Established by the ALPD in 2015, the Lumière Scheme is an exciting professional development programme that provides pathways into the industry for emerging lighting designers.
A pathway scheme for emerging lighting designers, the Design Lumière Scheme gives the successful candidate valuable experience of working professionally as an assistant lighting designer for six months. For the first part of their Scheme, the Lumière will be attached to Glyndebourne. Repertory opera presents unique challenges and opportunities for lighting design due to its demanding schedule, rotating productions, limited rehearsal time and even more limited lighting time. Glyndebourne offers the Lumière the opportunity to completely immerse themselves in this process, whilst working with and learning from a highly experienced team in one of the most prestigious opera houses in the world.
Interspersed with time at Glyndebourne, the Lumière is matched with a number of established lighting designers; assisting them both nationally and possibly internationally. Alongside this, each Lumière receives a bespoke package of mentoring and support, a toolkit for how to survive and thrive as a lighting designer: anything from getting an agent and building a portfolio to navigating challenging situations. The Lumière may have the opportunity to take on associate lighting designer roles toward the end of their attachments.
Previous Lumières include: Charlotte Burton, Rachel Cleary, Jason Addison, Alex Musgrave, Ed Saunders, Danny Vavrečka, Imogen Clarke and in 2026 Harriet White.
Imogen Clarke, our 2024 Design Lumière said, writing in Focus Magazine: “I feel
so lucky to have had the opportunity of being Lumière ………… It was a brilliant eight months and this scheme has really developed my craft and built my confidence.”
Applications are not yet open for the 2027 Scheme - keep watching our website for further information.