Gyan Dev singh

Academic and Professional Qualification

 

• Masters of Arts (Three Year Course in Stage Design) at NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA, New Delhi with National Scholarship from the Department of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India

 

• Bachelors degree in Arts from Punjab University, Chandigarh with College Scholarship

 

• Certificate Course in Electronic Cinematography from Vikshi Institute under A.S Kanal.

 

Have Been Awarded the BISMILLAH KHAN YUVA PURASKAAR- awarded by the SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY for his contribution to Stage Lighting Design 2014. Sangeet Natak Academy is our premier govt. institution under the Central Govt. (https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/yuva_puraskar.php)

 

 

 

Lighting Design For Dance

 

• Have worked as a lighting designer with AKRAM KHAN dance company, London for their India tour.

 

• Designed Lighting for productions like "Agathi" and "Anjaneyam" by APSARAS ARTS, Singapore and co-produced by The Esplanade, Singapore.

 

• Worked as a lighting designer for Aditi Mangaldas.

 

• Designed Lighting for Madhavi Mudhgal's Solo and Ensemble pieces Like "Saptakam"

 

• Lighting Designer for Leela Samson's performances including "Charishnu" and "Disha".

 

• Designed Lighting for Malavika Sarukkai's productions such as "Vamataara" and Thari".

 

• Designed Lighting for Kumudini Lakhiya's "Vivaanta"

 

• Associate Lighting Designer for "Kin" choreographed by Akaash Odedra, Marium Peretz, and Kumudini Lalkhia. 

 

• Designed Lighting for Contemporary dance productions such as "Agni" and "Amaara" by Ashley Lobo.

 

• Designed Lighting for Arushi Mudgal

 

• Designed Lighting for Santosh Nair's "Mystical Forest"

 

 

Lighting Design for Musicals

 

• Lighting Designer for BABASAHEB, THE MUSICAL Produced by E-factor and Roshan Abbas

• Lighting Design for the musical Umrao Jaan Ada, directed by Rajeev Naik

• Associate Lighting Designer for the musical- RAURAQ AND JASSI, directed by Firoz Abbas Khan

• Associate Lighting Designer for the musical-  MUGHAL-E-AZAM, directed by Firoz Abbas Khan

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Lighting Design for Theatre Productions

 

• Designed lights for theatre director Lushin Dubey in plays such as “Salaam India” and “Muskaan”.

• Designed lights for theatre director Ram Gopal Bajaj in “Ant Nehin”

• Designed lights for a stage play of Paresh Rawal's “Krishan vs Kanhiaya”

• Designed and executed lighting for “Jug Jug Jeeyo” and "Amawas se Amaltaas" by Smita Bharti

• Designed and executed lighting for “Juliet must die” by the Yellow brick project

• Designed lights for theatre director Vivek Mansukhani in plays such as “Sound of Music”, “Theatre Express”, “Snap”, “Bhangra on the Moon”.

• Designed and executed lighting for many shows by George  Pulinkala

• Apart from this have worked with directors like M.K Raina, Anuradha Kapur, Abhilaash Pilai, Roysten Abel, Mohan Maharishi, Robin Das.

 

Lighting Design for Music and Puppetry

 

 

• Lighting Designer for music bands like Them clones, Menwhopause, Hari and Sukhmani, Parikrama, Sonam Kalra, Shabnam Virmani, Ananya Birla.

 

• Lighting designer for Indian Puppeteers like Dadi Padamji and Varun Narayan

 

 

 

 

Participation in International Festivals

 

Have been invited to various prestigious Theatre and Dance Festivals in many countries like United States of America, the UK, Oman, Germany, France, Czech republic, Dubai, Australia, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Holland, Brussels, China, Israel, Turkey, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, Kenya, Bahrain, Sri Lanka to name a few.

 

Following are some major festivals -

 

• Invited to Edinburg International Festival, Edinburg in 2012 as a lighting designer

• Invited to the Adelaide Theatre Festival, Australia in 2012 as a lighting designer

• Toured with Akram Khan Dance Company, London as a lighting designer.

      India Art Festival, Muscat  in 2010 as lighting designer

• Invited to Bon Biennale, Germany in 2009 as a scenographer.

• Invited to India Art Festival, Muscat  in 2010

• Invited to Bonjour India (France) in 2011

• Invited Brugge Fest (Brussels) in 2012

• Invited to Europalia International Arts Festival in Oct, 2013

• Invited to Korzo International Dans Festival in Oct, 2013 and 2015

• Toured China for a month with a classical dance performance choreographed by Sh. Madhvi Mudgal Ji 2014 and produced by the department of culture, Govt of India.

• Invited to Tanzmesse international Dance festival 2017 in Germany.

• Invited to Susane Dalal Contemporary Dance Festival 2016, Israel.

• Invited to the International Contemporary festival 2016, Shenghai

• Invited to perform at the Fall for Dance festival 2017, New York.

• Invited to Kala Utsavam 2015 by The Esplanade, Singapore

• Invited to Perform at Symphony Space in Broadway, New York.