“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 through 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.

Current collaborations in the USA and Europe are with Helanius J. Wilkins, CorningWorks, Bush Productions and Tarren Johnson.

Over his career he has had the fortune to work with many fabulous choreographers and directors in Australia and the USA:  Garry Stewart, Paul Mercurio, Elizabeth Dallman, Ros Crisp, Graeme Watson, Helen Herbertson, Bernadette Walong, Liz Lea, Igneous Dance, Brett Daffy, 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, Luna Negra, DaZain, Lisa Giobbi Movement Theatre, Keely Garfield, Erika Randall, Janet Lilly, Kari Herman, Aaron James Cash, Julie Bour, Diana Wyenn, Dominique Serrand, Annie Saunders, Leigh Hollman, David Hollywood, Jill Anna Ponasik and others, as well as recreating lights for works by American Masters including Mark Morris, Arnie Zane, Laura Dean, Garth Fagan, Alwin 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 30 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 University of Colorado, 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).