up next.
2026.
1776 - Ford's Theatre 3/4-3/18
2025.
Rituel - New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 10/5-10/11
L.A. Dance Project - Brisbane Festival, Australia 8/30-9/13
Facilitator at Studio School of Design 7/12-7/21
The Reservoir - Geffen Playhouse 6/10-6/18
Rituel - Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall 5/5-5/12
Akira Kurosawa Explains HIs Movies and Yogurt (Live and Active Cultures!) - Woolly Mammoth Theatre 4/28-5/10
The Reservoir - Alliance Theatre 3/28-4/2
Rituel - Philharmonie de Paris 3/22-3/28
Hang - 1st Stage 3/4-3/15
Plenum/Anima - Müpa Budapest 2/10-2/15
Plenum/Anima - Philharmonie de Paris 2/1-2/9
L.A. Dance Project - Brisbane Festival, Australia 8/30-9/13
Facilitator at Studio School of Design 7/12-7/21
The Reservoir - Geffen Playhouse 6/10-6/18
Rituel - Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall 5/5-5/12
Akira Kurosawa Explains HIs Movies and Yogurt (Live and Active Cultures!) - Woolly Mammoth Theatre 4/28-5/10
The Reservoir - Alliance Theatre 3/28-4/2
Rituel - Philharmonie de Paris 3/22-3/28
Hang - 1st Stage 3/4-3/15
Plenum/Anima - Müpa Budapest 2/10-2/15
Plenum/Anima - Philharmonie de Paris 2/1-2/9
PRESS
Plot of the Week: Venus Gulbranson - My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion
www.livedesignonline.com/theatre/plot-week-my-mama
Navigating power dynamics for assistant lighting designers
https://blog.etcconnect.com/power-dynamics-assistant-lightidesigners
Celebrating the 2024 Helen Hayes Awards nominees
www.washingtonblade.com/2024/05/18/celebrating-the-2024-helen-hayes-awards-nominees/
www.livedesignonline.com/theatre/plot-week-my-mama
Navigating power dynamics for assistant lighting designers
https://blog.etcconnect.com/power-dynamics-assistant-lightidesigners
Celebrating the 2024 Helen Hayes Awards nominees
www.washingtonblade.com/2024/05/18/celebrating-the-2024-helen-hayes-awards-nominees/
REVIEWS
"But what was certain, as the parade morphed from one-legged spinning and hand-holding to bearing literal light rods, these anti-Siths articulated each and every move, the fantastical array of percussion instruments abetting the dance." -fjord review
"Lighting designer Venus Gulbranson did excellent work framing the show while maintaining the clinical and oppressive atmosphere" -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson's work.. is natural and realistic, with highlights that bring dramatic emphasis at critical points in the story" -broadwayworld
"The gorgeous lighting by Venus Gulbranson only add to that experience [of] creating an atmosphere that is both casual and immersive" -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson’s lighting... further elevates the absurd creativity of the piece, with flamboyantly expressive washes of color" -unprofessionalopinion
"Venus Gulbranson’s lighting evokes lovely shifts in mood across the cozy shag rug and patterned sofa of the group-therapy-conducive set"
-thewashingtonpost
"Lighting, designed by Venus Gulbranson, added to the ballet’s romantic nuances." -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson achieves a certain magic, at times imbuing the muslin jungle with an illusory depth, other times flattening them out to draw attention to the artifice" -washingtoncitypaper
"the lighting created everything the show needed" -broadwayworld
"struck the perfect balance between whimsy, rock, Shakespeare, and ancient Greek" -dcmetrotheatrearts
"...creates a gorgeous sky with pastel colors from azure at the top of the stage to apricot at the bottom, the vibrant sunset peeking out behind the frame" -dcmetrotheatrearts
"Lighting designer Venus Gulbranson did excellent work framing the show while maintaining the clinical and oppressive atmosphere" -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson's work.. is natural and realistic, with highlights that bring dramatic emphasis at critical points in the story" -broadwayworld
"The gorgeous lighting by Venus Gulbranson only add to that experience [of] creating an atmosphere that is both casual and immersive" -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson’s lighting... further elevates the absurd creativity of the piece, with flamboyantly expressive washes of color" -unprofessionalopinion
"Venus Gulbranson’s lighting evokes lovely shifts in mood across the cozy shag rug and patterned sofa of the group-therapy-conducive set"
-thewashingtonpost
"Lighting, designed by Venus Gulbranson, added to the ballet’s romantic nuances." -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson achieves a certain magic, at times imbuing the muslin jungle with an illusory depth, other times flattening them out to draw attention to the artifice" -washingtoncitypaper
"the lighting created everything the show needed" -broadwayworld
"struck the perfect balance between whimsy, rock, Shakespeare, and ancient Greek" -dcmetrotheatrearts
"...creates a gorgeous sky with pastel colors from azure at the top of the stage to apricot at the bottom, the vibrant sunset peeking out behind the frame" -dcmetrotheatrearts
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