“Iain Court’s lighting, where he once again proved that he can masterfully enhance a performance with subtle underpinnings of emotion and not overwhelm it” Cross Currents Pittsburgh

“Lighting by Iain Court ushered us even further down the rabbit hole.”  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

“The Space is lit to Perfection by Iain Court” Stage Raw, LA.

“A Cascading curtain of sand, poetically lighted by Iain Court, is the production’s visual piece de resistance.” LA Times
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Originally from Sydney, Australia, Iain has worked as a designer, production manager and stage manager as well as performer and director across all genres of performance and in theatres throughout Australia and touring Europe and North America. 

His principal interest is in Lighting Design and he has lit works in medieval churches, circus tents, on river banks and in haunted houses as well as many theatres.

He has a long association with Igneous Dance  Company in Australia and has worked with a number of interesting Aussie choreographers including  Garry Stewart, Paul Mercurio, Elizabeth Dallman, Michael Waits, Ros Crisp, Graeme Watson and Helen Herbertson. 

In the USA he has worked with Luna Negra, DaZain, Lisa Giobbi Movement Theatre, Keely Garfield, Gerald Casel, Beth Corning, Milwaukee Ballet, Julianna May, Juliette Mapp,  Rebecca Stenn, Donald Byrd, Peter Sparling, Janet Lilly, Colin Connor, Michelle Dorrance, Rosanna Gamson, Luc Vanier, Helanius J. Wilkins, Giselle Mason, Michelle Ellsworth, Sidra Bell, Kate Weare and others, as well as recreating lights for works by Amercian Masters including Mark Morris, Arnie Zane, Laura Dean, Garth Fagan, Alwyn Nikolais, Twyla Tharp and Martha Graham. 

He also has an interest in new media performance and has collaborated on installations and touring productions designing interactive projection elements.

He has been involved in arts education for over 20 years, teaching at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Arts, as chair of drama at Wesley Institute, developing the technicians’ training programs for the Sydney Opera House and consulting on National Standards for the Entertainment Industry in Australia. He was the production manager and lighting designer for the Department of Dance at University of Western Sydney,  at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, CALARTS and C.U. Boulder. 

He won the David Helfgot award for his contribution to Accessible Arts in Australia and has been awarded for his design work, immersive productions (Best Production Design for 2016 Live Theatre -STAGE RAW) and development of arts education media (BAFTA, EMMA, CANNES).