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David Martin Jacques - Lighting Designer
The Invention of Morel, Chicago Opera Theatre, 2017
RECENT AND FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS:
The Flying Dutchman - Teatro Maggio Musicale, Firenze - January 2019
Moby Dick - Chicago Opera Theatre - May 2019
Billy Budd - Central City Opera - July 2019
Madama Butterfly - Central City Opera - July 2019
My Fair Lady - Teatro Massimo, Palermo - November 2019
Carousel - Central City Opera - July 2020
Chernobyl - Helsinky - April 2021
Originally trained in music composition and introduced to the theatre as a composer and musical director, DAVID MARTIN JACQUES has been designing lighting, sets, and projections for the past 37 years. His work spans across Europe, Asia, South America, Scandinavia, and North America. David has designed for some of the top directors in the world at venues such as The Royal Opera House, Teatro alla Scala, The English National Opera, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Tokyo National Theatre, Central City Opera, Teatro San Carlo, The Canadian Opera Company, The Kirov in St. Petersburg, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dallas Theatre Center, Disney Hall, The Norwegian Opera, and many more theatre, opera, dance, and special event organizations.
David served as lighting design consultant for Disney Creative Entertainment where he helped design many attractions and live entertainment spectaculars for Disney Orlando, Euro-Disney, Epcot, and MGM. David also designed the lighting for numerous architectural projects including high-end residences, commercial buildings, restaurants, and houses of worship.
David's teaching career began in 1988 when he served as Visiting Professor for The University of Missouri, Kansas City. He then moved to Dallas to rebuild the Graduate Stage Design Program as Head of Stage Design at Southern Methodist University. David left SMU in 1998 to serve as Head of Stage Design at California State University Long Beach, where he served in this position for the following twenty-one years. David recdently retired from this position and is presently teaching as Professor Emeritus. However, his prolific professional design career continues.
In 2017, David, along with fellow lighting educators Steve Woods (SMU) and Stan Kaye (University of Florida) created the popular weekly podcast "LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers". This podcast is presented as an educational service for their professional design collagues, as well as for students learning and faculty teaching lighting design throughout the world. LIGHT TALK has been invited to present their show live for three consecutive years at the Live Design International Conference in Las Vegas, and performed the show at the 2018 ETC Cue Workshop interviewing CEO Fred Foster. LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers is in its 3rd season, with over 120 episodes, interviewed over 30 lighting artists and industry experts, has over 110,000 downloads, and has listeners in over 115 counties.
David presently lives with his dog Kaya in Long Beach, California. He continues to design productions throughout the world, as well as writing and performing his music in Southern California.
The Tsar's Bride,
Royal Opera House,
2011 Click HERE for
reviews of David Jacques' lighting designs. For more photos of David Jacques'
productions, visit his Facebook page by clicking HERE Click HERE to
view David Jacques' Lighting Portfolio. INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSICAL ART OF STAGE LIGHTING DESIGN - 4TH EDITION - NOW AVAILABLE AT: AMAZON.COM AND IBOOKS
LIGHT TALK WITH THE LUMEN BROTHERS
A Weekly Lighting Podcast with David Jacques, Stan Kaye, and Steve Woods
Over 100,000 Downloads from 115 Countries... LISTEN TO THE EPISODES AT: LIGHT TALK
NEW LIGHTING DVD'S AVAILABLE Two DVD's of Paul
Curran's productions with David Jacques' lighting designs are now available: The Perfect American, Long Beach Opera,
2017 Office Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays
10:00 - 12:00
Click HERE for Lighting Project Report Supporting Documents Information
If you have any questions, please contact Professor Jacques
at: djacques@csulb.edu.
The
Tsar's Bride, Royal Opera House, 2011
Telephone Numbers: Office:
562-985-4044
Cell: 562-644-1155