Axel E Sundbotten
Biography
Located in Bømlo at the west coast of Norway where the roads have no name! I have been working with lighting, audiovisuals and pyrotechnics since 1974. My influences and experience is from theater, dance and concerts, and I love to combine elements from these 3 genres. I have been working in the strangest locations outdoor and indoor as well as well equipped stages. I mainly work in Norway but enjoy doing random jobs abroad. The latest years I have specialised in Media Servers, most recently Disguise/ d3 Technologies where I have been through all of their training sessions in London. I also work with Notch.one for live rendering. In programming of lighting consoles I have specialised in MA2 programming including Lua scripts and have been thru advanced programming- and network training in London.
Lighting Design training for children and students: My youngest students are 8 years old. We work with ''the method'' where we have divided our 12x8m stage into 6 fields, worked with motivated lighting, RGBA colormix on the cyclorama, discussed the importance of F.O.H. lighting in plays versus sidelighting in dance and looked at differences in PARs, Fresnells and Profiles. With the profiles we have worked with gobo's, iris and shutters. And of course with children that age we are talking a lot about safety. They seem to enjoy, specialy when they are allowed to play around with the moving heads and making nightsky on the cyclorama!
Previous productions
Current credits
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team | Closes |
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Fog | Non-professional | Home at Bømlo | Lighting Designer | Set designer: Mother nature | 29 Aug 2100 |
Summer Concerts | Concert | Optilux | Lighting Designer | 30 Aug 2100 |
Previous productions
Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
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Touring 5 shows all over Norway | Theatre | Riksteatret | Lighting Programmer | Aug 2022 | |
Narnia | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo barne- og ungdomsteater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Runa Våge Krukhaug Set designer: Me |
Jun 2018 |
Ronja Røverdatter | Theatre | Bømlo Kulturhus | Lighting Designer |
Director: Runa Våge Krukhaug Set designer: Me |
Apr 2018 |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus, then touring Bømlo Teater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Runa Våge Krukhaug Set designer: Janne Robberstad |
Mar 2018 |
Annes dagbok | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Hilde Hoff Andersen |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hilde Hoff Andersen Set designer: Me |
Feb 2018 |
The Show Must Go On X | Concert |
'All over Norway', then touring The show must go on |
Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Ragnar Horntvedt Director: Gusty Utterdahl Set designer: Gusty Utterdahl/ Ragnar Horntvedt |
Oct 2017 |
Cabaret | Musical |
Stord Kulturhus Spinae Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Magdalena From Delis Set designer: Magdalena From Delis |
Mar 2017 |
Nøtteknekkarens Saga (The fairytale of the Nutcracker) | Dance |
Stord Kulturhus Spinae Company |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Magdalena From Delis Set designer: Nathaniel Larsson |
Dec 2016 |
Komedie i mørkret (The black comedy) | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Teater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nina Sele Set designer: Janne Robberstad |
Nov 2016 |
High School Musical | Musical |
Storstova Bryne Fantefølge |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kamilla Ystanes Set designer: Kamilla Ystanes |
Nov 2016 |
Jungelboken | Musical |
Storstova Bryne Fantefølge |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Camilla Ystanes Set designer: Camilla Ystanes |
May 2016 |
Reisen til Julestjernen | Theatre |
Strostova Bryne Fantefølge |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Camilla Ystanes Set designer: Camilla Ystanes |
Dec 2015 |
Lyoness kick-off | Corporate & Industrial |
UBC salen Ullevål Stadion Lyoness |
Lighting Designer | Nov 2014 | |
Born Free | Concert |
Maihaugen Lillehammer, then touring Rikskonsertene |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Ane Roggen |
Oct 2014 |
Jesus Christ Superstar | Musical |
Stord Kulturhus Stord VGS |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Per Jan Ingebrigtsen Set designer: Magdalena From Delis |
Mar 2014 |
A Christmas Carol Musical | Theatre |
Stord Kulturhus Stord Kulturskole |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Magdalena From Delis |
Dec 2012 |
Kardemommeby | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Teater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Runa Våge Krukhaug Set designer: Janne Robberstad |
Nov 2012 |
Flight 2012 | Dance |
Bømlo Kulturhus Vertu |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Mari Vaagan |
Jun 2012 |
Bernarda Albas hus | Theatre |
Festiviteten Haugesund Teater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Audny Chris Holsen |
Mar 2012 |
Tamla Motown tribute | Concert |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Teater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Leif Egil Vatnøy Set designer: Janne Robberstad |
Mar 2012 |
Den Stygge | Theatre |
Intimscenen Festivitieten Haugesund Teater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Birgitte Strid Set designer: Nora Furuholmen |
Feb 2012 |
Øyo 2012 | Concert |
HSH Stord Øyo Festivalen |
Lighting Designer | Feb 2012 | |
Nyttårskonsert 2012 | Concert | Klepp Rådhus | Lighting Designer | Jan 2012 | |
Don Giovanni | Opera |
E-Verket Haugesund Kammeropera |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Brit Lossius |
Nov 2011 |
Håkonaspelet | Theatre |
Haakonshaugen Seim Nordhordland Kulturproduksjon |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Leif Egil Vatnøy Set designer: Robbie Sinnott |
Aug 2011 |
Bremnes Seafood | Corporate & Industrial |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bremnes Seafood |
Lighting Designer | May 2011 | |
En reise i dans | Dance |
Bømlo Kulturhus Vertu |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Mari |
May 2011 |
Buddy Holly The Concert | Concert |
Bømlo Kulturhus 929 Produksjon AS |
Lighting Designer | May 2011 | |
Øyo 2011 | Concert |
HSH Stord Øyo Festivalen |
Lighting Designer | Feb 2011 | |
Rein Underhaldning | Concert |
Arena Stord Rein Underhaldning |
Lighting Designer | Dec 2010 | |
Storm Weather Chanty Choir | Concert |
Arena Stord Storm Weather Chanty Choir |
Lighting Designer | Dec 2010 | |
Vinternatt | Concert |
Bømlo Kulturhus Sounds Familiar |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kjetil Fluge Set designer: Me |
Dec 2010 |
A tribute to Queen | Concert |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Musikallaug |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Leif Egil Vatnøy Set designer: Janne Robberstad |
Nov 2010 |
The Project Choir Concert | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Musikallaug |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Leif Egil Vatnøy Set designer: Me |
May 2010 |
Draumefabrikken/The dream factory | Theatre |
Blackboks Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo barne- og ungdomsteater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Runa Krukhaug/ Nina Sele Set designer: Me |
Apr 2010 |
Grease | Musical |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Kulturskole |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hilde Hoff Andersen Set designer: Mike McGurk and 15 students |
Apr 2010 |
The Beggar's Opera | Theatre |
Bømlo Folkehøgskule Bømlo Folkehøgskule |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Beate Bednar |
Mar 2010 |
Annes Dagbok/The diary of Anne Frank | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo barne og ungdomsteater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hilde Hoff Andersen |
Feb 2010 |
Nesegrevet | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo barne og ungdomsteater |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hilde Hoff Andersen |
Jan 2010 |
Julehuset | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Teateret |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Dag Bøthun Set designer: Bømlo Teateret |
Dec 2009 |
A Girl in the Car/ Gå og legg deg! | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Teateret |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nina Sele Set designer: Irene Grasdal |
Nov 2009 |
Sleeping Beauty | Dance | Bømlo Kulturhus | Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Alina Hystad |
Jun 2009 |
Alice lengter tilbake | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Kulturskole |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Heine Larsen |
Mar 2009 |
Christmas Dance | Dance | Bømlo Kulturhus | Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Alina Hystad |
Dec 2008 |
Robin Hood | Theatre |
Bømlo Kulturhus Bømlo Kulturskole |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Hilde Hoff Andersen |
Jun 2008 |
The great gig | Concert |
Stagepartner XXL mobile stage Bergen The great gig in the sky |
Lighting Designer | Nov 2006 | |
The Forces of Light | Environmental |
Reykjarvik - Helsinki- Bergen UNESCO- The cultural city of Bergen 2000 |
Lighting Designer | Set designer: Urban buildings | Nov 2000 |
Stevie Ray Vaughan | Concert |
Oleana Stageway |
Lighting Designer | Jun 1985 | |
Ravi Shankar | Concert |
Ole Bull kino Ziggy Concert |
Lighting Designer | May 1976 |
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