Kate Bashore is a lighting designer for dance, theatre, and opera, whose work has been seen in New York City, Colorado, and regionally across the US.  Recent designs include a 90-minute adaptation of Romeo & Juliet; the regional premiere of Eureka Day; new works by Jamar Roberts, Laura O’Malley, Matthew Gilmore, and Penny Saunders at DanceAspen; and Garrett Ammon’s world premiere Agent Romeo with Wonderbound Ballet.

Kate has served as the Associate Lighting Director for Fall for Dance Festival and as the Associate Lighting Coordinator for Lincoln Center Festival in NYC, working with national and international companies to bring their works to the New York stage.  As a lighting supervisor, she has toured with Mark Morris Dance Group, Jessica Lang Dance, Dance Heginbotham, Tom Gold Dance, and as the associate lighting supervisor for the Jerome Robbins Festival at Les Etes de la Danse in Paris with New York City Ballet, Miami City Ballet, the Joffrey, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Perm Opera. 

Kate has worked extensively as an associate with designers Nicole Pearce, Beverly Emmons, John Torres, and Kate Ashton on projects including Juilliard’s dance and opera productions, Lucinda Childs’s Available Light, Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music, and Tristan und Isolde at La Monnaie - de Munt and Teatro Communale di Bologna. 

Kate graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest University with a BA and honors in Theatre.  She received her MFA from University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2013.  Following graduate school, Kate was selected for the Gilbert Hemsley Lighting Internship, through which she worked with San Francisco Opera, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and New York City Ballet.

Kate is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 and currently resides in Colorado.

Contact: kate.bashore at gmail.com

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