JEREMY KUMIN

LIGHTING DESIGN

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THEATRE · OPERA · MUSIC · DANCE · INDUSTRIAL · CONSULTING · VIDEO · FILM · ASSISTING · MISC · EDUCATION

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL CREDITS:

THEATRE 1986-2003

OPERA / MUSIC / DANCE

•  Laura Dean Musicians and Dancers
  (1997 - 1998) The newly formed corps company of this well established Modern Dance Choreographer has performed so far only in previews of her new work, Sphere, Part 1 of a trilogy. This work was shown in The Royall Center for the Arts, People's Security Insurance Theatre, in Durham NC.  As Resident Lighting Designer for Laura Dean, duties will include designing the next two parts of that trilogy, and creating new lighting for any restaging of existing parts of her repertory.

• American Indian Dance Theatre
  2 years of National & International Touring (1994 - 1995). Served as Lighting Director for Alan Adelman's design and as Production Manager. Featured stops included Athens, Vienna, Lille, Chicago, San Francisco, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles.

• Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Co.
  Vineyard Theatre, St. Peters Church & Henry St. Settlement (New York City) and various tours

• Body & Soul Modern Dance Co.
  (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Summer '93 Concert Series

• American Dance Festival
  (Durham, NC) Assistant to Resident Lighting Designer David Lockner in 1987. Worked with companies such as Paul Taylor's and Pilobolus, as well as on many guest choreographer's pieces.

• Center for Contemporary Opera
  Florence Gould Hall (New York City) American Premiere of Dream Play (Richard Rose, Dir.)

• Brandeis Gilbert & Sullivan Society
  Spingold Theatre (899 seats; Waltham, MA) Patience, HMS Pinafore, Yeomen of the Guard

• The Seems
  An Alternative Rock band with all original material written by dDavis. Created lighting for them in such hip Manhattan clubs as CB's Gallery and Mercury Lounge.
• Al Stewart
  The legendary Folk-Rock singer songwriter known for his haunting historical and dreamy rock ballads, (Year of the Cat, Time Passages, Roads to Moscow, etc.) in such venues as San Francisco's Grace Cathedral and New York City's The Bottom Line

• Dave's True Story
  A lounge act for the literati. Juxtaposing biting and dry lyrics (think Tom Waits crossed with Stephen Sondheim) to their sultry jazz sound, this hip downtown group has released 3 CD's that are becoming underground cult classics. Our main collaboration was on a concertlike theatre piece at the Culture Project in the East Village.

• The Billygoats
  A sensational Rockabilly band out of Nashville Tennessee. Collaboration occurs whenever their busy touring schedule matches with availabilty, to perform in venues such as Louisiana Community Bar & Grill, Le Bar Bat, Rodeo Bar, and others.

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INDUSTRIAL

A variety of events including parties, fundraisers, fashion shows, product rollouts, and employee-oriented programming, for such clients as:

• Asphalt Green Aqua Center
• Berlin Cameron Partners
• Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit
• Boston Consulting Group
• Boutique Y3K
• Caesar's Palace
• CBS Television Affiliates Pre-Grammy Awards Party
• Cushman & Wakefield
• Dalton School
• Flatiron Partners
• Fox News Network
• Halston-Borghese
• International Andy Awards
• I-won.com and DoubleClick
• Legend
• Live Magazine
• Margaritaville Tequila
• McKinsey & Co.
• M.O.U.S.E.
• NASDAQ
• Nick at Nite
• Playing for Peace
• RealtyIQ.com
• Showtime Networks
• Siegelgale
• Societe Generale
• Technics' 30th Anniversary
• Ventura Farms Production Sale (Horse Auction)

• The Smithsonian: National Museum of the American Indian
  Planned and supervised execution of House Lighting Scheme for multiuse auditorium. Trained Resident A/V staff in ways to utilize lighting for more effective presentations.

• Laura Belle
  Frequent consultant for lighting on special projects. Approved for recommendation to clients for any additional lighting services their events may need.

SELECTED ASSISTING CREDITS:

• Dennis Parichy:Book of Days (Signature Theatre); Thunder Knocking on the Door (Trinity Rep) Sorrows and Rejoicings (Second Stage); Talley's Folly (Supervising design for Cincinnati Playhouse); Death of a Salesman (Paper Mill Playhouse) Sympathetic Magic, Valley Song (Kennedy Center), Any Given Day, Redwood Curtain, Baltimore Waltz, The Destiny of Me, The Old Ladies Guide to Survival, Penn & Teller's Refrigerator Tour, Trinity, The Balcony Scene, and many others...

• Richard Pilbrow: Show Boat, (National Company), The Life,
  
• Alan Adelman, I.F.A.: Verve @ 50, Rainforest '94, Raffi on Broadway, American Indian Dance Theatre
  
• Debra Dumas: The Magic Flute, Broadway Tonight!, P.E.T.A Benefit
  
• Neil Peter Jampolis: Black Blue, The Sound of Music, Rhinoceros

VIDEO

• BET Cable Network & Miramax Films
  Lighting Director for 1 hour special covering the Premiere Party
  for Quentin Tarantino's movie Jackie Brown, a 3 camera project.

• Imero Fiorentino Associates
  Working for Alan Adelman, as Draftsman and Assistant Lighting Designer on
  • The ESPY Awards (ESPN)
    
  • Raffi on Broadway (Disney)
    
  • Verve Records 50th Anniversary at Carnegie Hall (PBS)

  Also served as Pani Projections Coordinator for Raffi on Broadway.

• Technical Video Productions
  Director/Producer (with major input to Lighting) for...
  
  • "The Wagner Collection" a documentary video capturing a significant private collection of modern art, shot in the owners' museum-like home.

  • For the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency:
    
    • "The Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure," a 34 minute training video consisting mostly of laboratory scenes.
      
    • "The Liquid Release Test," a 17 minute training video with laboratory scenes, some exteriors and computer animation.
      
    • "The TCLP for Difficult-to-Filter Wastes," a 45 minute documentary incorporating a variety of interior talking heads, lab scenes, and animation. Wrote the script and offline edited this project as well.

  • For Triangle Hospice:
    
    • "Life Review Conference": A three-camera shoot, documenting a two-day conference on the subject of Life Review for terminal patients.
      
    • "Life Review Documentary Video Project": Ten hours of multi-camera interviews shot on location in the subjects' homes.

  Cable 13, Duke Union Community Television, Durham, NC.
  Lighting Director and Cameraman for a live weekly talk show.

FILM

• Philips/West Productions,
  Gaffer for "Let the Sun Shine In," a Music Video for Reggae Artist Papa Linley.

• Natalia Productions,
  Gaffer and Dolly Grip for "The Dice Game" a 15 minute short. Director of Photography Miklosh Phillips

• Lighter Than Air Productions,
  Electrician for "Helium Head," a 15 minute short starring Dick Cavett.

MISC

1989-91 United Scenic Artists, Local 829 Lighting Design Internship.
Assisted 10 different designers on over 20 projects --- Broadway, Off-Broadway, Opera, and Regional .

EDUCATION

• Brandeis University
  M.F.A. in Lighting Design, 1989

• Duke University
  B.A. in Drama, 1986