Brandon Stirling Baker Lumières

Brandon Stirling Baker is a lighting designer working in ballet, opera and theatre. 

His work can be seen on the stages of many theatres, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, the Australian Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Park Avenue Armory, Compañia Nacional Danza Spain, Opera Philadelphia, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Miami City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Washington Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Philadelphia Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Semperoper Dresden, Staatsballett Berlin, Finnish National Ballet, and many others. 

Brandon Stirling Baker is best known for his collaborations with director and choreographer Justin Peck, with whom he collaborated on over 30 premieres worldwide since 2010. Recent collaborations include works by William Forsythe, Sufjan Stevens, Jamar Roberts, Sharon Eyal, Pam Tanowitz, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Shepard Fairey, Daniel Buren, Eva LeWitt. 

Brandon Stirling Baker was appointed Resident Lighting Designer of the Boston Ballet in 2018 and is the recipient of the Knight of Illumination Award for his work in dance. He also received a Tony Award Nomination for his design of Illinoise (Justin Peck) on Broadway.