Brandon Stirling Baker is a Tony Award-Nominated lighting designer working internationally. His work can be seen on many of the world’s most celebrated stages including Broadway, Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Australian Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Park Avenue Armory, American Repertory Theater, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Semperoper Dresden, Finnish National Ballet, and many others.
Baker’s collaborations include over 30 premieres for choreographer Justin Peck and critically acclaimed designs for William Forsythe, Alexei Ratmansky, Jamar Roberts, Pam Tanowitz, among others. Baker received a Tony Award nomination for his lighting of ILLINOISE on Broadway, a Knight of Illumination Award for his work in ballet, and Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle nominations for his work in theatre.
Baker is a lecturer of design at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University and resident lighting designer at Boston Ballet.
Photo by Ella Spruill for New York City Ballet