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John Torres

lighting designer

About this Artist

JOHN TORRES’ (Lighting Designer) work includes designs for dance, theater, music, fashion, and print. Opera designs include Idomeneo and Orfeo et Euryidice // Opera Orchestre National Montpellier, 2012/2013; Turandot // Teatro Real, Madrid 2018; Tristan und Isolde // La Monnaie, Brussels 2019; and The Mile Long Opera // The High Line, NYC 2018. Recent theater has included Twelfth Night for Shakespeare in the Park // Delacorte Theatre, NYC and The Black Clown // A.R.T. , Cambridge. In music: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Cheek to Cheek // PBS Great Performances;  Solange Knowles // Cosmic Journey; and Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration. In dance: Toss and Rogues with choreographer Trisha Brown // Theatre National de Chaillot, Paris; and Available Light with choreographer Lucinda Childs // Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. In fashion: Givenchy S/S 2015, New York; Hermès // Here/Elsewhere 2016, New York. With director Steven Klein: music videos Chun Li (Nicki Minaj) and Wolves (Kanye West). nytelytedesign.com