BILLY CHAN is one of the renowned theatre lighting designer in Hong Kong.

 

His design works include opera & Chinese opera, ballet, modern dance, drama and concert. Apart from lighting, his passion for theatre also made him to become technical director and production manager in different projects and performing companies.

 

He graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts as a theatre lighting design major. And is currently the Senior Lecturer (Lighting Design) at HKAPA’s School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts, Media Design and Technology Department.

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Since 1997, he has collaborated with Edward Lam Dance Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Dionysus Contemporary Theatre, Chung Ying Theatre, Théâtre de la Feuille, Trinity Theatre, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre and Hong Kong Dance Company, in addition to pop concerts and exhibitions.

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He was recently awarded Outstanding Musical Lighting Design at the China Musical Society Annual Ceremony 2024 for No Longer Human by Ran Space Shanghai, Outstanding Musical Lighting Design at the Beijing Tianqiao Musical Annual Ceremony 2023 for Into the White Night by Ran Space Shanghai, the Best Lighting Design at the 31st Hong Kong Drama Awards for We Are Gay by HKAF in 2023.

 

His other accolades include Best Stage Art (Lighting Design) at the 2017 Shanghai Jing’an Modern Drama Valley One Drama Awards (What is Sex? by ELDT), Best Lighting Design at the Hong Kong Drama Awards (2008 Secret of Resurrection by HKREP and 2019 Rashomon by Chung Ying Theatre) and Outstanding Lighting Design at the Hong Kong Dance Awards (Waiting Heart by HKDC).

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Recent works include SEEYOUSOON PRODUCTION Prima Facie, Magnificent Culture Beijing The Coat of Rongyi, Ivana Music Limited Skylight, Technical Arts Festival Showcases 12 - Is light Not Light.