Alastair West

Lighting Designer

Northern Ballet dancers in Casanova. Photo Emma Kauldhar.

Lorenzo Trossello, Nicola Gervasi and Alexander Yap as Servants of the Inquisition with Liam Morris as Father Balbi in Casanova. Photo Emma Kauldhar

Javier Torres as Casanova in Casanova. Photo Caroline Holden (2)

Giuliano Contadini as Casanova in Casanova. Photo Emma Kauldhar.

Northern Ballet dancers in Casanova. Photo Emma Kauldhar

Northern Ballet dancers as Courtesans in Casanova. Photo Caroline Holden

Kevin Poueng I Got Rhythm Photo E Kauldhar

Kevin Poueng and Benjamin Mitchell in I Got Rhythm Photo E Kauldhar 2

Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Northern Ballet - Jenny Hackwell as goldilocks and Lorenzo Trossello as blue bird. photo brian slate

Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Northern Ballet -Gavin McCaig Darragh, Hourrides and Alexander Yap as the three bears. photo Brian Slater

Javier Torres, Pippa Moore, Dreda Blow and Rachael Gillespie in Jane Eyre. Photo Caroline Holden

Gerogina May I Got Rhythm Photo E Kauldhar

Dreda Blow as Jane and Javier Torres as Mr Rochester in Jane Eyre. Photo Caroline Holden

GISELLE; NORTHERN BALLET,
Giselle; Pippa Moore, Albrecht; Havier Torres, Hilarian; Hironao Takahashi, Myrthe; Georgina Roberts, Berthe; Victoria Sibson,

Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Northern Ballet -Gavin McCaig Darragh, Hourrides and Alexander Yap as the three bears. photo Brian Slater

Northern Ballet Dancers in The Elves and The Shoemaker - Photo Credit Brian Slater

Aladdin at Cast, Doncaster 2014 ©Alex & Janet Durasow

GISELLE; NORTHERN BALLET,
Giselle; Pippa Moore, Albrecht; Havier Torres, Hilarian; Hironao Takahashi, Myrthe; Georgina Roberts, Berthe; Victoria Sibson,

Northern Ballet dancers Ben Mitchell and Kevin Poeung in Luminous Juncture. Photo E Kauldhar

Northern Ballet dancer Victoria Sibson in Luminous Juncture. Photo E Kauldhar

Northern Ballet dancers Tobias Batley and Dreda Blow in Luminous Juncture. Photo E Kauldhar

Northern Ballet dancers in Luminous Juncture. Photo E Kauldhar

Northern Ballet dancers Ben Mitchell and Kevin Poeung in Luminous Juncture. Photo E Kauldhar

Alastair’s Website

Alastair graduated from Bretton Hall in with a degree in Performance Design and Production where he specialized in lighting design.

He has designed multiple shows for Northern Ballet, including Casanova, choreographed by Kenneth Tindall, for which he was nominated for a Knight of Illumination award, Jane Eyre and Victoria, both choreographed by Cathy Marston, Madame Butterfly and The Three Musketeers choreographed by David Nixon MBE, plus several other small scale pieces for Kenneth Tindall: Project One, Luminous Junc·ture and The Architect. Other designs for Northern Ballet productions include Giselle, I Got Rhythm and Christmas Carol. He has designed several productions for the companies small scale children’s ballets Puss in Boots, Ugly Duckling, Three Pigs and Elves and the Shoe Makers.

He has re-lit, re-designed and re-created various productions throughout his career, whilst working for Sheffield Theatres, RSC and multiple commercial tours.

Theatre lighting design credits include: The Jungle Book for Derby Theatre; Cinderella, Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty for Cast in Doncaster; Puzzle Women for Dead Ernest, The Indian Boy for RSC Cube Season and La Ronde for Bolt Productions

The Architect Trailer – directed by Stephen T Lally, choreography & concept by Kenneth Tindall, lighting by Alastair West. Please click to play.

Praise for Mixed Programme at Northern Ballet:

“Enhanced by lighting, colour helps to differentiate seasons and Alastair West’s breathtaking design sees the dancers transcend through beams of light and haze, appearing and disappearing like ethereal beings. The piece is visually stunning”
Beverley Haigh, Reviews Hub ★★★★