LDI 2017

Lighting designer Robert Wierzel has worked in theatre, dance, contemporary music, and opera on stages around the world, from the opera companies of Paris-Garnier (Les Indes Galantes); Tokyo (Opera Chushingura); Toronto; Kristiansand & Bergen, Norway; Folk Opera, Sweden; New York City Opera; Glimmerglass Festival; Seattle; Boston Lyric; Minnesota; San Francisco; Houston; Washington National; Virginia; Chicago Lyric; Opera Theatre of Chicago; Montreal; Vancouver; Florida Grand; Portland; Colorado; Pittsburgh; Wolf Trap; San Diego; Virginia and Gotham Chamber Opera among others. His theatre work has been seen on and off Broadway, including the play Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill, starring Audra McDonald; and the musical Fela! for which he received a Tony Award nomination. He has also enjoyed a long collaboration (32 years) with choreographer & director Bill T. Jones and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (several Bessie Awards, along with productions at the Lyon Opera Ballet and Berlin Opera Ballet); and Walking The Line (w/Bill T. Jones) at The Louvre Museum, Paris. His other dance collaborations include works with choreographers Liz Gerring; Elizabeth Streb; Alexei Ratmansky/A.B.T; Andrea Miller/Gallim Dance; Doug Varone; Sean Curran; Heidi Latsky; Larry Goldhuber; Molissa Fenely; Donna Uchizono; Alonzo King; Charlie Moulton; Michael Tracy/Pilobolus Dance Theatre; Arthur Aviles and Margo Sappington.