Selected Lighting Design

Associate Lighting Design + LIGHTING DIRECTION

  • Directed by Blair Williams

    Lighthouse Festival Theatre

  • Directed by Patti Shaughnessy

    Lighthouse Festival Theatre

  • Choreographies by Emily Gualtieri (Parts+Labour), Eilish Shin-Culhane, Andrea Spaziani, and Emily Spearing.

    Dance Arts Institute, Toronto

  • Choreographed by Natasha Powell

    Holla Jazz in partnership with Toronto Dance Theatre and Danceworks

  • Directed by Michael Hidetoshi Mori

    Tapestry Opera Company in partnership with New Music Concerts

  • With Gabriel Cropley
    Choreography by Gerry Trentham

    Pounds Per Square Inch Performance

  • Choreographies by David Norsworthy (Rakeem Hardy), Susie Burpee (Bonnie Kim), Peter Chin (Johanna Bergfelt), and Amanda Acorn (Meryem Alaoui).

    Dance Arts Institute, Toronto

  • Choreographed by Bageshree Vaze (Pratibha Arts)

    Festival of New Dance (St. John’s, NL)

  • Choreoraphed by Kwasi Obeng

    Dusk Dances Festival 2025

  • Directed by Derek Ritschel

    Lighthouse Festival Theatre

  • Choreographed by Samantha Sutherland

    Tangente (Montréal, QC)

  • Choreographed by Samantha Sutherland

    Matriarchs Uprising 2025
    Citadel Spring Mix 2024

  • Produced by The Fretless

    Canadian Tour

  • Choreographed by Danah Rosales

    Dusk Dances Festival 2024

  • Choreographed by Keita Fournier-Pelletier

    Here & Now Dance Festival 2024

  • Directed by Gregory Prest

    Soulpepper Theatre Company

  • Choreographies by Ethan Colangelo & Maria Hupfield

    Featuring exhibit Eleven Columns by Phyllida Barlow

    MOCA Toronto

  • Choreographed by LeeLee Oluwatoyosi Eko Davis

    Toronto Dance Theatre

  • Choreographed by Vania Dodoo-Beals & Peggy Baker

    Dance Made In Canada/Fait Au Canada 2023 (Binet Series)

  • Choreographed by Derek Souvannavong & Peggy Baker

    Dance Made In Canada/Fait Au Canada 2023 (Binet Series)

  • Choreographed by Denise Fujiwara

    Dusk Dances Festival 2023

  • Produced by Queen of Swords

    Venus Fest Inc.

  • Presentations by Multiple Artists

    Soulpepper Theatre Company

  • Choreographed by Siphesihle November

    MOCA Toronto


  • Bob’s Last Request!
    Choreographed by Tedd Robison, with Angie Cheng, Sylvie Bouchard, and Gerry Trentham

    …But Water Is Like A Mirror
    Choreographed by Sashar Zarif, with Sylvie Bouchard

    Citadel + Compagnie & Bouchardanse

  • Choreographed by Aria Evans (Political Movement)
    Featuring Exhibit Elliptical Field by Kapwani Kiwanga

    MOCA Toronto

  • Choreographies by Emilio Collalio, Sarah Di Iorio, Kevin Lau, Kylie Thompson, & Cawthra Park Dance Students

    Cawthra Park Secondary School Dance

  • Directed by William Dao

    Soulpepper Theatre Company

  • Choreographed by Shameka Blake (Artists in Motion Dance Company)

    Arts Orillia Design Residency

  • Performances by New Ho Queen

    MOCA Toronto

  • Performances by Hannah Georgas, Kaia Kater, Russell Louder, Vagabon, Mother Tongues, Orchidae, Austra, PIQSIQ, & R. Flex

    Featuring installations by Natalie King

    Venus Fest Inc.

  • Choreographies by Aria Evans, David Norsworthy, Kendra Epik, Kevin Lau, KINAJ, Marie Lambin-Gagnon, Rakeem Hardy, Rumi Jeraj, & Samantha Sutherland

    Toes for Dance

  • Choreographed by Tanveer Alam & Nithya Garg

    Nuit Blanche 2022

  • Choreographies by Candace Kumar, Carleen Zouboules & Vania DoDoo Beals, Kiyo Asaoka, Samantha Sutherland, Sofía Ontiveros, Stuti Mukherjee, Ana Claudette Groppler, Kieran Heralall, & Mushtari Afroz & Christine Samuel

    Citadel + Compagnie & Fall For Dance North

  • Choreographies by Nickeshia Garrick, Shameka Blake (Artists in Motion)

    Dusk Dances Festival

  • Presentations by Multiple Artists

    Soulpepper Theatre Company

  • Directed by Sadie Epstein Fine

    Design Residency Produced by Teiya Kasahara

  • Performances by Twysted Miyake-Mugler, Devine Darlin’, Miss Shay Dee, Bangie, Manny Dingo & Tash Riot

    MOCA Toronto

  • Choreographies by Heidi Strauss, George Stamos, Bageshree Vaze, & Riley Sims

    The School of Toronto Dance Theatre

  • Performances directed by Yvette Nolan, Dr. Michael Mohammed, Bridget Ramzy, & Aria Umezawa

    Amplified Opera Company in partnership with The Canadian Opera Company

  • Created/Performed by Teiya Kasahara

    Amplified Opera Company & Confluence Concerts

  • Choreographed by Louis Laberge-Côté

    Virtually Accessible

  • Peformance by Lido Pimienta

    Venus Fest Inc.

    *Cancelled as a result of COVID-19

  • Choreographies by Yvonne Ng, Jake Poloz, Tanveer Alam, Rosanna Terracciano, & Liso Emmons / Aeris Körper

    Dance Matters (2020)

    *Cancelled as a result of COVID-19

  • Choreographies by Tara Pillon, Emilio Collalilo, & the Performance Dance Students

    Performance at the Creative School (Toronto Metropolitan University)

    *Cancelled as a result of COVID-19

  • Choreographed by Joel Taylor

    Emerson Kafarowski & Diego Varela Vargas

    Ryerson Theatre

  • Choreographed by Melanie Old

    Dance Ontario (2020)
    Springworks 2019 (Performance at the Creative School)

  • Performances by Ice Cream

    Venus Fest Inc & Indie88

  • Choreographed by Kaitlyn Seibold

    Springworks 2019 (Performance at the Creative School)

  • Two Choreographies by Tavia Christina

    Choreographic Works 2019 (Performance at the Creative School)

  • Performances by Faults, Blankscreen, & Poor You

    Lunar Architect Records

  • Directed by Banuta Reubess

    Performance at the Creative School (Toronto Metropolitan University)

  • Created by Lukas Malkowski

    Lighting Design by Chris Malkowski
    Technical Direction/Stage Management by Emerson Kafarowski

    Produced by Citadel + Compagnie

  • Created by Andrew Tay + Stephen Thompson"

    Visual Installation by Dominique
    Production Management by Romane de Montgrand
    Technical/Lighting Direction by Emerson Kafarowski 
    Lighting Design by Öykü Önder

    Produced by Toronto Dance Theatre in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

  • Choreographed by Naishi Wang & Jean Abreu

    Lighting Design by Lucie Bazzo
    Lighting + Technical Direction by Emerson Kafarowski

    Coronet Theatre - London, UK
    Dance City Theatre - Newcastle, UK
    Birmingham Hippodrome - Birmingham, UK
    Brighton Dome Corn Exchange - Brighton, UK

  • Directed by Jane Spence
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas
    Associate Lighting Design by Emerson Kafarowski

    Lighthouse Festival Theatre

  • Choreographies by Pulga Muchochoma, & Hanna Kiel & Ryan Lee
    Associate Lighting Design with Arun Srinivasan

    Presented by Performance at the Creative School (Toronto Metropolitan University)

  • Choreographies by the Performance Dance Students

    Associate Lighting Design with Arun Srinivasan

    Presented by Performance at the Creative School (Toronto Metropolitan University)

  • Directed by Jonathan Ellul

    Associate Lighting Design with Steve Lucas

    Lighthouse Festival Theatre

  • Choreographed by Yvonne Ng
    Associate Lighting Design with Arun Srinivasan

    Design Residency produced by Tiger Princess Dance Projects & T.O Live

  • Choreographed by Denise Fujiwara (Fujiwara Dance Inventions)

    Lighting Design by Roelof Peter Snippe
    Lighting Direction by Emerson Kafarowski

    Firehall Arts Centre (Vancouver, BC)

  • Choreographed by Naishi Wang & Jean Abreu

    Lighting Design by Lucie Bazzo
    Lighting + Technical Direction by Emerson Kafarowski

    Harbourfront Centre - Toronto, ON
    PuSH Festival - Vancouver, BC
    National Arts Center - Ottawa, ON
    M.A.I. - Montréal, QC

  • Choreography by Multiple Artists
    Associate Lighting Design with Arun Srinivasan

    Presented by Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre

  • Choreographies by Guillaume Côté & Esie Mensah
    Associate Lighting Design with Arun Srinivasan

    Presented by Performance at the Creative School (Toronto Metropolitan University)

  • Written/Directed by Braeden Soltys
    Associate Lighting Design with Sean Stone

    Presented at Next Stage Festival
    Produced in collaboration with Garner Theatre Productions

  • Presented by Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre
    Lighting Design by Arun Srinivasan
    Lighting Direction by Emerson Kafarowski

    Northern Ontario Tour

  • Choreographed by Naishi Wang & Lukas Malkowski

    Lighting Design by Chris Malkowski
    Lighting & Technical Direction by Emerson Kafarowski

    Festival TransAmériques - Montréal, QC (2022)
    USINE-C - Montreal, QC (2023)
    Schrittmacher Festival - Heerlen, Netherlands (2023)
    Tanz Ist Festival - Dornbirn, Austria (2023)
    Brian Webb Dance Company - Edmonton, AB (2023)



  • Choreographed by Sandra Laronde (Red Sky Performance)

    Lighting Design by Matt Eckensweiler
    Lighting Direction by Emerson Kafarowski

    Canadian Stage - Toronto, ON
    Flato Markham Theatre - Markham, ON
    Sid Williams Theatre - Courtenay, BC
    Port Theatre - Nanaimo, BC
    Edmonds Center for the Arts - Edmonds, WA
    Studio-Theatre L'Edifice Wilder - Montréal, QC
    Hult Center for the Performing Arts - Eugene, OR
    The Kennedy Center - Washington, DC



  • Choreographed by Sashar Zarif

    Associate Lighting Design with Simon Rossiter & Arun Srinivasan

    Aga Khan Museum

  • Choreographed by Lina Cruz (Fila 13 Productions) + Bouchardanse
    Associate Lighting Design with Gabriel Cropley

    Festival of New Dance (St. John’s, NL)

  • Associate Lighting Design with Simon Rossiter

    Performance at the Creative School (Toronto Metropolitan University)

Assistant Lighting Design

  • Directed by David Leyshon
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Lighthouse Festival Theatre

  • Directed by Emily Oriold
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Lighthouse Festival Theatre

  • Directed by Gil Garratt
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Blyth Festival Theatre

  • Directed by Jeremy Webb
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Theatre Aquarius

  • Directed by Mary Francis Moore
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Theatre Aquarius

  • Directed by Peter Hinton Davis
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Blyth Festival Theatre

  • Directed by Jane Spence
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Lighthouse Festival Theatre

  • Directed by Steven Gallagher
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Theatre Aquarius

  • Directed by André Sills
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Stratford Festival Theatre

  • Directed by Steven Gallagher
    Lighting Design by Steve Lucas

    Lighthouse Festival Theatre

  • Directed by Jani Lauzon
    Lighting Design by Arun Srinivasan

    Soulpepper Theatre Company

  • Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete
    Choreographed by James Kudelka

    Lighting Design by Simon Rossiter

    Citadel + Compagnie

  • Directed by Kristen Vuori (Frantic Assembly)
    Lighting Design by Simon Rossiter

    Performance at the Creative School

  • Multiple Artists - Ryerson Theatre
    Lighting Design/Direction by Simon Rossiter

    Fall For Dance North

  • Multiple Artists
    Lighting Design by Arun Srinivasan

    Performance at the Creative School (Toronto Metropolitan University)

More Work

  • Choreographed by Keita Fournier-Pelletier

    Here & Now Dance Festival 2024

  • Lighting Design by Simon Rossiter

    Performance at the Creative School (Toronto Metropolitan University)

  • Directed by Christian Barry

    2b Theatre Company (Halifax, NS)

  • Directed by Philip Akin

    Fountain School of Performing Arts (Dalhousie University)

  • Developed and delivered course material for the Lighting Design unit Dance Arts Institute’s Elements of Design class.

  • Coached Production students during the production weeks of Choreographic Works and Springworks, providing guidance and fostering skill development during lighting hang, focus, levels and cue-to-cue.

  • Oversees all equipment and instrument donations/rentals, Manages logistics and oversees technical operations for the Interprovincial Music Camp

  • Lighting Design Consultant for the redesign of the studio theatre lighting plot at Bishop Strachan School

  • Production support, rentals management, and logistics assistant for the Interprovincial Music Camp

  • House Technician in the Performance Facilities at York University

  • House Technician for the Arts Centre at Dalhousie University

Training + EDucation


TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (Formerly RYERSON UNIVERSITY ) - TORONTO, ON (2017 - 2020)
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS: PERFORMANCE PRODUCTION & DESIGN

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY - HALIFAX, N.S. (2016 - 2017)
BACHELOR OF ARTS: FOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS - TECHNICAL THEATRE & STAGE DESIGN

HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL - RICHMOND HILL, ON (2013 - 2016)
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA (HONOuRS)

Awards + HONOURS

Pauline McGibbon Award Nomination - Ontario Arts Council (2026)
Honouring a member of Ontario’s professional theatre community in the early stages of their career who has displayed a unique talent and a potential for excellence.

JURy member - Dora Mavor Moore Awards - TAPA (2025-26)
selected to serve on the dance division jury, Which recognizes excellence in Toronto’s professional Performing arts community.

DIGITAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE LAB - CREATOR’S GRANT - TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (2020)
…SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO CREATE INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, AND DIGITAL EXPERIENCES THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL EQUITY ISSUES
(PROJECT: EMRSN X EOS PROTOTYPE)

STUDENT INITIATIVES FUND - TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (2019/2020)
…SUPPORTS STUDENT-LED NON-PROFIT INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CREATE MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE ON CAMPUS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO AN INNOVATIVE AND DIVERSE CAMPUS CULTURE
(PROJECT: TO BE DETERMINED: A DANCE PROJECT

FOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP - DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY (2016)
…SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE STAGE DESIGN & TECHNICAL THEATRE PROGRAM WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED ACADEMIC AND CREATIVE EXCELLENCE