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John Torres

lighting designer

About this Artist

John Torres is a New York-based lighting designer working in theater, fashion, motion, print, and exhibitions. Opera: Turandot (Opera Bastille), Tristan and Isolde (Santa Fe Opera), Eden (Joyce DiDonato; Bozar, Brussels), ATLAS (Los Angeles Philharmonic). Theater: The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, (BAM/Broadway), Twelfth Night, A Bright Room Called Day (Public Theater, NYC), The Black Clown (A.R.T.), Only an Octave Apart (St. Ann’s Warehouse). Music: Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music (St. Ann’s Warehouse), Solange Knowles, Drake (Apollo/U.S. Tour). Dance: Bobbi Jene Smith, Pit, (Paris Opera Ballet). Exhibitions: Adam Pendleton: Who is Queen? (MoMA) and Carl Craig: Party/After Party (Dia Beacon).