LUCY CARTER

Lighting Designer

Lucy trained in Dance and Drama at the Roehampton Institute, University of Surrey and then took an Advanced Diploma in Lighting Design at Central School of Speech and Drama.

Winner of The Knight of Illumination for Dance Award, 2008, for Wayne McGregor's Chroma, premiered by The Royal Ballet in 2007.
Nominated for the Knight of Illumination Award 2012 for Wyane McGregor's Carbon Life, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden 2012

South Bank Show Awards 2009 Winner in the Dance Category, Wayne Mc Gregor's Infra Royal Ballet; and Entity Random Dance, Lighting Designed by Lucy Carter

2014
Lohengrin	Polish National Opera, Warsaw Dir./Des: Antony McDonald
La Finta Giardiniera	Glyndebourne Festival Dir. Frederic Wake-Walker
2013
Peter Grimes	Aldeburgh Productions on the Beach Dir. Tim Albery
The Wasp Factory	Bregenz Werkstadbuhne Hebbel-Theater Berlin Dir. Ben Frost
Innocence	Scottish Dance Theatre Chor. Fleur Darkin Design: Alex Lowde
Infra	Royal Ballet of Flanders Chor. Wayne McGregor
Borderlands	San Francisco Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Chroma	Boston Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Lohengrin	Welsh National Opera co-production with Polish National Opera Dir./Des. Antony McDonald
Ravengirl	Royal Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Symbiont(s) by Wayne McGregor	Recreation by Estonian National Ballet , Tallinn
ATOMOS	Random Dance Chor: Wayne McGregor
SisGo	Scottish Dance Theatre Chor: Fleur Darkin
2012
Crow	Greenwich and Docklands Festival/Handspring Puppets Chor. Ben Duke
Hot House	Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Chors. Morgann Runacre-Temple, Tom Guthrie, Sarah Dowling
SUM	Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Chor. Wayne McGregor
Chroma	Royal Danish Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Pre Sentient	Tulsa Ballet Theatre Chor. Wayne McGregor
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning	Royal Exchange, Manchester Dir. Matthew Dunster
Infra	Joffrey Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Incantations	Joffrey Ballet Chor. Val Caniparoli
''Incantations'....set to an intriguing score of chimes and otherworldly sound....with magically sculptural lighting by Lucy Carter' . Chicago Sun Times
The Most Incredible Thing (revival)	Sadlers Wells Chor. Javier de Frutos/The Pet Shop Boys
The Trial of Ubu	Hampstead Theatre Dir. Katie Mitchell
Carbon Life	Royal Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
'Lucy Carter's lighting, bright lights behind a gauze screen, gives the dancers haloes. They look like heavenly bodies, floating and turning through their orbits. It's shamelessly pretty.' The Independent
'It looks lovely, though, with Lucy Carter's lighting initially enclosing the dancers in bubbles of soft light, then switching with the mood.' The Telegraph
Classic Cut	Shobana Jeyasingh
Protocol Gala at The Royal Opera House	Royal Ballet
Titian	Royal Ballet Chor. Kim Brandstrup/Wayne McGregor
Entity Tour	Random Dance
2011
Undance: Twice Through the Heart	Sadlers Wells Chor. Wayne McGregor
Blake Diptych	Fleur Darkin Company, National Tour Chor. Fleur Darkin Design: Alex Lowde
Entity Tour	Random Dance Chor. Wayne McGregor
FAR Tour	Random Dance Chor. Wayne McGregor
Dance Futures	Royal Opera House, Education Department Chor. Wayne McGregor, Freya Thomas, Mikhail Fokine
Othello	Sheffield Theatre Dir. Daniel Evans
Chroma	Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Chor. Wayne McGregor
Limen	Royal Opera House Chor. Wayne McGregor
Live Fire Exercise	Royal Opera House Chor. Wayne McGregor
Chroma	San Francisco Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
The Most Incredible Thing	Sadlers Wells Chor. Javier de Frutos/The Pet Shop Boys
L' Anatomie de la Sensation	Paris Opera Ballet
Wastwater	English Stage Company, Royal Court & Vienna Festival Dir. Katie Mitchell
2010
Invitus, Invitam	Royal Ballet Chor. Kim Brandstrup
Ludd & Isis	Royal Opera House Education Dir. Tom Guthrie
Still Life	Scottish Ballet Chor. Val Caniparoli
FAR	Random Dance Chor. Wayne McGregor
' Lucy Carter's lighting... transforms the stage by her artistry, achieves ravishing images, not least when she bathes this () event in a golden glow: an alchemist's dream come true.' Clement Crisp , The Financial Times
Breathing Irregular	Gate Theatre, London Dir. Carrie Cracknell
The London Eye Mystery	Unicorn Theatre Dir. Rosamunde Hutt
Chroma	National Ballet of Canada Chor. Wayne McGregor
Yantra	Stuttgart Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Infra (revival)	Royal Ballet, Covent Garden Chor. Wayne McGregor
Chroma (revival)	Royal Ballet, Covent Garden Chor. Wayne McGregor
Outlier	New York City Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Faun & As You Are	CoisCeim Dance Chor.Faun: David Bolger
Maria Stuarda	Opera North Dir./Design: Antony McDonald Chor. Lucy Burge
The Adventures of Mr Broucek	Co-Production Opera North & Scottish Opera Dir. John Fulljames Design: Alex Lowde
'In Alex Lowde's spare but evocative sets and costumes, and Lucy Carter's lighting, it's agood looking show, unmissable...' Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times
2009
Faultline	Shobana Jeyasingh
Dyad 1909	Random Dance Chor. Wayne McGregor
Erazor	Random Dance Chor. Wayne McGregor
Genus (revival)	Paris Opera Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Parthenogenesis	Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House Dir. Katie Mitchell
Limen	Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
Dyad 1929	The Australian Ballet Chor. & Staging: Wayne McGregor Lighting Design & Staging: Lucy Carter
'The music is by Steve Reich, a composer who has become a staple within contemporary ballet/post modern dance. McGregor and his design collaborator Lucy Carter rise above that cliché though. The set - a white floor and back wall dotted with black polka dots, framed by an imposing horizontal yellow fluorescent light that lowers and lifts, is imposing and evokes everything from constellations to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, bumble bees to organisms bouncing through the atmosphere. It's visually impressive and spectacularly transforms the State Theatre into something entirely other, allowing the dancers to go to new places as artists.' Stephanie Glickman
Just Add Water	Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
Kirikou & Karaba (revival & tour)	LLO Music Chor. Wayne McGregor
Where there's a Will	English Touring Theatre Dir. Sir Peter Hall
The Adventures of Mr Broucek	Co-Production Opera North & Scottish Opera Dir. John Fulljames Design: Alex Lowde
Acis & Galatea/ Dido & Aeneas	Royal Opera House Dir. & Choreographer Wayne McGregor
'There are some nice ideas....the hypersensitive expressivity of Lucy Carter's lighting...' The Independent, Anna Picard
2008
Infra	Royal Opera House, Royal Ballet Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Renature	Nederlands Dans Theater Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Entity	Random Dance
'Lucy Carter, ( ) always combines conceptual precision with the sheer sensuality of colour' The Sunday Times, David Jays
Chroma (Revival)	Royal Ballet Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
2007
Kirikou & Karaba	Musical Directed by Wayne McGregor Lyon & Paris
Gala Evening	Royal Ballet Choreographed by Wane McGregor
Fault Line	Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
Digit 01	Random Dance Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Anatomica #3	Random Dance Choreographed by Andre Gingras
Nemesis	Random Dance at Sadlers Wells. (Revival) Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
New One Act Ballet	Dresden Ballet & Random Dance Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Genus	Paris Opera Ballet Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
The Crucible	The Abbey Theatre, National Theatre of Ireland, Dublin Designer: Conor Murphy
Merrily We Roll Along	The Derby Playhouse Directed by Karen Hebden
The War Next Door	The Tricycle Theatre Directed by Nicholas Kent
2006
Chroma	The Royal Ballet The Royal Opera House Main Stage Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Winner of The Olivier 2007 Award for Best New Dance.
'***** Lucy Carter's lighting plays scintillating games with the wonderous sense of space.' Debra Craine, The Times 'Lucy Carter's votive candle-like lighting intensifies the effect.' Sarah Frater, The Evening Standard. 'Lucy Carter's lighting changes, altering the nature of the space in which the 10 dancers perform. The dominant hues are muted pinks and greens with one vivid blue.... Magnificently modern.' Sarah Crompton, The Telegraph
Eraser	Random Dance Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
5, 2, 10	One of Seven works to be shown in an evening of new work by Fin Walker to be performed throughout 2006
'Lucy Carter's lambent lighting continually enhances the show... 5 2 10 adds up to a rich, stringent and palate-cleansing experience that could leave you feeling both exhilarated and content.' Donald Hutera, The Times.
Snow White in Black	Phoenix Dance Company Chor. Arthur Pita
Skindex	NDT Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Exit No Exit	Shobana Jeyasingh half hour piece.
Amu Re-designed as a site specific piece for Durham Cathedral	Random Dance Education Chor. Wayne McGregor
Love & Money by Denis Kelly	The Young Vic Directed by Matthew Dunster
Dido & Aeneas	Teatro All Scala, Milan. Choreographed & Directed by Wayne McGregor
2005
Praxis and Plexus	Meme Banjo, France Choreographed by Lionel Hoche
Amu	Random Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor
'..sensational lighting sculpted and dramatised the space absorbingly...' The Telegraph, September 05
Engram	Royal Ballet at the Linbury Studio, Covent Garden Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Piece as part of an evening entitled 'Inspired by Ashton'.
Imeneo by Handel	Opera Ireland. Director: David Bolger
The Tempest	The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
2004
Lachrymal	Stuttgart Ballet Chor. Douglas Lee
Dragonfly Site Specific Project, Sunderland	Random Dance Company and Dance City Chor. Wayne McGregor
Ballistik	Les Ballets de Monte Carlo Chor. Lionel Hoche
AtaXia	Random Dance Company
Le Spectre de la Rose	Ballet de Lorraine, Nancy Chor. Lionel Hoche
Transtep Triple Bill	Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Saarbrücken Ballet Chor. Marguerite Donlon
Signal	Phoenix Dance Chor. Henry Oguike
Polystyrene Dreams	Pheonix Dance Chor. Maresa von Stockkert
Reflection	Rambert Dance Company Choreographed by Fin Walker
Frankenstein	Derby Playhouse Dir. Uzma Hamid
2003
Carmen Privat	Saarbrücken Ballet Chor. Marguerite Donlon
Millinarium	ABC Dance Company, Austria Chor. Wayne McGregor
Nautilus	Stuttgart Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
2 Human	English National Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Winner of the 2004 Olivier Award for Dance.
Polar Sequences	Random Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor and Shobana Jeyasingh
Silence of the Soul	Fin Walker Dance
Qualia	Royal Ballet Chor. Wayne McGregor
Requiem	Phoenix Dance Choreographed by Darshan Singh Buller
Me and You	Phoenix Dance Choreographed by Fin Walker
The Fact That It Goes Up	Phoenix Dance Choreographed by Jeremy Nelson
Hinterland	Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
Alpha	Random Dance Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Top Girls	Library Theatre Manchester Dir. Chris Honer
2002
PreSentient	Rambert Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor
Nemesis	Random Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor
Le Sacre du Printemps	Meme Banjo. Paris Chor. Lionel Hoche
Phase Space	Random Dance for Aldeburgh & Gothenburg Ballet Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Phasing	Candoco Choreographed by Jamie Watton
Shadow	Candoco Choreographed by Fin Walker
Somewhere between Remembering and Forgetting	Stuttgart Ballet Choreographed by Marguerite Donlon
Phantasmaton	Shobana Jeyasingh
New Site specific work as part of 2002 Dance Umbrella.
Alice In Wonderland	Latvian National Opera Theatre Chor. Olga Zhitluhina
Larkin with Women	West Yorkshire Playhouse Dir. Brian Brady
2001
Detritus	Rambert Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor
Game of Halves	National Youth Dance Theatre of Wales Chor. Wayne MacGregor
Wallpaper	Circus Space show Chor. Yael Flexer
Hive	Random Dance Company for National Youth Dance, Wales Chor Wayne McGregor
New commission	Dance Umbrella Chor. Charles Linehan
Digit01	Random Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor National Tour
Rinalto	Random Dance Choreographed by Charles Lineham
Fungus	Retina Dance Co Choreographers Sacha Lee & Fillip Van Huffle
Inkt	Retina Dance
Experiment with an Air Pump	Embassy Theatre Dir. Angie Langfield
Les Liasons Dangereuses	Embassy Theatre Dir. Tim Luscombe
Rape of Lucretia	European Opera Centre Dir. Brian Brady
2000
The Trilogy Installation	Random Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor
Net/work Narratives	Random Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor
Telenoia	Random Dance Company Chor Wayne McGregor
Aeon	Random Dance Company, Tour Chor. Wayne McGregor
Brainstate	Random Dance Company/ Royal Opera House Artists Development Initiative Chor. Wayne McGregor
Symbiont(s)	Royal Opera House/Artists Development Initiative Chor. Wayne McGregor
Surface Tension	Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Tour
Palimpsest	Shobana Jeyasingh
Oygenius	Retina Dance Chor. Sacha Lee/Fillip Van Huffle
When once is Never Enough	Coisciem Dance Theatre, Ireland Chor. David Bolger
Scenes	National Tour Chor. Jane Mason
The Fourth Wiseman	Dublin Dir. John Browne
Closer	Manchester Library Theatre Dir. Chris Honer
Wonderful Tennesse	Lyric Theatre, Belfast Dir. Brian Brady
Seesaw	Quarantine Theatre Co. Glasgow
To You	Lowry Centre, Salford
Xerxes	British Youth Opera Dir. Sarah Alexander
1999
Zero Herts	Random Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor
Sulphur 16	Random Dance Company Chor. Wayne McGregor
Fine Frenzy	Shobana Jeyasingh International Tour
Preludes and Fugues	Scalextric Dance Chor. Charles Linehan
The Secret	Scalextric Dance Chor. Charles Linehan
Number Stations	Scalextric Dance Chor. Charles Linehan
Sinuosus	Meme Banjo, France Chor. Lionel Hoche
Ella	Physical Recall Dance Chor. Angela Magarit
Blue	Physical Recall Chor. Jamie Watton/Fiona Edwards
Verge	Frank Handeler & Diane Elshout Holland Tour
A Monologue about Shipwrecks	Chor. Jane Mason
A Dark River	The Moving Picture Company, National Tour
The Mistress of Silence	Meridian Theatre Company, Cork
Channel 4 Sitcom Festival	Riverside Studios
The Treatment	Central School of Speech and Drama Dir. Angie Langfield
The Balcony	Central School Dir. Stephen Rawsthorne
1994 – 1998
Work done in Dance during this time:
Intertense	Chor. Wayne McGregor
Neurotransmission	Suffolk Dance Chor. Wayne McGregor
Memory & Other Props	Shobana Jeyasingh
Hard Shoulder	Retina Dance Chor. Sacha Lee/Fillip Van Huffle
Tweeling	Retina Dance
Rialto	Scalextric Dance Co Chor. Charles Linehan
DNO	Frank Handeler & Diane Elshout, Holland
Millenarium	Random Chor. Wayne McGregor
Esc. Other Space	Birmingham Hippodrome Chor. Wayne McGregor
Cyberdream	The Place Theatre Education Chor Wayne McGregor
Skinned Prey	4d Performance Group, The Place Chor Wayne McGregor
Pit	Retina Dance Chor. Sacha Lee/Fillip van Huffle
Sefauci’s Farewell	Scalextric Dance Chor. Charles Linehan
The Jolt	The Place Theatre Chor. Jane Mason
8 Legs of the Devil	Random Chor. Wayne McGregor
Medusa	the Olympic Ballet, Italy Chor. Wayne McGregor
Cybergeneration	Community Dance Belfast
Crave	Retina Dance Chor. Sacha Lee/Fillip van Huffle
Battery	Retina Dance
White Picket Fence	Phoenix Dance Chor. Darshan Singh Buller
Yes? Yes! Yes!	Bedlam Dance Chor. Yael Flexer
Storyboard	Chor. Jonathan Lunn & Janice Garrat
Back	Chor. Victoria Marks
Performance	Chor. Victoria Marks
Pelican	Chor. Kate Willis
A Selection of Solos	Chor. Jane Dudley
Cyborg	Random Chor. Wayne McGregor
Jacob’s Membrane	Random Chor Wayne McGregor
For Bruising Archangel	Random Chor Wayne McGregor
Sever and Anarkos	Random Chor Wayne McGregor
Falling Light	Scalextric Dance Chor. Charles Linehan
The Two Seasons	Scalextric
Here not Here	Chor. Victoria Marks
Dancing to Music	Chor. Victoria Marks
Candle	Chor. Kate Willis
Work done in Theatre during this time:
King Stag	Opera Circus Dir. David Glass
Sipario Theatrical Awards	RAI TV, New York
The Erinyes	Italian Commission Dir. Mario Giorgetti
Sailor Beware	Central School of Speech and Drama Dir. Angie Langfield
Get Fresh	Bradley Walsh – comedian. National Tour
Young, Drunk and full of Spunk	Danny Brown – Comedian.
Work done in Opera during this time:
Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci	Opera Holland Park Dir. Sarah Alexander
Orlando	Early Opera Co Dir. Sarah Alexander
Impropera	Opera Circus
Ariodante	Early Opera Dir. Sarah Alexander
Xerxes	Early Opera Dir Sarah Alexander
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last update : 5 June, 2013