Brandon Stirling Baker

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Brandon Stirling Baker is an American lighting designer working internationally in ballet, opera and theatre.[1]

His lighting can be seen in the repertories of New York City Ballet,[2] American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet,[3] San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Berlin Staatsballet, Joffrey Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, Semperoper Ballet Dresden, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Cincinnati Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet and Opera Philadelphia.[4] Mr.Baker is a frequent collaborator with choreographer Justin Peck of the New York City Ballet and Jamar Roberts of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[5]

Mr. Baker studied at the California Institute of the Arts,[6] Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow, Scotland, and the Yale School of Drama as a Special Research Fellow.[7]

In 2019, Baker received the prestigious Knight of Illumination Award (KOI-USA) for his lighting of Justin Peck's Reflections.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Seibert, Brian (9 January 2019). "A Master of Dance Lighting Steps Out of the Shadows". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Barbour, David. "Inside the Kaleidoscope", Lighting & Sound America P.22, New York, 1 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Inside the Hemsley Lighting Internship", Lighting & Sound America P.24, New York, 10 July 2011.
  5. ^ Seibert, Brian (9 January 2019). "A Master of Dance Lighting Steps Out of the Shadows". The New York Times.
  6. ^ http://theater.calarts.edu/alumni
  7. ^ Barbour, David. "Inside the Hemsley Lighting Internship", Lighting & Sound America P.24, New York, 10 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Winners of the second Knight of Illumination Awards USA revealed at glamorous ceremony". 23 November 2019.

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