Brandon Stirling Baker

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, 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] Brandon Stirling Baker is a frequent collaborator with Director and Choreographer Justin Peck of the New York City Ballet and Jamar Roberts from 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.[7]

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

Works (selected)
Ballet

Opera

The Choreography of Light Project

In 2018 Baker developed a new ballet inspired by light at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU,[28] a research facility in New York City dedicated to the research and development of artists working in dance.[29] The ballet featured new choreography by Jamar Roberts of Alvin Ailey and was performed by Patricia Delgado formerly of the Miami City Ballet.[30]

In 2019 the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Works & Process series commissioned Baker with a special program “The Choreography of Light” dedicated to his work as a lighting designer for ballet.[31]

In 2019 The New York Times featured Brandon Stirling Baker's work as a special profile in the January 2019 Arts and Leisure section.[32]

Awards

2019 Knight of Illumination Award for Dance KOI-USA [33]

2016 Lotos Foundation Prize [34]

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.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.
  9. "Year of the Rabbit | New York City Ballet".
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "LA Dance Project - Théâtre du Châtelet". 22 February 2013.
  12. http://www.nycballet.com/Ballets/N/New-Copland-Peck.aspx
  13. "Heatscape".
  14. http://www.ptdcinfo.org/2015m/files/basic-html/page12.html
  15. "Year of the Rabbit | New York City Ballet".
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. http://www.nycballet.com/Ballets/N/New-Dessner-Peck.aspx
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "Staatsballett Berlin".
  20. "Dan Deacon collaborating with New York City Ballet (Spoiler: He's not dancing)".
  21. https://www.nycballet.com/ballets/n/new-peck-2.aspx
  22. "Members Don't Get Weary". 2 August 2017.
  23. https://www.nycballet.com/season-tickets/18-19-season/spring/may-4-2019-eve-classic-nycb-1/new-peck-2-(spring).aspx
  24. "Ode". 30 July 2019.
  25. "New American Romance".
  26. https://go.clistudios.com/barreproject/
  27. "Glass Handel - Glass Handel".
  28. Cooper, Michael (3 September 2014). "Think Tank to Ponder a Future for Ballet". The New York Times.
  29. "Brandon Stirling Baker".
  30. "Brandon Stirling Baker".
  31. Seibert, Brian (9 January 2019). "A Master of Dance Lighting Steps Out of the Shadows". The New York Times.
  32. Seibert, Brian (9 January 2019). "A Master of Dance Lighting Steps Out of the Shadows". The New York Times.
  33. "Winners of the 2019 KOI-USA Awards".
  34. http://www.lotosclub.org/Default.aspx?p=dynamicmodule&pageid=401535&ssid=328103&vnf=1
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