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ABOUT

Duncan Davies is a New York City–based lighting and projection designer, artist, and programmer working at the intersection of performance and technology. His work spans conventional theater productions to immersive, technology-driven installations, with a focus on storytelling through light, image, and space.

As a freelance designer, Duncan brings a collaborative and practical approach to his craft—blending cutting-edge tools with narrative intention. His practice explores how emerging technologies can expand traditional modes of performance and reframe the audience’s experience. Whether working in intimate venues or large-scale environments, Duncan’s work seeks to challenge assumptions about how stories are told and perceived in physical and digital space.

Show
Role
Director/Designer
Venue
Date
H.D. Reliquary
Collaborator
Ben Shirken, Studio ZM, Muein
Intercomm
2025
The Underlying Chris
Lighting Designer
Craig Latrell
Hamilton College
2025
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
Associate Video Designer
Driscoll Otto
Louisville Orchestra
2025
The Jonathon Larson Project
QLab Programmer
Alex Koch
The Orpheum Theater
2025
The Nutcracker
Associate/Programmer
Driscoll Otto
Indiana University JSOM
2024
World of Nutcracker
Production Video
Alex Koch
Downtown Doral
2024
Kodansha House
Production Video
Livesight
NYC
2024
WSJ Innovator Awards
Production Video
Livesight
MoMA
2024
Jane
Onsite Touchdesigner Programmer
Nate Mohler
Olbrich Gardens
2024
Frozen the Musical
Watchout Programmer
Michael Commendatore
Music Theater of Wichita
2024
Hermes Store Opening
EOS Programmer
IMCD
Princeton University
2024
Dido and Aeneas
Production Video
Benji Arrigio
Yale Baroque Opera Project
2024
Rhizome Forever
Laser AV
Rhizome/29Speedway
WSA
2024
The Fragrance Awards
EOS Programmer
CS Global
David Koch Theater
2022-2024
Romeo and Juliet
Assistant LD/EOS Programmer
Dustin Wills
Two River Theatre, Classic Stage Company
2022
Cocktail Magique
APE
Brian Tovar
Cocktail Magique
2023-Current
Intelligence
Watchout Programmer
Wendall Harrington
Houston Grand Opera
2023
Company XIV
APE/Sub Programmer
Brian Tovar
Company XIV
2022-Current
Twelfth Night
Watchout Programmer
Brittany Bland
NYU Skirball Theater
2023
Decoder
Isadora Operator/Assistant
Kieth Skretch
Chocolate Factory
2023
Channellers: An AI Popera
Lighting Designer
Collaboration
Hamilton College
2022
Minotaur
Lighting Designer
Matthew Gasda
Various
2022

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