ABOUT
Placing Shadows studio was officially founded in 2010 but Jvan Morandi has been creating shows since 1994 after graduating at Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Since then the studio has collaborated with artists all over the world in projects ranging from theatre& opera to electronic music and environmental lighting.
Since the early days of dance music Placing Shadows have had the good fortune to tour with acts like Roni Size Reprazent, Faithless, Roisin Murphy, Placebo and many others
culminating with a longstanding collaboration with electronic music and visual pioneer Jean Michel Jarre.
Originally trained as a theatre designer I have had the honour to work with directors like Jonathan Miller and Deborah Warner in projects ranging from opera to plays in world famous theatres : Covent Garden Royal Opera House, La Scala Milano, National Theatre , Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, Lyric Hammersmith to name a few.
SHOWREEL
Lighting and show design for @roisinmurphyofficial ----- Overpowered ⦁ 2008-2009 ⦁ World Tour ----- Hairless Toys ⦁ 2015-2016 ⦁ World Tour @thomasofhadley content credits to © Talula Sheppard
Lighting and show design for @thekooksmusic Listen! ⦁ 2015~2016 ⦁ World Tour @thomasofhadley content credits to © Louise Stickland
Lighting and Show design for @faithlessofficial Outrospective ⦁ 2001~2002 ⦁ World Tour ----- No roots ⦁ 2004~2005 ⦁ World Tour ----- To all new arrivals ⦁ 2007~2008 ⦁ World Tour ----- content credits to ©Placing Shadows
BBC Planet Earth 2 live show ⦁ 2018 ⦁ Euro Tour BBC Blue Planet 2 live show ⦁ 2019 ⦁ Euro Tour @blueplanet.2 @planetearth2live @bbc @pull_the_pin_out @davidattenborough @hanszimmer content credits to © Placing Shadows
Lighting and show design for @negramaroofficial Casa 69 ⦁ 2010~2011 ⦁ Tour ----- Greatest Hits ⦁ 2012~2013 ⦁ Tour ----- La Rivoluzione Sta Arrivando ⦁ 2014~2015 ⦁ Tour ----- @waveseller @thomasofhadley @andrewdmorgan01 @planet_jump_productions
Swatch Skin Collection Launch ⦁ 2017 ⦁ London (UK) @bluman_associates @swatch_uk @rockartdesign content credits to © bluman associates
lighting design for theatre and opera productions •Wexford Opera Festival• •Garsington Opera Festival• •Grange Park Opera Festival• •Lyric Hammersmith• •Wilton's Music Hall• •National Theatre• •Tara Arts Productions
Kosheen ⦁ 2001-2005 ⦁ Resist World Tour Kokopelli World tour lighting and show design by @placingshadows content credits to ©: Talula Sheppard
Azimuth Festival ⦁ 2020 ⦁ Al-'Ula (SA) Aero Productions @azimuthfestival @missctotheh R2B content credits to © Aero Productions
The Black Album ⦁ 2009 ⦁ National Theatre ⦁ London (UK) by: Anif Kureishi Stage director: Jetinder Verma Set design: Tim Hatley Costume design: Claudia Verma Video content: Thomas Hadley Lighting design: @placingshadows content credits to ©Talula Sheppard
lighting and show design for @placeboworld by @placingshadows Meds ⦁ 2006~2008 ⦁ World Tour Hans Pannecouke ----- Battle for the Sun ⦁ 2009~2010 ⦁ World Tour Knifedge ----- Loud Like Love ⦁ 2012~2013 ⦁ World Tour INTRO design agency ----- A Place for Us to Dream ⦁ 2016~2017 ⦁ World Tour content credits to ©Talula Sheppard
Poland: First to Fight ⦁ WW2 80th anniversary ⦁ 2019 ⦁ Muzeum 1939 ⦁ Gdansk (PL) @muzeum1939 producer: @wearepixelartworks lighting design: @placingshadows
Lighting and show design for @manuelcarrasco_ by Placing Shadows Manuel Carrasco ⦁ 2019 ⦁ La Cruz Del Mapa Tour @cranrustvfx Tom Hadley @andrewdmorgan01 Planet Jump @joerididdens content credits to © CranrustVFX & Placing Shadows
Laser Mapping Installations by Placing Shadows KAFD Business district Laser Mapping Installation ⦁ 2018 ⦁ Riyadh (SA) ----- Azimuth Festival ⦁ 2020 ⦁ Al-'Ula (SA) Stephan Unal & Ensar Turan @ Laser Image (NL) content credits to © Aero Productions
Don Pasquale ⦁ 2004 ----- Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ⦁ Florence (IT) ----- Royal Opera House , COVENT GARDEN⦁ London (UK) ----- Teatro de la Maestranza ⦁ Seville (ES) ----- Parque de la Reina Sophia ⦁ Valencia (ES) ----- Teatro La Scala ⦁ Milan (IT) stage director: Jonathan Miller set & costumes: Isabella Bywaters lighting design: @placingshadows content credits to ©Talula Sheppard Photography
Lighting & show design for @jeanmicheljarre by Placing Shadows. Electronica 1 & 2 ⦁ 2016~2018 ⦁ World Tours @cranrustvfx Tom Hadley @andrewdmorgan01 @waveseller ------ Live at the Dead Sea ⦁ 2017 ⦁ Masada (IL) ------ Azimuth Festival ⦁ 2020 ⦁ Al-'Ula (SA) ------ Welcome to the Other Side ⦁ NYE Virtual Concert ⦁ 2020 City of Paris Aero Productions @vrroom_xr New Technology walkers Manifattura Italiana Design @vvincentvvincent CranRustVFX Maud Clavier David Montagne ----- Fête de la musique ⦁ 2021 ⦁ Paris (FR) producer: R2B&Aero Productions content credits to ©Placing Shadows
Macallan Distillery Inauguration ⦁ 2018 ⦁ Scotland (UK) agency: @genie_agency producer: @wearepixelartworks lighting design: @placingshadows
Le nozze di Figaro ⦁ 2003 ⦁ Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ⦁ Florence (IT) stage director: Jonathan Miller stage designer: Peter J. Davison costume designer: Sue Blane lighting design: @placingshadows content credits to ©Talula Sheppard Photography @maggiomusicale
Lighting and Show design for @faithlessofficial Outrospective ⦁ 2001~2002 ⦁ World Tour (📷n°1) No roots ⦁ 2004~2005 ⦁ World Tour (📷n°2) To all new arrivals ⦁ 2007~2008 ⦁ World Tour (📷n°3) content credits to ©Placingshadows
Aston Martin F1 team presentation ⦁ 2021 ⦁ @astonmartinf1 ⦁ @lance_stroll @vettelofficial producer: @wearepixelartworks lighting design: @placingshadows filming: @weareblackskull content credits to ©Aston Martin
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