Mimi Lien is a designer of sets/environments for theatre, dance, and opera. Arriving at set design from a background in architecture, her work often focuses on the interaction between audience/environment and object/performer.
In addition to her work on the stage, she also creates large-scale public artworks, and sculptural/performance installations. Recently, Lien transformed Lincoln Centre’s outdoor plaza with “The GREEN,” turning the nearly 20,000 square feet of concrete expanse into a participatory public art installation. Selected theatre projects include: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway, Tony Award); Fairview, An Octoroon (Soho Rep.); Die Zauberflöte (Staatsoper Berlin). She is a co-founder of JACK (a performance space in Brooklyn NY) and is a recipient of a Tony Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and an OBIE Award, among others.