Ken Tabachnick - Resident Lighting Designer

Tabachnick has an extensive background in both the management and the creative sides of the arts. For more than twenty years, he has maintained a private practice in lighting design and production management. Some companies with whom Ken has collaborated include the Bolshoi and Kirov Companies, Paris Opera Ballet, Robert Wilson, Martha Graham Dance Company, and Trisha Brown Company. Ken was also the resident lighting director at New York City Opera. He has served as the Executive Director of the Hamptons International Film Festival, and as Corporate Relations Director and Gotham Awards Producer at the Independent Feature Project. Ken also practices as an attorney, advising clients on entertainment matters and is a Managing Member of indieWIRE LLC, an internet venture responsible for community sites such as indiewire.com and filmmag.com. Ken currently serves as the General Manager for New York City Ballet and has been lighting Mr. Petronio's work since 1985.