Light­ing Designer

Mem­ber of the Asso­ci­a­tion of Light­ing Design­ers and the Soci­ety of British The­atre Design­ers.
Fully trained by Vari*lite Europe in the use of Vari*lite Series 100, 200 and 300 auto­mated lights.
Expert in the use of Wysi­wyg, Whole­hog, Auto­CAD 2004, 3D Stu­dio Max 6 & Pho­to­shop CS3.
Full Clean Dri­ving Licence and Motor­cy­cle Licence. Con­fi­dent work­ing at heights and able to abseil.

Pro­fes­sional Experience

1988 – Present: Free­lance Light­ing Designer
1994 – 1997: Head of Light­ing Opera Zuid Maas­tricht
1990: Vari*lite Tech­ni­cian Eric Clap­ton Euro­pean Tour
1990: Vari*lite Tech­ni­cian Tina Turner Euro­pean Tour
1990: Vari*lite Tech­ni­cian Toto Euro­pean Tour
1984 – 1988: Deputy Chief Elec­tri­cian Welsh National Opera

Orig­i­nal Light­ing Designs Include

Eng­lish National Opera Lon­don Ernani
Welsh National Opera Cardiff La Travi­ata, Cin­derella, West Side Story
Den Norske Opera Oslo Der Ring des Nibelun­gen, Der Fliegende Hol­län­der
Den Norske Opera Nor­wich Der Ring des Nibelun­gen
Teatro Alfa São Paulo Don Gio­vanni
Teatro Lirico Nacional Madrid Peter Grimes, Le Revenant
Opera North­ern Ire­land Belfast Hansel and Gre­tel
Opera Zuid Maas­tricht Cosi fan Tutte, Hänsel und Gre­tel, Don Gio­vanni
Tosca, The Cun­ning Lit­tle Vixen, Fal­staff
Musée d’Orsay Paris Trial by Jury, Cox & Box
Attikon The­atre Athens Demones
Ald­wych The­atre Lon­don Brand
Bux­ton Fes­ti­val Bux­ton Maria Padilla, Semele, La Péri­c­hole, Un Giorno di Regno
Broomhill Opera Kent Turn of the Screw, La Serva Pedrona
Royal Col­lege of Music Lon­don Albert Her­ring, Suor Angel­ica, L’Heure Espag­nol,
The Knot Gar­den, La Bohéme, The Rake’s Progress,
Le Comte Ory, Eugene One­gin, Paul Bun­yan, Owen Wingrave.

Web­site: www.johnbishop.me.uk