Ronan is a Lighting Designer and Associate Designer working in Ireland and internationally.
He began his career as a self taught designer lighting student theatre in the Granary in Cork.
Since then Ronan has gone on to work with some of the biggest companies and designers in Ireland and across the world.
Ronan has toured across the U.K. as the Lighting Designer for Grammy award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter.
He has worked extensively in Theatre, Opera, and Dance with companies such as The Abbey, Teac Damsa, Irish National Opera, Company Philip Connaughton, Corcadorca, Cork Opera House, The Everyman, Graffiti Theatre Company, and many more.
Ronan also works extensively in architecture, designing land and marine-based projects worldwide, demonstrating a unique ability to balance artistic proficiency and technical excellence at any scale.
Credits include:
As Lighting Designer:
Gregory Porter (UK Arena Tour), La Tradgadie de Carmen, The Cork Proms ‘23 (Cork Opera House), Country OK, Can I Have Your Best Move? (Síobhain Ní Dhuininn), Beauty and the Beast (Everyman), The Curing Line (Straymaker), Interference and Glen Hansard (Cyprus Avenue), (UN)Holy Blood (St. Luke’s), The Legend of Skønhed (Fitzgibbon Theatre), Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (I.N.E.C. Arena), ELECTRA (KINO Cork), DNA (Cork Arts Theatre).
As Associate/Assistant Lighting Designer, Relighter:
Mám (LD. Adam Silverman, Ireland, UK, USA), The Weir (LD. Jane Cox, The Abbey), Morrigan (LD. Stephen Dodd, Cork Opera House), The Same (LD. Michael Hurley, Irish Arts Centre, New York), Gregory Porter (LD. Al Crawford, Royal Albert Hall, London). I Fall Down (LD. Michael Hurley, Crawford Art Gallery).
He frequently collaborates on new projects, focusing on the development of innovative designs and the mentoring of emerging artists.
Ronan proudly serves on the committee of the Irish Society of Performance Designers.
