A Flea in Her Ear written by Andrew Upton, Scenes From An Execution written by Howard Barker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream written by William Shakespeare, Orlando written by Virginia Woolf, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui written by Bertolt Brecht, and Das Rhinegold composed by Richard Wagner. His credits include designing, composing and performing a durational art installation work titled Breathe, designing the set for the NIDA June Production Season musical Falsettos written by William Finn and James Lapine, directed by NIDA’s Artistic Director David Berthold, set and costume design and art direction the Cheats and Liars Triple J Unearthed Music Video performed by the The Jawbreakers, directed by Ryan WhitworthJones for Rage (ABC), co-creating, designing and costume making for the short film Kelly Directed by Kathleen Kershaw. Recently, Benedict has worked as a Costume Assistant and Maker on Jekyll and Hyde for the Hayes Theatre Company, as a Costume Maker for Eternityland for Dancing Giant, and as a Costume Assistant on Whitefella Yella Tree for Griffin Theatre Company under Mason Browne. Benedict is excited to continue to work closely with other artists to create direct and compelling works. He is ready to further delve into the world of the arts and is looking forward to what the future holds in Australia and abroad in 2023. benedictjt.com