Sabine Dargent has designed numerous sets across a variety of disciplines: theatre, dance, and opera.
She has also worked as co-artistic director of a street theatre project, City Fusion, designing and managing a team of artists to create a large St. Patrick’s Day parade, designing sets for several stadium events, and illustrating a children’s book. Currently, she is preparing an exhibition as curator, while continuing a personal drawing project.
Collaboration is central to her work, aiming to fully integrate set design into a performance and to connect with the audience through beauty, helping them to understand and open themselves up.
Sabine is based primarily in Ireland, but many of her shows have toured internationally.
In March 2026, three of the shows she designed were presented: in Switzerland (Dancing Like a Bomb), Germany (Specky Clarke), and the United States (Bellow).
Sabine Dargent is a set designer who has received numerous awards, either directly or through award-winning productions:
- – Irish Theatre Awards: Best design for Ghost directed by Conall Morrison, 2004
- – Irish Theatre Awards: Best design for Walworth Farce, written by Enda Walsh, directed by Mikel Murfi and Hysteria by Bespoke Company, 2006
- – First Award Edinburgh Festival Fringe for Walworth Farce, 2009
- – Tiger Fringe award : Best design for Beach by Brokentalker, 2016
- – Dublin Fringe festival : Best design for Soldiers Still by Junk Ensemble, 2017
- – Irish Times Theatre Award 2017 for Best New Production and the UK Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Best Production 2018 for Swan Lake / Loch na hEala, Teac Damsa, Michael Keegan-Dolan
- – nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Production in 2020 and two UK Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for Mám, Teac Damsa, Michael Keegan-Dolan, 2021
