The work of Thomas Mika includes set and costume design for modern and classical ballet productions worldwide. He studied opera direction at Hamburger Hochschule für Musik und Theater. In 2006, in the age of 26, he created his first piece as a set and costume designer for Staatsballett Berlin.
He has worked with modern choreographers Alejandro Cerrudo, Edward Clug, Marco Goecke, Leo Mujic, Riccardo De Nigris, Kevin O’Day, Tim Plegge, Sergej Vanaev and Jeroen Verbruggen.
In the classical repertoire Thomas Mika created the designs for Onegin and Romeo and Juliet by John Cranko followed by Lady of the Camellias by Derek Deane, Don Quixote by Alexey Fadeechev and a version by Nina Ananishvili, Romeo and Juliet by Ben van Cauwenbergh and Swan Lake by Thomas Edur.
Thomas Mika has collaborated worldwide with ballet companies such as Stuttgarter Ballett, Staatsballett Berlin, National Ballet of China, Hong Kong Ballet, Universal Ballet Seoul, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Ballet X Philadelphia, Hungarian National Ballet, Polish National Ballet, Estonian National Ballet, Novosibirsk State Ballet, Slovenian National Ballet, Croatian National Ballet, Hessisches Staatsballett Wiesbaden, Ballett Mannheim, Aalto Ballett Theater and the Royal Ballet of Flanders.
His work has been presented by major venues such as Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatstheater Stuttgart, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Aalto Theater Essen, Musiktheater im Revier, National Center of the Performing Arts Beijing, Hong Kong Culture Center, Seoul Arts Center, LG Art Center Seoul, Hungarian National Opera, Polish National Opera, Estonian National Opera, Novosibirsk State Opera, Croatian National Theater, Wilma Theater Philadelphia, Harris Theater Chicago and the Royal Opera House Antwerp & Ghent.
Romeo & Juliet by John Cranko
Staatsballett Berlin
Onegin by John Cranko
National Ballet of China
Universal Ballet Seoul
Royal Ballet of Flanders
Hungarian National Ballet
Estonian National Ballet
Aalto Ballett Theater
Romeo & Juliet by Ben v. Cauwenbergh
Aalto Ballett Theater
Don Quixote by Alexey Faadechev
Polish National Ballet
Royal Ballet of Flanders
Don Quixote by Nina Ananiashvili
Hong Kong Ballet
Swan Lake by Thomas Edur
Estonian National Ballet
Lady of the camellias by Derek Deane
Croatian National Ballet
One thousand pieces by Alejandro Cerrudo
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Now and Than by Alejandro Cerrudo
Hessisches Staatsballett Wiesbaden
sssss... by Edward Clug
Stuttgarter Ballett
Hessisches Staatsballett Wiesbaden
Novosibirsk State Ballet
Pocket Concerto by Edward Clug
Stuttgarter Ballett
No Men's Land by Edward Clug
Stuttgarter Ballett
Shades of us by Edward Clug
Ballett Augsburg
Almost Blue by Marco Goecke
Stuttgarter Ballett
Out of 99 by Leo Mujic
Staatsballett Berlin
Idi Vidi by Leo Mujic
Croatian National Ballet
Tisina mog suma by Leo Mujic
Croatian National Ballet
Traumgekrönt by Leo Mujic
Ballett Augsburg
Orpheus by Leo Mujic
Ballett Augsburg
Ascending Glide by Riccardo de Nigris
Ballett Augsburg
Time curves by Kevin O'Day
Ballet X Philadelphia
Kammerspiel by Kevin O'Day
Ballett Mannheim
I'm with the band by Kevin O'Day
Ballett Mannheim
2 Gents by Kevin O'Day
Ballett Mannheim
Alpha Omega by Kevin O'Day
Ballett Mannheim
Divertimento 4 Mozart by Kevin O'Day
Ballett Augsburg
The little match girl by Kevin O'Day
Ballett im Revier
Tabula Rasa by Tim Plegge
Hessisches Staatsballett Wiesbaden
The Great Trust by Jeroen Verbruggen
Hessisches Staatsballett Wiesbaden
Mozart Requiem by Sergej Vaneav
Ballett Bremerhaven