Nao Nagai
Nao is a London based lighting designer, technical collaborator and performer from Japan. Since immigrating to UK at the age of 15, she trained at Rose Bruford College in Lighting Design and she's been lighting and collaborating multiple genre of performances, inter/nationally.
Credit include
The Dan Daw Show (Dan Daw Creative Projects)
STARS (Tamasha/ICA)
Jane Eyre (Stephen Joseph Theatre)
Trouble in Mind (National Theatre)
Living News Paper Edition 1&2, Scenes with Girls (Royal Court)
Flight Path, Tsunagu (New Earth Theatre/Upswing)
Yellowman (Young Vic)
Ceremonial Blue (Midori Takada and Lafawndah)
Philaharmonia Sessions (Philaharmonia Orchestra)
Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Origami Soundscapes/The Crane (Grimebourne - Arcola Theatre)
Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly (Bury Court Opera)
The way of Being Together, How Shall we begin again? (Jo Fong)
TIMBER (Elinor Lewis)
Two Moths (Thick and Tight)
Last Gasp WFH (Zoomie), Last Gasp: A Recalibration (Split Britches)
Up in arms (Anna Maria Nabirye & Annie Saunders)
Copyright Christmas (Duckie)
Gaping Hole Story#3 (Rachael Mars & Greg Wohead)
OUT, Nightclubbing, BODIES (Ray Young)
The Moment I saw You I knew I could Love you (curious international)
Fake it Till You Make it (Bryony Kimmings)
Putting Words in your Mouth (Scottee)
Dr.Carnesky’s Bleeding Woman (Marisa Carnesky)
and many more.
Nao also performs regularly with the cult pop performance group Frank Chickens (winner of Foster's Comedy God Awards).
She is a tutor in Lighting Design at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Pronouns: She/Her
CV upon request.
Contact: naonagai@mac.com