bio
Rachel works nationally and internationally with Australia’s leading arts companies and her design work has been recognised through numerous industry awards. Her awards include eight Green Room Awards, several IES Victorian & National Awards of Excellence in Architectural Lighting Design and two Helpmann Award nominations. Rachel is a Senior Associate with Relume Consulting, an architectural lighting consultancy delivering specialist lighting design for the cultural, urban and residential realm. After graduating from Rusden College in 1989, Rachel worked full time as a theatre technician and tutor for St Martins Youth Arts Centre from 1989-1991, before working as a freelance lighting designer. She was a Senior Associate with Electrolight Pty Ltd as an architectural lighting designer 2007-2012. Rachel is passionate about the theatre, creative and architectural arts, and education and her design work is driven by a collaborative and dramaturgical approach. Rachel was Lecturer in Lighting at Victorian College of the Arts and Lecturer for Light in Performance for the Bachelor of Design Degree University of Melbourne.2017-2019
awards
VICTORIAN GREEN ROOM AWARDS
2019 The Ghetto Cabaret written by Galit Klas, Forty Five Downstairs
2015 SHIT written by Patricia Cornelius, Dee and Cornelius, MTC/Neon (Best Production Category)
2011 Save for Crying written by Angus Cerini Doubletap, L a Mama (Best Production Category)
2010 Moth written by Declan Greene, Arena/Malthouse Theatre
2007 Chapters from the Pandemic devised by Angus Cerini, Doubletap
2003 Molto Vivace choreographed by Stephen Baynes, The Australian Ballet
2001 Inside 2001 Season of New Writers, Playbox
1998 Confidentially Yours edited by Deidre Rubenstein, Playbox and Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson, Hit Productions
1994 The Glass Mermaid written by Tobsha Learner, Playbox
NOMINATIONS
2019 Balit Liwurruk Strong Girl /St Martins Youth Theatre
2017 The Season Tas Performs/Melbourne Talam MTC
2014 Solomon and Marion/MTC
2009 The Man from Mukinupin/MTC/Company B Belvoir
2006 Hellbent/ LuminoUS/Redstitch
2005 Black Medea and Woman Bomb/Malthouse
2002 True West /MTC
1999 Nightfall /Playbox
1993 Titus/Theatreworks/MIFA
1992 Wolf/Playbox
HELPMANN AWARD AND SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS
2005 Helpmann and STA Nomination Black Medea devised by Wesley Enoch, Playbox/Belvoir
2015 Helpmann Nomination Marlin written by Damien Millar, MTC/Arena
ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS
2013 – AILA Victoria 2013 Urban Design Award for Halpin Way and Settlers Square
2012 – Melbourne Design Award Lonsdale Street Lighting Design, Dandenong
2010 – IES Victorian Award of Excellence for Lighting Design - AAMI Park Stadium
2010 – IES International Award of Excellence for Lighting Design – Robina Light Sculpture
2009 – IES Queensland Award of Excellence for Lighting Design – Robina Light Sculpture
2005 – IES National and State Award of Excellence 2005, Hamer Hall
Contact
phone: +61 (0)407 552 177
email: rachelburke@iprimus.com.au
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