“Dancers live in light as fish live in water. The stage space in which they move is their aquarium, their portion of the sea.” --- Jean Rosenthall

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Lighting Design

Elizabeth Mendana began designing theatrical lighting as an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado. At the University of Utah, her graduate thesis focused on the integration of lighting design and choreography. Her design work strives to create lighting choreographies where dancers and light interact dynamically.

Recent lighting design clients include:

Robert Moses' Kin
Todd Eckert
Nol Simonse
Dance Mission
CounterPulse
Big Moves
and more…