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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

© Rachel Burke 2021

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