Daniel received a Bachelors degree in Theatre from Florida State University, then earned his M.F.A in Theatrical Design from the University of Texas at Austin. For the past ten years, he's taught scenic, lighting, and property design at Eastern Kentucky University, Miami Dade College and is currently the professo… Read More
Daniel received a Bachelors degree in Theatre from Florida State University, then earned his M.F.A in Theatrical Design from the University of Texas at Austin. For the past ten years, he's taught scenic, lighting, and property design at Eastern Kentucky University, Miami Dade College and is currently the professor of theatrical design at the University of Louisville.
His design work has been featured locally at Kentucky Center for the Arts; Leadership Louisville, EKU’s Center for the Arts, UK Arboretum, The Lexington Opera House, Kentucky Classical Theatre’s Summerfest 13', The Blue Grass Opera and at the Aronoff Center.
Daniel brings a wealth of multi-cultural experiences working with The M Ensemble, Haiti Cultural Arts Center, The Caleb Auditorium, Teatro Prometeo, The International Hispanic Theatre Festival, Calle Ocho and The Jamaica Independence Gospel & Cultural Festival.
Television lighting: Don Francisco Presenta, Sabado Gigante, El Gordo y la Flaca, Despierta America, Primer Impacto, Republica Deportiva, Univision Noticias, Cristina and Premio Juventud.
Concert lighting: Shakira, Calle 13, Mana, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, U2, The Rolling Stones, Nine Inch Nails, Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, Rob Zombie, Korn, Wu Tang Clan, Puff Daddy to name a few.
Corporate event lighting credits include: Chase, Bank of America, AdvoCare, Lockheed Martin, and Patron.
Daniel continues to work as a freelance lighting designer throughout the country. Read Less
Robert Edmund Jones; The Dramatic Imagination
"We light the actors and the setting, it is true, but we illuminate the drama. We reveal the drama. We use light as we use words, to elucidate ideas and emotions. Light becomes a tool, an instrument of expression, like a paint-brush, or a sculptor’s chisel, or a phra… Read More
Robert Edmund Jones; The Dramatic Imagination
"We light the actors and the setting, it is true, but we illuminate the drama. We reveal the drama. We use light as we use words, to elucidate ideas and emotions. Light becomes a tool, an instrument of expression, like a paint-brush, or a sculptor’s chisel, or a phrase of music." Read Less
