K.J
Biography
K.J (they/them)
UK based Lighting Designer.
Professional Member of the Association for Lighting Production and Design
ALPD Lumierè 20:20
Website: www.kjlightingdesign.com
Previous productions
Forthcoming productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative team | Opens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Dances of America | Dance |
Opéra d'Avignon, then touring Opéra Grand Avignon |
Lighting Designer | 17 May 2025 |
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice in Wonderland | Theatre |
Shakespeare North Playhouse Shakespeare North |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Nathan Powell Set designer: Sascha Gilmour |
Nov 2024 |
| World Premiere | Dance |
Teatro Nacional de Cuba Ballet Nacional de Cuba |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Pontus Lidberg |
Oct 2024 |
| Persephone | Dance |
Dutch National Opera and Ballet Dutch National Ballet |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Rena Butler |
Sep 2024 |
| Der fliegende Holländer | Opera |
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Persona Arts |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Iqbal Khan |
Jul 2024 |
| Black Sabbath: The Ballet | Dance |
Nieuwe Luxor Theatre, Rotterdam Birmingham Royal Ballet |
Lighting Designer | Jun 2024 | |
| Tender | Theatre |
Derby Theatre, then touring Phosphoros Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Pavlos Christodoulou Set designer: Jida Akil |
Apr 2024 |
| On The Nature of Rabbits | Dance |
Joyce Theater Pontus Lidberg Dance |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Pontus Lidberg |
Mar 2024 |
| Lines | Theatre |
Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield, then touring Roots Mbili |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Junaid Surieddeen Set designer: Kevin Jenkins |
Feb 2024 |
| The F*****s and their Friends Between Revolutions | Opera |
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Manchester International Festival |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Bertrand Couderc Director: Ted Huffman Set designer: Rosie Elnile |
Jan 2024 |
| Jockstrap | Concert | Barbican Concert Hall | Lighting Designer | Dec 2023 | |
| FLIP! | Theatre |
Soho Theatre Fuel Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Emily Aboud Set designer: Anna Robinson |
Nov 2023 |
| Traces Through Time | Dance |
Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House Fallen Angels Dance Theatre |
Lighting Designer | Nov 2023 | |
| Black Sabbath: The Ballet | Dance |
Birmingham Hippodrome, then touring Birmingham Royal Ballet |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Pontus Lidberg , Choreographer: Raul Reinoso & Cassi Abranches Set designer: Alexandre Arrechea |
Sep 2023 |
| On The Nature of Rabbits | Dance |
Teatro alle Tese Venice Biennale |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Pontus Lidberg |
Jul 2023 |
| F*****s And Their Friends Between Revolutions | Theatre |
HOME Manchester, then touring Manchester International Festival |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Bertrand Couderc Director: Ted Huffman Set designer: Rosie Elnile |
Jun 2023 |
| Applause | Musical |
PATS Studio Theatre Guildford School of Acting |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Stewart Nicholls Set designer: Roger Ness |
Mar 2023 |
| Company | Musical |
PATS Studio Theatre Guildford School of Acting |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Alison Pollard Set designer: Roger Ness |
Mar 2023 |
| My Brother’s Keeper | Theatre | Theatre503 | Lighting Designer |
Director: Robert Awosusi Set designer: Amanda Ramasawmy |
Feb 2023 |
| Who’s Holiday | Theatre |
HOME Manchester Tuckshop |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Kirk Jameson |
Nov 2022 |
| Shed | Dance | Lighting Designer | Oct 2022 | ||
| Hotel | Dance |
Birmingham Hippodrome, then touring Birmingham Royal Ballet |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Morgann Runacre-Temple Set designer: Sami Fendall |
Oct 2022 |
| Dogs | Theatre | Liverpool Playhouse Studio | Lighting Designer |
Director: Nathan Powell |
Oct 2022 |
| Happy Meal | Theatre |
Traverse Theatre, then touring Roots/Theatre Royal Playmouth/ETT |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jamie Fletcher Set designer: Ben Stones |
Aug 2022 |
| Masters Showcase | Theatre |
Bellairs Theate Guildford School of Acting |
Lighting Designer | Jul 2022 | |
| Knot of the Heart | Theatre |
The Lab, Birmingham Conservatoire Birmingham Conservatoire |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Chris White |
Jun 2022 |
| Smile | Musical |
The Mack Mountview |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Julia Locascio Set designer: Rhyannon Richardson |
Jun 2022 |
| Celebrated Virgins | Theatre |
Theatr Clwyd Theatr Clwyd |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Eleri B. Jones Set designer: Holly Pigott |
May 2022 |
| Coming to England | Musical |
Birmingham Rep Birmingham Rep |
Assistant Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Bretta Gerecke Director: Omar Okai Set designer: Bretta Gerecke |
Mar 2022 |
| As You Like It | Theatre |
New Vic Theatre Northern Broadsides |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Laurie Sansom Set designer: E.M.Parry |
Feb 2022 |
| West Side Story Symphonic Dances | Dance |
Leeds Grand Theatre, then touring Opera North |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Dane Hurst Set designer: Charles Edwards |
Oct 2021 |
| Halfway and Beyond | Dance |
Leeds Grand Theatre, then touring Opera North |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Dane Hurst Set designer: Charles Edwards |
Oct 2021 |
| Decades | Theatre |
Leeds Playhouse Leeds Playhouse |
Lighting Designer |
Director: James Brining , Director: Sameena Hussain , Director: Amanda Huxtable , Director: Amy Leach , Director: Evie Manning , Director: Tess Seddon Set designer: Amanda Stoodley |
May 2021 |
| EBO | Dance |
Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre Phoenix Dance Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Miguel Altunaga |
May 2021 |
| Head Above Water | Dance |
Dance East, Ipswich, then touring Joss Arnott Dance |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Joss Arnott |
Oct 2020 |
| Khepri | Dance |
Dance East, Ipswich, then touring Joss Arnott Dance |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa |
Oct 2020 |
| Black Waters | Dance |
Leeds Playhouse, then touring Phoenix Dance Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Sharon Watson , Choreographer: Shambik Ghose and Dr Mitul Sengupta |
Feb 2020 |
| Infra | Dance |
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki Finnish National Ballet |
Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Lucy Carter Choreographer: Wayne McGregor Set designer: Julian Opie |
Sep 2019 |
| Innocent Children | Dance |
Riley Theatre, Leeds Northern School of Contemporary Dance |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Sade and Kristina Alleyne |
Jul 2019 |
| Rust | Theatre |
Bush Theatre, then touring HighTide / Bush Theatre |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Jess Bernberg Director: Eleanor Rhode Set designer: Max Johns |
Jun 2019 |
| the sea tells a story | Dance |
Riley Theatre, Leeds, then touring Verve Dance Company |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Ben Wright |
Feb 2019 |
| Songlines | Theatre |
HighTide Festival, then touring Hightide/DugOut Theatre |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Jess Bernberg Director: George Chilcott Set designer: Lizzy Leech |
Sep 2018 |
| FIM | Dance |
None/R&D Theo TJ Lowe |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Theo TJ Lowe |
Jul 2018 |
| Waves | Dance |
Laban Theatre Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Joss Arnott |
Jul 2018 |
| HE-SHA | Dance |
Laban Theatre Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance |
Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Theo 'TJ' Lowe |
Jul 2018 |
| Everything Between Us | Theatre | Finborough Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Director: Neil Bull Set designer: Laura Cordery |
Apr 2017 |
| In The Land of Invented Languages | Dance | Laban Theatre | Lighting Designer |
Choreographer: Jessica Wright |
Oct 2016 |
| Wasted | Theatre | Kings Head Theatre, Islington | Lighting Designer |
Director: Kat Woods |
Sep 2016 |
Location availability:
- Worldwide
| Contact method | Details |
|---|---|
| Website | www.kjlightingdesign.com |
Theatre:
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
Musical:
- Commercial Tour
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale / Fringe
- Pantomime
Opera:
- Large scale
Dance:
- International
- UK National Company
- Large Scale
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
Non-professional:
- Dance
- Musicals
- Plays
News
Appearing here soon... a collection of articles from the Focus magazine archives.
Press quotes
Decades
The six disparate plays are held together by Amanda Stoodley’s flexible set design: a series of oddly beautiful scaffolding structures, elegantly lit by Kieron Johnson, suggestive of the changing structures of the city around the Playhouse.
Catherine Love, The Guardian 24/05/2021
Black Waters
The lighting (by Kieron Johnson) plays a huge part in the piece. Haze hangs over the whole stage, through which narrow side-lighting is able to pick out even the smallest of details: at one point all that is being illuminated is a hand - but that hand was so expressive! The absolute precision of the lighting is a major contributor to the overall effect.
Peter Lathan, British Theatre Guide
Kieron Johnson's lighting design is outstanding.
Mike Dixon, Dance Europe
The dancers also have the benefit of Kieron Johnson's stunning lighting design. This skillfully evokes everything from a stage full of cramped cells to the moving seas.
Jonathan Cash, Reviews Hub
