Brandon Stirling Baker
Brandon Stirling Baker is an American
lighting designer working internationally in ballet, opera and theatre.[1] Baker received a 2024 Tony Award nomination for Best Lighting Design in a Musical for his design of Illinoise on Broadway.[2]
Biography
Baker's lighting can be seen on Broadway and in the repertories of New York City Ballet,[3] American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet,[4]
Pennsylvania Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Nashville Ballet, BalletMet, and Opera Philadelphia.[5] Baker has designed over 30 premieres worldwide for choreographer Justin Peck, and works frequently with choreographers Jamar Roberts and William Forsythe.[6][7] He received a 2019 Knight of Illumination award for his work on Justin Peck's Reflections at the Houston Ballet.[8]
Baker studied at the
Yale School of Drama as a Special Research Fellow.[10]
Educator
Baker teaches lighting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University and previously served on the faculty of Vassar College. [11]
References
- ^ Seibert, Brian (9 January 2019). "A Master of Dance Lighting Steps Out of the Shadows". The New York Times.
- ^ https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/
- ^ "NYCB - Everywhere We Go (New Stevens/Peck)". Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
- ^ Barbour, David. "Inside the Kaleidoscope", Lighting & Sound America P.22, New York, 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Inside the Hemsley Lighting Internship", Lighting & Sound America P.24, New York, 10 July 2011.
- ^ Seibert, Brian (9 January 2019). "A Master of Dance Lighting Steps Out of the Shadows". The New York Times.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ "Winners of the second Knight of Illumination Awards USA revealed at glamorous ceremony". 23 November 2019.
- ^ "CalArts".
- ^ Barbour, David. "Inside the Hemsley Lighting Internship", Lighting & Sound America P.24, New York, 10 July 2011.
- ^ https://www.drama.yale.edu/bios/brandon-stirling-baker/
- 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/
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