Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
On 10 August 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with acclaimed lighting designer Ayumu Saegusa, who is also resident lighting designer of HERE.
Ayumu Poe Saegusa started stage lighting design in Tokyo. He moved into NYC in 2005 and became the resident lighting designer of HERE. He also works as a freelance lighting designer for shows ranging from NY Fringe Festival to Lincoln Center Festival in various countries from Japan to Europe to US. He is a strong collaborator for multimedia shows, opera and all sorts of puppet shows. His credits include Eat The Document (Kristin Marting, HERE, 2025), Rite of Spring (Basil Twist, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2017), and Book of Mountains and Seas (Basil Twist, Prototype, 2021), The Monkey King (Diane Paulus, San Francisco Opera, 2025). He has been in the Brooklyn College Theater MFA program since 2024. He founded Creative Machine Stage Lighting in 2016.
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On 10 August 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with acclaimed lighting designer Ayumu Saegusa, who is also resident lighting designer of HERE.
Ayumu Poe Saegusa started stage lighting design in Tokyo. He moved into NYC in 2005 and became the resident lighting designer of HERE. He also works as a freelance lighting designer for shows ranging from NY Fringe Festival to Lincoln Center Festival in various countries from Japan to Europe to US. He is a strong collaborator for multimedia shows, opera and all sorts of puppet shows. His credits include Eat The Document (Kristin Marting, HERE, 2025), Rite of Spring (Basil Twist, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2017), and Book of Mountains and Seas (Basil Twist, Prototype, 2021), The Monkey King (Diane Paulus, San Francisco Opera, 2025). He has been in the Brooklyn College Theater MFA program since 2024. He founded Creative Machine Stage Lighting in 2016.
About HowlRound TV
HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based, peer-produced, open-access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world's performing arts and cultural fields. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and develop our knowledge commons collectively. Anyone can participate in this community of peer organizations revolutionizing the flow of information, knowledge, and access in our field by becoming a producer and co-producing with us. Learn more by going to our contribute content page.
