Brandon Stirling Baker
Brandon Stirling Baker is an American lighting designer for ballet, opera and theatre.
His lighting has been commissioned by New York City Ballet,[1] Miami City Ballet,[2] San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Paul Taylor's American Modern Dance, Limón Dance Company[3] and many others. Mr.Baker's lighting has been presented by major theatre's internationally including Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, New York City Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, Le Silo Marseille, Maison de la Danse Lyon, Sadlers Wells London, Teatro Municipal Colombia South America, Oldenburgisches Staatstheater Germany, Havana Ballet Festival Cuba and the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain.[4]
Mr.Baker is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts[5] and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow, Scotland[6]
Works (selected)
- Ballet
- Justin Peck Year of the Rabbit New York City Ballet (2012) [7]
- Justin Peck Everywhere We Go New York City Ballet (2014) [8]
- Justin Peck Murder Ballads Théâtre du Châtelet (2014) [9]
- Justin Peck Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes New York City Ballet (2015) [10]
- Justin Peck Heatscape Miami City Ballet (2015) [11]
- Doris Humphrey Passacaglia & Fuge Paul Taylor's American Modern Dance (2015 Revival) [12]
- Justin Peck Chutes and Ladders Pennsylvania Ballet (2016)
- Justin Peck Year of the Rabbit Dutch National Ballet (2016) [13]
- Justin Peck Year of the Rabbit Pacific Northwest Ballet (2016) [14]
- Justin Peck The Most Incredible Thing New York City Ballet (2016)[15]
- Justin Peck In The Countenance of Kings San Francisco Ballet (2016)[16]
Awards
2016 Lotos Foundation Prize for emerging artists in New York City [17]
References
- ↑ http://www.nycballet.com/Ballets/N/New-Stevens-Peck.aspx
- ↑ Barbour, David. "Inside the Kaleidoscope", Lighting & Sound America' P.22, New York, 1 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/arts/dance/limon-dance-company-at-the-joyce.html?_r=0
- ↑ "Inside the Hemsley Lighting Internship", Lighting & Sound America' P.24, New York, 10 July 2011.
- ↑ http://theater.calarts.edu/alumni
- ↑ Barbour, David. "Inside the Hemsley Lighting Internship", Lighting & Sound America' P.24, New York, 10 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.nycballet.com/ballets/y/year-of-the-rabbit.aspx
- ↑ http://www.nycballet.com/Ballets/N/New-Stevens-Peck.aspx
- ↑ http://www.artistikrezo.com/2013060612807/actualites/Theatre/la-dance-project-theatre-du-chatelet.html
- ↑ http://www.nycballet.com/Ballets/N/New-Copland-Peck.aspx
- ↑ http://www.miamicityballet.org/portfolio/world-premiere-justin-peck
- ↑ http://www.ptdcinfo.org/2015m/files/basic-html/page12.html
- ↑ http://www.nycballet.com/ballets/y/year-of-the-rabbit.aspx
- ↑ http://www.pnb.org/Season/15-16/DirectorsChoice/#Details-ProgramNotes
- ↑ http://www.nycballet.com/Ballets/N/New-Dessner-Peck.aspx
- ↑ https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/production/overview/program-7-2016
- ↑ http://www.lotosclub.org/Default.aspx?p=dynamicmodule&pageid=401535&ssid=328103&vnf=1
- http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/10/arts/dance/new-york-city-ballet-opens-season-with-gala.html?_r=0
- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/08/arts/dance/city-ballet-performs-justin-pecks-year-of-the-rabbit.html?_r=0
- http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/arts/dance/a-former-ballet-hater-teams-up-again-with-a-choreographer.html
External links
- http://www.stirlingbaker.com
- http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=494202
- http://blog.calarts.edu/2013/10/01/brandon-stirling-baker-lights-a-new-ballet/
- http://blog.calarts.edu/2012/09/27/baker-lights-new-york-city-ballets-year-of-the-rabbit/