Brandon Stirling Baker is a Tony-Nominated lighting designer working internationally in the areas of ballet, opera and theatre. His work can be seen on Broadway and in the repertories of New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Australian Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Park Avenue Armory, Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Compañia Nacional Danza Madrid, Opera Philadelphia, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Miami City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Washington Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Philadelphia Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Semperoper Dresden, Staatsballett Berlin, Finnish National Ballet, and many others.
Baker is best known for his collaborations with director and choreographer Justin Peck where they have collaborated on over 30 premieres worldwide since 2010. Baker’s recent collaborations include new works by William Forsythe, Sufjan Stevens, Jamar Roberts, Pam Tanowitz, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Shepard Fairey, Daniel Buren, Eva LeWitt, and many others. Baker was appointed lighting director of Boston Ballet in 2018 and is a recipient of the Knight of Illumination Award and 2024 Tony Award Nomination for his lighting of Justin Peck’s Illinoise on Broadway.