Berry Claassen

Lighting Designer

After my education as a graphic designer I began my career as technician/stagemanager/light designer in the theater in 1987.

I started at Toneelgroep Theater in Arnhem, where I worked as a prop manager and a few years later I switched to Introdans and began as stagemanager. Here my fascination for light started, and my work as lighting designer commenced. Since 2009 I also works as a freelance lighting designer for theater, dance and location projects.

I made several lighting designs for e.g.: Mauro de Candia, Lucinda Childs, Cayetano Soto, David Middendorp, Jennifer Muller, Stijn Celis, Nils Christe, Georg Reischl, Laurent Drousie, Jorge Perez, Ad de Bont, Silvia Andringa, Gienke Deuten, Jasper Vaillant. Over the years I made over 80 lighting designs for theatre and dance.

I also made several set and video-designs. In addition, I realised various international ballet gala’s and and coordinates various international tours. 

Next to this I teach light design at the ArtEZ Academy for Art & Design Arnhem.