Patrick Woodroffe (lighting designer)

This article is about the lighting designer. For the artist, see Patrick Woodroffe.

Patrick Woodroffe OBE RDI (born 11 June 1954) is a lighting designer and director working in the worlds of music, dance, fashion, art and architecture.[1]

Career

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Woodroffe began his career in lighting in 1973 and since then has lit and directed productions for many artists including ABBA,[2] AC/DC,[3] Adele,[4] Bob Dylan,[5] The Police,[6][7] Take That, Peter Gabriel,[8] Simon and Garfunkel,[9] Genesis,[10] Rammstein,[11][12] Stevie Wonder,10CC, Rod Stewart,[13] The Eagles,[14] Lady Gaga,[15] Donna Summer, Tina Turner, Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, Elton John[16][17] and Paul McCartney at the White House (3 June 2010).

Woodroffe has worked with The Rolling Stones as their lighting designer and creative director since 1982.[18] He lit Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light, the 2006 documentary of the band’s Beacon Theatre performances during their A Bigger Bang Tour.[19]

He has lit operas and ballet, where the lighting took the place of the scenery, notably, Romeo and Juliet at the Vienna State Opera (2001) and Swan Lake for the English National Ballet (1985).[20]

Since 1995 Woodroffe has lit the Vanity Fair Oscar parties in Los Angeles and Cannes.[21] In 2000 he was involved with the then Millennium Dome, lighting the show and the exterior of the building.[22] In 2002 he lit the Queen's Jubilee concert from the gardens at Buckingham Palace.[23]

In 2009 Woodroffe designed the lighting for the This Is It show for Michael Jackson[24] where his work was featured in the 2009 American documentary concert film.[25]

In 2012 he lit the London 2012 Olympic Games and London 2012 Paralympic Games opening and closing ceremonies.[26][27]

In 2013 he and Adam Bassett (long-term Design Associate and Lighting Designer), created the lighting consultancy, Woodroffe Bassett Design (WBD). The company operates globally designing lighting for many different genres including music, theatrical performance, special events as well as permanent architectural entertainment installations.

In 2013 he was made a Royal Designer for Industry by the RSA and he was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to the arts.[28]

In 2020 Woodroffe redesigned Lake of Dreams at Wynn Las Vegas, after it originally opened in 2005.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "From AC/DC to the Stones: lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe". Financial Times. 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ^ "Patrick Woodroffe Archives". White Light. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. ^ "Adele: A Matter of Design by The Fifth Estate Ltd - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. ^ "Word Podcast 240 – Patrick Woodroffe – The Word Podcast". Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  5. ^ "On Stage with lighting designers". Philips. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  6. ^ "Robe Gets In with The Police - ETNow.com". www.etnow.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  7. ^ Kinnersley, Hannah Kate (2007-09-01). "Hot Fuzz". Live Design Online. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  8. ^ David. "Peter Gabriel - Still Growing Up". LSi Online. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  9. ^ Stancavage 1, Sharon (2004-01-01). "Hello Darkness, My Old Friend". Live Design Online. Retrieved 2022-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "BBC Partners". wspartners.bbc.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  11. ^ "Rammstein". Vari-Lite. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  12. ^ "Rammstein on the Road with Robe". ROBE Lighting. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  13. ^ "From AC/DC to the Stones: lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe". Financial Times. 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  14. ^ Mutter, Zoe. "PRG and PRG Nocturne soar on History of the Eagles tour". AV Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  15. ^ "Lady Gaga's Monster Show with Martin". Martin Lighting. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  16. ^ "News - EltonJohn.com". 2013-12-02. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  17. ^ Perkins, Meghan (2017-08-28). "Lighting Elton John's Summer 2017 Tour". Live Design Online. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  18. ^ "Roll up! Stones play world's biggest beach party". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  19. ^ "Shine a Light (2007)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  20. ^ "Lighting For Romeo and Juliet". Stageplays.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  21. ^ "The Inside Story Behind the Vanity Fair Oscar Party". Vanity Fair. 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  22. ^ "Flying High into the New Millennium | Total Theatre Magazine Print Archive". totaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  23. ^ "Light and Sound International". edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  24. ^ "Michael Jackson: the final days and how TMZ.com scooped the world". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  25. ^ Vincent, Alice (2019-03-13). "One elephant, 50 shows, and millions in debt: inside the Michael Jackson comeback tour that never happened". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  26. ^ Sexton, Paul. "Lights, ceremony, action!". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  27. ^ "London 2012: Olympic closing ceremony led by British music". BBC News. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  28. ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b16.
  29. ^ Vegas, Wynn Las. "Wynn Las Vegas Brings Entertainment Back To The Strip With Debut Of The New Lake of Dreams". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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