Dawn Chiang

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Lighting Designer|"The artist shows there are still more pages possible"| Arts mentor | Project manager @
Dawn Chiang's Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, United States
About Dawn Chiang

LIGHTING DESIGNERAward winning lighting designer for: -- Broadway-- Off Broadway-- Resident Lighting Designer – New York City Opera-- American Ballet Theater-- Guthrie Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Mark Taper Forum and many more• Create a compelling visual world to tell the story -- programming thousands of parameters on a fast moving, minute-by-minute basis, as the performers rehearse in real time onstage.• Collaborate and coordinate with up to 100+ skilled artists and technicians, under demanding schedules, logistics, and time constraints.• Liaison with creative team to develop the production concept.• Create construction drawings, light plots, and lighting database for preparation and installation of design.• Prepare final documentation of design for use in ongoing production maintenance.THEATRE CONSTULANT• Senior consultant for the planning, design and construction of high budget, complex, international performing arts facilities that heavily utilize leading edge technologies.• Established project manager skilled at managing multiple projects with the ability to prioritize, take initiative, and successfully oversee project from conception to completion.• Significant strengths in logistics, scheduling and coordinating large scale projects; working independently and collaborating with teams on tight deadlines.ARTS MENTORSharing my passion for the arts, I mentor students in the power and magic of theater.Regularly mentor BFA and MFA lighting design students through their transition to a professional career.-- Some students assist me on a production.-- With others, we meet regularly to talk about their work and their next steps in their career.Wendy Wasserstein Project-- Sponsored by the Theatre Development Fund (TDF), I take eight NYC high school students to a six Broadway shows.-- After each show, we talk at length about what we have seen, and they keep a journal.-- Their connection to the arts and to each other deepens as they discover how theater can touch their lives.If you would like to learn more, please connect with me on LinkedIn and send me a message. I would be happy to talk with you further.

Dawn Chiang's Current Company Details
Broadway, Off Broadway, Regional Theater, Concert Acts

Broadway, Off Broadway, Regional Theater, Concert Acts

Lighting Designer|"The artist shows there are still more pages possible"| Arts mentor | Project manager
Dawn Chiang Work Experience Details
  • Broadway, Off Broadway, Regional Theater, Concert Acts
    Lighting Designer
    Broadway, Off Broadway, Regional Theater, Concert Acts 1975 - Present
    BROADWAY- Zoot Suit- Tango Pasion (co-designer)OPERA- New York City Opera, resident lighting designerDANCE- American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera, New York (co-designer)NEW YORK- Encores! Concert Musical series at City Center (co-designer)OFF BROADWAY- Roundabout Theater- Manhattan Theater Club- Rattlestick Playwrights TheaterREGIONAL THEATER (Selected credits)- Guthrie Theater- Oregon Shakespeare Festival- Syracuse Stage- Mark Taper Forum- South Coast Repertory- Arizona Theater Company- Berkeley Repertory Theatre- TheatreWorks Silicon Valley- Alabama Shakespeare Festival- Milwaukee Repertory Company- Denver Center Theater Company- Children's Theater Company, MinneapolisCONCERT ACTS - LIGHTING DIRECTOR- Paul Anka- The CarpentersMULTI-MEDIA PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS:- FDNY Fire Zone (Rockefeller Center, New York) - THEA AWARD WINNER- Casino Rama/Chippewa traditions rotunda (Rama, Ontario, Canada)
  • Theatre Projects
    Senior Consultant
    Theatre Projects 1990 - Present
    Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
    Project manager, overseeing the design and construction of two complex, purpose built acrobatic and water spectacular venues, both under non-disclosure agreements:-- $450 million Han Theatre in China-- $250 million The House of Dancing Water in MacauPart of a senior team of four overseeing project across two continents and 12 time zones, including extended onsite project supervision overseas.Managed six contract consultants and three internal specialist teams in the design and specification of a high end, one-of-a-kind performance venue, utilizing leading edge and never-been-done technologies in multiple disciplines. -- Coordinated written, verbal communication and presentations in two languages.Oversaw and helped create all project reports, reviews, responses to submittals, requests for information for the team; created system to organize and track all documents and subsequent responses.
  • Behind The Scenes Foundation
    Board Member
    Behind The Scenes Foundation 2016 - Present
    New York, New York, United States
    Behind the Scenes provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals in need due to serious illness or injury.
  • Theatre Communications Group
    Vice President & Board Member
    Theatre Communications Group Jun 2006 - May 2012
    New York, New York, United States
    Theatre Communications Groups (TCG) serves as the service organization to over 400 theaters in the United States. TCG works to increase the organizational efficiency of its member theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic talent and achievements of the field, and promote a larger public understanding of and appreciation for the theatre field.Board members are working professionals from the theatre field, plus valued contributors from related fields.
  • Dragone
    Senior Technical Supervisor
    Dragone Mar 2008 - Feb 2009
    Macao Sar
    Supervised the integration of theatrical and production systems into the construction of the new $250 million facility in Macau, China for DRAGONE (Franco Dragone, director). Production is a permanent water/acrobatic show for the City of Dreams casino.2,000 seat venue includes:- 3.7 million gallon pool at 160' diameter by 26' deep- 8 hydraulic lifts (at 10 tons each) within the pool to create a dry stage or deep pool- 40 acrobatic trolleys on 20 overhead tracks to transport performers and scenery- 250+ water jets/fountains within the hydraulic lifts
  • Show Boat
    Associate Lighting Designer
    Show Boat 1992 - 1998
    Broadway; London; Australia; 2 North American toursSupervised the construction, installation and teching of these five productions worldwide.
  • New York City Opera
    Resident Lighting Designer
    New York City Opera Jan 1990 - Dec 1991
    Designed original productions, and revived existing productions. Six month season included up to 14 productions in rotating repertory. Supervised lighting changeover for two productions per day, six days a week.

Dawn Chiang Education Details

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What company does Dawn Chiang work for?

Dawn Chiang works for Broadway, Off Broadway, Regional Theater, Concert Acts

What is Dawn Chiang's role at the current company?

Dawn Chiang's current role is Lighting Designer|"The artist shows there are still more pages possible"| Arts mentor | Project manager.

What schools did Dawn Chiang attend?

Dawn Chiang attended Oberlin College.

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