From 1976 till present,  Emil Kapelush has designed over 250 shows in major theatres in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and other theatres in Russia, Georgia, the Baltic countries (Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn), Switzerland (Zurich, Bazel-1993,1995), Great Britain (Manchester-1994), Bulgaria (Sofia-1990, 1993), Germany (Hamburg-1999), Finland (Helsinki-1998), South Korea(Seоul-2003, 2006, 2011), USA (Miami-2005, 2006, 2007), and China (Shanghai-2005). 
He has also taken part in numerous international theatre projects and festivals in France (Avinion-1992, 1994), Germany (Berlin-1992), Great Britain (Manchester-1994), South Korea (Seoul -2003,2006,2010), Germany (Stuttgart- 2004), France (Nice- 2004), Norway (Oslo-2006), Poland (Torun-2008), the Czech Republic (Prague-2007), Finland(Helsinki-2009) , Italy(Rome-2011), etc. 

1999 “Golden Mask” prize winner for the best stage design

1997, 2006  “Golden Soffite” prize of Union of Theatrical Arts Winner

1994 Prize for the best stage design on the Theatre Festival in Manchester, etc.

Personal exhibitions (paintings, graphic arts, theatre, plastic arts):

From 1989 to till present, he has had numerous exhibitions in museums and private galleries in Russia, USA, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and other countries.  Last personal exhibition of sculptures and wooden objects had been taken place in Achmatova Literary-Memorial  Museum In St. Petersburg- November 2009

Personal Exhibitions(Paintings, Graphics, Theatrical Sketches, Sculpture, Objects)

1989 – Dostoevsky Literary-Memorial Museum, St. Petersburg.

1991 – Museum “Ateneum”, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

The Culture Centre “Yarfella”, Stockholm, Sweden.

1992 – Villa “Clementina”, Wiesbaden, Germany.

1993 – Ahmatova Literary-Memorial Museum, St. Petersburg.

Exhibition Gallery “Ig-Halle”, Altefabrik, Rappersvill, Switzerland.

Russian Culture Information Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Exhibition Gallery “Hintertheatre”, Wiesbaden, Germany.

1995 – Parliament of Reinland-Pfaltz, Meinz, Germany.

1996 – German Diagnostic Clinic, Wiesbaden, Germany.

Gallery “Borey”, St. Petersburg.

1997 – Gedok-Atelierhaus, Lubeck, Germany.

2005 – Miami, USA , Ambler Gallery

2009 - Achmatova Literary - Memorial Museum, St.Petersburg

2011 -   “Wood”, sculpture, objects; Platonov’s festival , Voronezh

     Designer Exhbitions

2002 – “Eurosib” Marble Palace, Russian State Museum. St. Petersburg.

2003 – Mariinsky Theatre, an anniversary exhibition, the Marble Palace, Russian Museum. St. Petersburg.

2010- “Rudolf Nureev”,  Russian–French Collection, Sheremet’ev Palace, St.Petersburg

2011-“ Russian Winter”, paining, graphics, applied art exhibition from  State Hermitage Museum , Russian Museum  and other museums collections , Roman Museum of Arts and Crafts , Rome,Italy

 2011-“ In the children’s rooms of the Alexander Palace”- State Museum-Preserve Tsarskoe Selo