Christina Dinkel

Christina Dinkel is a San Francisco based costume designer, wardrobe stylist, and educator. She works in film, theater, performance art, photoshoots, and is available for select private clients. Christina's designs have been shown at the National Performance Network, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, documenta 14, Z Space, and more. She has designed over 10 world premiere plays performances and adaptations for artists and authors such as Lauren Yee, Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens, and Dennis Kim. She attended the University of California Santa Cruz where she did her undergraduate and graduate training, and is a spotlight alumni for her vast, and quick climb to career success.

Currently, Christina is costume designing the west coast premiere of Red Speedo at Center Repertory Company. Prior to that, Christina costume designed for Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle's documentary film Water Makes Us Wet. She also designed for their performance in the renowned international art festival, documenta 14, attended by Greek President Pavlopoulos and German President Steinmeier, and reviewed by the NY Times, Teen Vogue, & more. Christina's work on A Midsummer Night's Dream for Santa Cruz Shakespeare were a part of the first production to set stage on the then newly christened Audrey Stanley Grove.

Some other noted projects in new works include her designs in premieres for Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Lauren Yee's world premiere production of Hookman, and the world premiere of Tree City Legends at Intersection for the Arts and Youth Speaks which later toured twice at the National Performance Network Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

Christina's research interests include digital rendering techniques for theater, multi-disciplinary art making practices, art and dress history, and specializes in design for new and experimental works. Her design work has a highly graphic quality, embracing technology as a resource for effective visually engaging communication. Christina's approach to costume design for theater bridges the gap between classical texts and contemporary audiences in the digital age.