Lighting & Video Designer

Joshua
Higgason

Joshua Higgason is a video, lighting, scenic, and interactive designer, creating experiences for theater, concerts, opera, and events. Recently designed lights and video for David Kwong’s The Enigmatist at The High Line Hotel and Inside the Box for Geffen Stayhouse. Other recent video designs include Blue for Michigan Opera Theater; Cosi Fan Tutte at Opera di Firenze; Die Ägyptische Helena and Hansel und Gretel for Teatro Alla Scala; Purcell’s King Arthur for Staatsoper Berlin and Theater An Der Wien; Acquanetta for Bard Summerscape; Ira Glass’ Seven Things… Tour; and Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie and Lowell Tour. Upcoming: Aging Magician (lights and projection) for San Diego Opera and Flastaff for Opera di Firenze. His work has been seen at Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festspiele, Bayreuth Festspiele, BAM, TED, MoMA, Panorama Festival NYC, Sydney Opera House, Beacon Theatre, and many others. He teaches design in the Music and Theater Arts program at MIT.