John Torres

John Torres Lighting designer

Biography

John Torres’s work spans the worlds of dance, theatre, music and fashion. His collaborations with Robert Wilson include Messiah in Salzburg and Cheek to Cheek with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. His work has also been presented on stages across the United States, including at New York’s Public Theater, the American Repertory Theater and St. Ann’s Warehouse.

In dance, he has worked with Lucinda Childs, Trisha Brown and Bobbi Jene Smith on Lost Mountain and Broken Theater. He has also collaborated with pop and R&B artists such as Solange Knowles, Drake and Brandi Carlile, and contributed to contemporary art exhibitions, notably at MoMA in New York and the Dia Art Foundation.

In the fashion world, he has created the visual atmosphere for major events including Vogue World in New York, Bottega Veneta in Detroit and the Gucci Love Parade in Los Angeles. His opera credits include lighting design for Intelligence in Houston and Tristan und Isolde in New York.

At the Paris Opera: Turandot (2021); Pit (2023); Satyagraha (2026).

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