--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | Lighting designer description: Lighting designer | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. image: https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Logos%20-%20Icons%20-%20Design%20Elements/ETC_4c-1.png --- - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [ABOUT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [AUTHORS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [CONTACT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [![EtCetera\_319x104](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "EtCetera_319x104")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) [![ETC Blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "ETC Blog")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) Search ## [![blog-header](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-header.png?width=476&height=155&name=blog-header.png "blog-header")](https://www.etcconnect.com) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [✕](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/lighting-designer/page/1#gwen-offcanvas-primary) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) # Lighting designer [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Alberto.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/alberto-gottardi) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Alberto Gottardi and the Elegance of Lighting Programming with Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/alberto-gottardi) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 16-Jul-2026 Every now and then, we come across a story that feels very familiar. It’s the kind of journey many people in our industry have lived in one way or another. It starts with a bit of curiosity, a chance opportunity, and the willingness to follow where it leads. Then, before you realize it, that first... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/alberto-gottardi) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Tiberi-Agliati-1.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/musical-theatre-lighting-with-eos-tips-from-valerio-tiberi-and-emanuele-agliati) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Musical Theatre Lighting with Eos: Tips from Valerio Tiberi and Emanuele Agliati](https://blog.etcconnect.com/musical-theatre-lighting-with-eos-tips-from-valerio-tiberi-and-emanuele-agliati) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 15-Jan-2026 Lighting in musical theatre is never static. It shifts, reacts, and evolves in constant dialogue with the music, the performers, and the story unfolding on stage. For lighting designers [Valerio Tiberi](https://www.k5600design.com/us/valerio-tiberi) and [Emanuele Agliati](https://www.k5600design.com/us/emanuele-agliati), this dynamic approach is at the core of every production they create. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/musical-theatre-lighting-with-eos-tips-from-valerio-tiberi-and-emanuele-agliati) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Y-40%20(7).jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/y-40) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Eos in the Deep: Lighting Innovation Beneath the Surface at Y-40](https://blog.etcconnect.com/y-40) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 15-May-2025 For over a decade, Leonardo Benetollo has been a driving force behind the breathtaking visual productions at [Y-40 The Deep Joy](https://www.y-40.com/en/) in Montegrotto Terme, Italy, the world’s deepest thermal water pool. Conceived in 2014 by architect Emanuele Boaretto and now passionately led by his son Giovanni, Y-40 is... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/y-40) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Sherrice.Mojgani-2.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/power-dynamics-assistant-lighting-designers) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Navigating power dynamics for assistant lighting designers](https://blog.etcconnect.com/power-dynamics-assistant-lighting-designers) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 18-Aug-2022 The following is a conversation between Sherrice Mojgani, lighting designer, and Venus Gulbranson, assistant lighting designer. Read as the two discuss their own thoughts on the professional process, expectations, and assumed duties of both lighting designers and their assistants. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/power-dynamics-assistant-lighting-designers) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/75-years-tony-awards-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/06/75-years-of-the-tony-awards) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [75 Years of the Tony Awards](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/06/75-years-of-the-tony-awards) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 9-Jun-2022 The Tony Awards are happening this coming weekend and as an industry built on live theatre, we thought it would be a missed opportunity to go without mentioning the history of this award, all the amazing talent that is recognized year after year, and how ETC is proud to play a role in many of these... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/06/75-years-of-the-tony-awards) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/40A0092-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/05/eos-dance-interview) [Consoles](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/consoles) ### [Eos and the world of dance with Sharon Remartini & Fabio Passerini](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/05/eos-dance-interview) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 11-May-2022 Sharon Remartini and Fabio Passerini are two young lighting designers from Italy, specializing in the discipline of dance. Like many of their colleagues, [Eos](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Consoles/Eos-Consoles/) is their preferred console. Their recent work includes a project with the [Kataklò athletic dance](https://www.kataklo.com/) theatre company, directed by the famous... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/05/eos-dance-interview) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/EricaMaholmes_lighting-designer-750x500.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/04/erica-maholmes) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Erica Maholmes - Lighting design after the pandemic](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/04/erica-maholmes) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 28-Apr-2022 Like so many designers in this industry, Erica Lauren Maholmes says she came upon her career by accident. And like so many students, the momentum of her young career was dramatically impacted when the world shut down in 2020. Despite the unfortunate timing, however, she is an inspiration to... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/04/erica-maholmes) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Amber-Whatley-blogheader-750x500.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/01/amber-whatley) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [An interview with Amber Whatley, lighting designer](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/01/amber-whatley) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 27-Jan-2022 When Amber Whatley decided to study lighting design in college, she quickly realized that many of her peers were coming to the program with prior training because of the programs that existed at the high school level. Unfortunately, in the majority of Black communities in the United States,... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/01/amber-whatley) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Emanuele-Agliati-and-Oscar-Forsio-main-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/12/interview) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Lighting for musicals with Emanuele Agliati & Oscar Frosio](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/12/interview) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 2-Dec-2021 *Emanuele Agliati and Oscar Frosio are two lighting professionals from Italy with an abundance of experience, especially in the world of musicals. Emanuele is an esteemed lighting designer and co-founder of [k5600 Design](https://www.k5600design.com/#about) – an associate studio of lighting designers focusing on visual lighting design...* [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/12/interview) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/paolo-tizianel-main-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/09/console-challenge) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Paolo Tizianel overcomes a console challenge](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/09/console-challenge) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 23-Sep-2021 Paolo Tizianel, an esteemed lighting designer from Padua in northern Italy, has worked on dance and theatre shows for many years. No stranger to international touring, Paolo has been using ETC systems for more than a decade. On his travels, Paolo encounters a broad variety of technical equipment... 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