The Association of Lighting Designers

Focus on topics that affect our members' work
Promoting the appreciation of creative light in all its forms

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Investigating how changing technology assists our working craft
A social network for those working in live performance lighting
Discussion of artistic, creative lighting aims & processes

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Vectorworks, Inc. Announces Kristopher Clemson as First Entertainment Winner of Richard Diehl Award

Scholarships awarded to 30 students for 20 winning projects in 2019 Vectorworks Design Scholarship

GLP Fixtures At The Grand Ole Opry

This summer, Nashville’s legendary Grand Ole Opry unveiled a new daytime backstage tour based around the new, purpose-built Circle Room theatre. Hosted by Opry members Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, a 14-minute-long immersive media experience takes fans on a journey through nearly 100 years of Opry history, seen through the eyes of the musicians who […] The post GLP Fixtures At The Grand Ole...

West Side Story at Birmingham Hippodrome – A Lighting Designer’s Perspective

A few weeks ago, Birmingham Hippodrome raised the curtain on its first ever home-grown youth production with a dynamic re-imagining of West Side Story . Opening to a sell-out audience, the show was the centrepiece of the venue’s 120 th birthday and featured forty local young performers. The show’s Lighting Designer David Howe takes us through his design for the show and the role it played within...