Hugh Conacher
Lighting Designer
Member of the Associated Designers of Canada
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DANCE - selected works
Lighting designs for over 200 new works, including 20 full length evenings. Adaptation or redesign of over 50 remounted works. Lighting Designer/Director for 6 Festivals of Canadian Modern Dance. Various co-productions with Delfos Danza, Mazatlán, Mexico. Touring throughout North America and Mexico.
Also Production Manager and Stage Manger for many productions.
Choreographers include: Rachel Browne, Bill Evans, Tedd Robinson, Murray Darroch, Charlie Moulton, Tom Stroud, Brent Lott, Robert Desrosiers, Lee Eisler, Jennifer Mascall, Julia Sasso, Stephanie Ballard, Yvonne Couts, Lynne Taylor-Corbett and many others.
RUTH CANSFIELD DANCE
Lighting Designer, Production Manager, Stage Manager from 1989 to 2006.
Lighting Designs for over 60 new works, including 8 full length works.
Adaptation or redesign of 17 remounted works. Touring across Canada and the U.S.
TRIP DANCE COMPANY since 1997
Lighting Designer for 10 shows
Touring throughout North America
Also Production Manager and Stage Manger for many productions
Choreographers include: Karen Kuzak, Paul-André Fortier, Tedd Robinson, Murray Darroch.
GEARSHIFTING PERFORMANCE WORKS since 2003
(formerly known as Cuppa Jo Solo Dance)
Lighting Designer, Artistic Collaborator, Production Manager and Stage Manager
Touring across Canada and in the United States and Europe
Choreographers include: José Limón, Anna Sokolow, Marie-Josée Chartier, Denise Clarke, Bill Evans, Joe Laughlin, Julia Sasso, Marc Bovin, Stephanie Ballard, Jolene Bailie.
CHARTIER DANCE 2007
Lighting Designer/Director for BAS RELIEF, Toronto
Lighting Designer/Director for SCREAMING POPES Canadian Tour
THEATRE FLAMENCO since 2002
Lighting Designer and Stage Manager/Production Manager for several shows with works by choreographers Claire Marchand, Claudia Carolina and Maritel Centurion
NAfro Dance since 2005
Lighting Designer and Stage Manager/Production Manager for several shows with works by choreographers Casimiro Nhussi, Michelle Moss and Vivine Scarlett.
CANADA DANCE FESTIVAL at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa
1990 – 2002 and 2006 Lighting Designer, Festival Lighting Director
ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET 1992 - 1993
Lighting Designer for SLEEPING BEAUTY by John Meehan and RODEO by Agnus de Mille
THE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM OF THE SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY DANCERS since 1996
Lighting Designer for all shows. Also Production Manager and Stage manager for many.
BALLET BC 2001 - 2002
Lighting Director for FAERIE QUEEN by John Alleyne on tour across Canada
MARGIE GILLIS 1985 – 1989
Lighting Director and Stage Manager for seasons in Montreal and international tours
BILL EVANS DANCE 2002
Lighting Designer for his Summer Season, 2002, Albuquerque, New Mexico
JULIA SASSO DANCES 2002, 2003
Lighting Designer for BEAUTY
DANCING ON THE EDGE at the Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver 1993 – 1996
Lighting Designer, Festival Lighting Director
RACHEL BROWNE 1985 – 2002
Lighting Design for over 30 new choreographies in independent productions
JUMPSTART PERFORMANCE 1999
Lighting Designer for DESPERATELY SEEKING choreographed by Lee Eisler
MARI OSANAI 2001 - 2003 Lighting Designer for several shows
AS LONG AS NOW 2001 Lighting Designer for choreography by Brent Lott and Christina Medina
JOE LAUGHLIN 1995 Lighting Designer for: SCAFFOLDING
EDAM PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY 1993 Lighting Designer/Technical Director
MUSIC - selected works
GRYPHON TRIO 2007 - 2008 Lighting Designer/Director for CONSTANTINOPLE
Lighting Designer, Production Manager, Production Stage Manager
The Story of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Lighting Designer
A documentary for Bravo! Canada & the Knowledge Network scheduled to air in autumn 2008.
ONE LAST DANCE 2001 Lighting Designer
A feature film written and directed by Lisa Niemi, starring Patrick Swayze
JOURNEY 1997 Lighting Designer
A film for Bravo, choreographed by Patti Clapette and directed by Barbara Sweatman.
THEATRE - selected works
MANITOBA THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE since 1983
since 1986 Lighting Designer for 17 shows
1983 – 1985 Resident Lighting Designer, 3 seasons- 15 shows
WINNIPEG JEWISH THEATRE since 2002
Lighting Designer for Lebensraum 2008
Lighting Designer for 6 shows
THEATRE PROJECTS MANITOBA since 2006
resident Lighting Designer and Production Manager
THEATRE CALGARY
2004 Lighting Designer for FIRE and COUNCILLOR AT LAW
2002 Lighting Designer for STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Nominated for a 2003 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
SHAKESPEARE IN THE RUINS 2004 Lighting Designer for MACBETH (at MTYP)
THE BRIDGE October 2000
Lighting Designer and Production Manager for a world premiere musical by Danny Schur
ENGLISH SUITCASE THEATRE COMPANY
1998 - 1999 Lighting Designer for MACBETH across Canada
1999 - 2000 Lighting Designer for HAMLET across Canada
TOUCHSTONE THEATRE 1999
Lighting Designer for CHERRY DOCS
Nominated for a 1999 Jessie Award for Best Lighting Design, Large Theatre Category
DE-BA-JEH-MU-JIG THEATRE GROUP
1995 Lighting Designer/Production Manager for LUPI U.S. Tour
1993 Lighting Designer for: NEW VOICES WOMAN
91-92 Lighting Designer for: LUPI, THE GREAT WHITE WOLF
MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE, THE WAREHOUSE THEATRE
Resident Lighting Designer, '89-'90 season- 4 shows
also Lighting Designer for 2 shows, Spring, 1989
MAGNUS THEATRE NORTHWEST 1989 - 1991, 1994, 2007 Lighting Designer for 9 shows,
PRAIRIE THEATRE EXCHANGE 1986 – 1992 Lighting Designer for 4 shows
STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 1985 – 1989 assistant lighting designer
Also: Manitoba Opera, Rainbow Stage, Theatre New Brunswick, 40 Below Mime, the Red Barn Theatre, Koba Family Entertainment, Winnipeg Fringe Festival; Dancing off the Edge Festival, Calgary and many others
VISUAL ART – selected works
Curator of the High Octane Gallery at the Gas Station Theatre, Winnipeg (since 2004)
REFLECTIONS an exhibition of my photo-based works at the Gas Station Theatre, Winnipeg, 2003
DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY an exhibition of my photo-based and video works at the Gas Station Theatre, Winnipeg, 2003
My photo-based work has been published in various newspapers and magazines across Canada and in the United States and Europe.
WANDA KOOP current collaboration in Lighting Design and video creation/installation for a major retrospective of her work to tour across North America beginning in 2009
WANDA KOOP 2001, Venice Biennale: Lighting Designer and Technical Director for IN YOUR EYES
Creator of several film and video works including Pop Made Me Do It (2001), A Short Voyage (2006), Jo’s Toes (2006), the Red Dress (2007) and private i (2007), a collaboration with Denise Clarke
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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I currently serve on the Board of Directors of the Gas Station Theatre and Gearshifting Performance Works and have previously served on the boards and committees of the Associated Designers of Canada and Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, amongst others.
