LONDON – The shortlist of lighting designers nominated for the Knight of Illumination Awards has been released. The awards will be presented in a ceremony on Sept.9 at Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London.
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LONDON – The shortlist of lighting designers nominated for the 5th annual Knight of Illumination Awards has been released.
Organized by the ALD, STLD and Clay Paky and now in its fifth year, the Knight of Illumination Awards provides public recognition for outstanding achievements in Lighting Design by lighting designers working on productions in the UK.
Professional reviewers who work in each of the specific categories have agreed the shortlists and the awards will be presented in a ceremony on Sept.9 at Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London.
The shortlists for each category are as follows:
Television – ENTERTAINMENT: Mark Kenyon for Strictly Come Dancing from Wembley; Tom Sutherland for Red Hot Chilli Peppers Live at Koko and Mark Kempton for Not Going Out
Television – SMALL STUDIO: Tom Kinane for Just a Minute; Rob Mansfield for Masterchef; Iain Davidson for Sky Arts Book Show from Bath Literature Festival
Television – DRAMA: Alan Beech for Preston Passion insert; John Sorapure for The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff; Roger Simonsz for Antigone 34
Television – EVENTS: Mike Sutcliffe for The National TV Awards: Nigel Catmur for The Royal Variety Performance and John Penny Williams for Easter Eucharist.
Rock – STAGE: Chris (Squib) Swain for Bombay Bicycle Club; Dan Hill for Paul Weller; Neil Carson for Chase and Status and Rob Sinclair for Queen with Adam Lambert
Rock – ARENA: Andy Hurst for the Prodigy; Christopher Bushell for Florence and the Machine and Davy Sherwin for Snow Patrol
Theatre – DANCE: Lucy Carter for Carbon Life, Royal Ballet; Guy Hoare for The Metamorphosis, Linbury Studio; David Finn for Sweet Violets, Royal Ballet
Theatre – DRAMA: James Farncombe for The Duchess of Malfi, The Old Vic; Howard Harrison for Anna Christie, Donmar Warehouse; David Plater for Richard II, Donmar Warehouse
Theatre – MUSICALS: Neil Austin for Company, Sheffield Crucible; Mark Henderson for Sweeney Todd, Chichester Festival Theatre; Bruno Poet for Coram Boy, Colston Hall, Bristol
Theatre – OPERA: Jean Kalman for Eugene Onegin, English National Opera; Adam Silverman for Norma, Opera North and D.M Wood for Suor Angelica, Royal Opera House
The Enrico Caironi Award for Lifetime Achievement will also be announced.
