SCGSAH 2022 Winter Showcase SCGSAH | Greenville, SC Head of Dance | Josée Grarant Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Breakthrough Orlando Ballet | Orlando, Florida Artistic Director | Jorden Morris Choreography | Natrea Blake Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
The Next Big Thing Orlando Ballet | Orlando, Florida Artistic Director | Jorden Morris Choreography | Heath Gill Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Catharsis Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Choreography | Yoshiaki Nakano Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Catching Feelings Pacific Northwest Ballet | Seattle, Washington Choreography | Dwight Rhoden Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Retrograde | Dusk Utah Metropolitan Ballet | Provo, Utah Artistic Director | Jacqueline P. Colledge Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Giselle American Repertory Ballet | New Brunswick, New Jersey Choreography | Ethan Stiefel | Johan Kobborg ScLighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Moulin Rouge® The Ballet Orlando Ballet | Orlando, Florida Choreography | Jorden Morris Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Orange Ballet West | Salt Lake City, Utah Choreography | Juliano Nunes Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Galantheae Ballet West | Salt Lake City, Utah Choreography | Sophie Laplane Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Hair University Productions | Ann Arbor, Michigan Co-Directors | Linda Goodrich & Justin Keyes Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
A Midsummer Night’s Dream American Repertory Ballet | New Brunswick, New Jersey Choreography | Ethan Stiefel Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Confronting Genius Orlando Ballet | Orlando, Florida Artistic Director | Jorden Morris Choreography | Heath Gill Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Giselle Orlando Ballet | Orlando, Florida Artistic Director | Jorden Morris Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Orpheus The Washington Ballet | Washington, D. C. Artistic Director | Julie Kent Choreography | Dana Genshaft Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Moulin Rouge® The Ballet Orlando Ballet | Orlando, Florida Choreography | Jorden Morris Artistic Director | Robert Hill Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
World Youth Day Pope Francis | The Roman Catholic Church Artistic Direction | José Pepe Casis Choreographer | Patricia Galindo Orillac Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Giselle Ballet West | Salt Lake City, Utah Choreography | Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot Artistic Director | Adam Sklute Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Seasons: Recomposed Danza STEPS | Panama City, Panama Choreographer | Isabelita Lewis Clement Artistic Director | Patricia Galindo De Orillac Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Crush Espacio Creativo Foundation | Panama City, Panama The National Theatre of Panama Choreography | Marlyn Attie Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Reverence The Washington Ballet | Washington D. C. Choreography | Jessica Lang Artistic Director | Julie Kent Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Delusional Beauty The Washington Ballet | Washington D. C. Choreography | Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Artistic Director | Julie Kent Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Racecar The Washington Ballet | Washington, D. C. Choreography | John Heginbotham Artistic Director | Julie Kent Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
AON -All or Nothing- Atlanta Ballet | Atlanta, Georgia Choreographer | Yury Yanowsky Artistic Director | Gennadi Nedvigin Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Teeming Waltzes The Washington Ballet | Washington D. C. Choreography | Trey McIntyre Artistic Director | Julie Kent Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Wood Work The Washington Ballet | Washington, D. C. Choreography | Ethan Stiefel Artistic Director | Julie Kent Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Shadow Lands The Washington Ballet | Washington, D. C. Choreography | Dana Genshaft Artistic Director | Julie Kent Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
La Sylphide Atlanta Ballet | Atlanta, Georgia Additional Choreography | Johan Kobborg Artistic Director | Gennadi Nedvigin Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education Celebration Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education | Atlanta, Georgia Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Mamma Mia! Sundance Mountain Resort | Sundance, Utah Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls “Joseph R. Walls make magic with the lighting…the lighting goes from an energetic party vibe to visually displaying Sophie’s growing confusion and emotional tension.”
Oklahoma! “The Whole show is brilliantly executed, framed by impeccable lighting design (Joseph R. Walls) that helps tell the story.”
blink “The stars — a fleeting moment in time — something beyond our control and understanding. All of these elements were extremely well realized in Lee’s choreography and the lighting design by Joseph R. Walls”
True West “The lighting design (Joseph R. Walls) is also incredibly effective in conveying the time passage.”
Everything is Waiting Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre | Atlanta, Georgia Choreographer | Tara Lee Costume Design | Tamara Cobus Photos courtesy of Brian Wallenberg Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Swan Princess Atlanta Ballet 2 | Atlanta, Georgia Artistic Director | Gennadi Nedvigin Choreographer | Bruce Wells Kim Kenney Photography Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Peanuts By Schulz Peanuts By Schulz La Academia De Danza STEPS | Panama City, Panama Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Clara y la Cajita de Música Clara y la Cajita de Música La Academia De Danza STEPS | Panama City, Panama Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
El Mago De Oz El Mago De Oz La Academia De Danza STEPS | Panama City, Panama Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Emilie La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight Emilie | Arlington, Virginia Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
RENT “Joseph R. Walls’ Scenic Design is refreshing and vibrant as well as Walls’ simply spectacular lighting design that engages with the production and adds to the live music… Rent is one of the best works that have been presented in Panamá” -La Prensa
Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education Celebration Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education 20th Anniversary Celebration Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Dorian’s Closet | A New Musical “The lighting design, by Joseph R. Walls, perfectly complemented the drama of the story on stage.”
Denouement – a World Premiere “Gemma Bond’s World premiere….Bolstered by Joseph R. Walls’ brilliant lighting design, the stage appeared to deepen as the piece unfolded.” -ARTSATL
Regalos de Navidad Crossroads Bible Church | Panama City, Panama Lighting Design | Matt Taylor Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
SCGSAH Fall Dance Showcase South Carolina Covernor’s School | Greenville, South Carolina Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
The Little Mermaid “Joseph R. Walls’ lighting scheme sizzles especially in the underwater scenes, as the sun’s reflection ripples in the waves.” – Carolina Curtain Call
Antigone Project: a play in 5 parts “Expert lighting (Joseph Robert Walls) and projections fill in the shadows of those ruins with often considerable impact.” –The Baltimore Sun
SCGSAH Fall Dance Showcase South Carolina Covernor’s School| Greenville, South Carolina Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
He’s Here! Crossroads Bible Church | Panama City, Panama Lighting Design | Matt Taylor Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
SCGSAH Spring Dance Showcase South Carolina Governors School | Greenville, South Carolina Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
SCGSAH Spring Dance Showcase South Carolina Covernor’s School| Greenville, South Carolina Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
SCGSAH Fall Dance Showcase South Carolina Governor’s School| Greenville, South Carolina Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Alice (in Wonderland) La Academia De Danza STEPS | Panama City, Panama Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
En un Lugar de la Mancha La Academia De Danza STEPS | Panama City, Panama Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Un Sueño de Navidad Crossroads Bible Church | Panama City, Panama Lighting Design | Matt Taylor Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Venus in Fur “The entire play transpires within a claustrophobic gray box of a room designed with architectural savvy by Daniel Ettinger. Similarly, the grim lighting by Joseph R. Walls really pull you in.” –Baltimore Sun
Fluxus California State University Dominguez Hills | Carson, California Lighting Design | Joseph R. Walls
Nero | Pseudo “The lighting was a delightfully hideous blend of glam, glitter, and the classical era” -DC Theatre Scene
The Love of The Nightingale “Extremely canny lighting in the tight space by Joseph R. Walls” -THE WASHINGTON POST
The Amish Project “Lighting Designer Joseph R. Walls creates one impressive visual environment after another, including the surprising effect of a live TV-studio broadcast.” -DCMTA
The Ice Child “This arrangement can appear striking, especially when saturated colors, like bright yellow and cobalt blue, drench the backdrop. (lighting design by Joseph R. Walls)” -WASHINGTON POST
Together Apart “The program’s first half….. showcased “Together Apart,” With the atmosphere of dark and unnameable menace.” – THE WASHINGTON POST The Washington Ballet | Washington, D. C. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
La Casa de los Espíritus “Joseph R. Walls’s lighting design –harsh whites, lurid reds, luxuriant ambers — helps render the ambiance grim, suspenseful and buoyantly nostalgic” -WASHINGTON POST
Rimers of Eldritch South Carolina Governor’s School for The Arts & Humanities | Greenville, South Carolina
Orlando “Joseph R. Walls has moments where he uses interesting lighting tricks (the scene of Orlando’s transition from man to woman is captured nicely and dramatically behind a shadowy sheet).” -THE WASHINGTONIAN
King John “Walls’ lighting effectively communicates the somberness of war while at the same time conveying the majesty of King John’s palace.” -DC METRO THEATER ARTS
Demand Solutions Ideas for Improving Quality of Life Inter-American Development Bank | Washington, DC
No Man’s Land “The lighting by Joseph R. Walls features an atmospheric mishmash of lamps” -THE WASHINGTON POST
DC 7: The Roberto Clemente Story “the most emotion-packed scene is the one which dramatizes Clemente’s reaction to the death of Martin Luther King. Red lighting by Joseph R. Walls bleeds up the back wall” -DC THEATRE ARTS
