Luke Halls is an award winning video designer, recognised by Drama Desk and BAFTA for his work on concerts, theatre shows, film and public art. His recent projects include the Broadway Theatre’s ‘West Side Story’, ‘Book of Dust’ at the Bridge Theatre, The Pet Shop Boys ‘Dreamworld’ tour and ‘Frameless’, a permanent immersive gallery experience […]

Dorian Thomas is a multi-disciplined creative design lead with 23 years of industry experience in devising and executing creative projects for a diverse portfolio of brands. A passionate advocate of concept-driven creative ideas, his process of crafting those ideas to realisation produces powerful creative works that capture and stay with audiences. Dorian developed notable experience […]

Kate Dawkins is a multi-BAFTA-winning motion designer and creative director. With over 25 years of experience, turning pixels and projection into spectacular immersive events shows and live performances–entrancing global audiences. She’s had the privilege of collaborating closely with world-class directors, producers, artists, and brands, such as BBC Studios for DCMS, Ministry of Defence, and The […]

David Sheldon-Hicks co-founded Territory Studio in 2010, a specialist studio that draws on expertise in narrative-led creative design to imagine, realise and build new worlds. Leading studio locations in the UK, the US, and in mainland Europe, David’s love of storytelling and technology, and his eye for emotive details, has grown and established the studio’s […]

Pembe Tokluhan is a multidisciplinary backstage creative, specializing in live audio, stage, production and tour management. With a background in youth work, public speaking and diversity consultancy.  She is the founder of Petok Productions, a women, trans and non-binary led production company recognising women, trans and non-binary people working behind the scene, screens and lens. […]

Rachel Nicholson is Head of Institution at Backstage Academy. My research interests include technology as performance, lighting design and digital scenography. I am interested in furthering my experience of the design and development of new courses in scenography and technology for live events.

Julia Lou is a Virtual Production Supervisor at Lux Machina Consulting, focusing on creative workflows and pushing forward technology for virtual production. She graduated with Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Radio/Television/Film at the University of Texas at Austin before completing a Master’s of Science in Computer Animation and Visual Effects at Bournemouth University, specializing […]

Dickon Knowles is a Director and Motion Designer at dandelion + burdock. He has realised almost a hundred immersive theatre and narrative driven experiences as well as created artwork and assets for several public interactive installations.  With a forward facing approach to design and enthusiasm for collaboration, his team have delivered projects that span the […]

Shelly Sabel is a NYC-based designer and creative director, who recently joined the team at Fuse.  Her 25-year design career spans art, fashion, theater, dance, live events, immersive experiences, and virtual production. Favorite projects involve storytelling through content and experiences that showcase emergent technologies as well as then getting those technologies into the hands of a broader spectrum of […]