awards

The ALD has launched its annual award scheme, previously the Michael Northern awards, aimed at all students and recent graduates studying in the UK, it also unveils its streamlined rebranding with a new name, The ALD Awards for Excellence.

As co-organiser of the Knights of Illumination (KOI) Awards with The Fifth Estate, The STLD, international lighting designer Durham Marenghi and his wife Jennie, the Association of Lighting Designers would like to recognise with great pride its own members amongst the 24 designers to be ‘knighted’ and bestowed with the emblematic sword trophy. More ALD members than ever before took a well-earned...

The Association of Lighting Designers, has announced the launch of the 2017 Michael Northen Awards. This year, following extensive research by the ALD’s student working group, a total of four awards will be presented under the ‘Michael Northen Award scheme’.

The Association of Lighting Designers (ALD), has announced the winners of its prestigious Michael Northen Bursary Award, at an awards ceremony aligned with the recent ABTT trade show (ABTT Theatre Show, Alexandra Palace, 26-27 June 2016) . The Michael Northen Bursary is awarded annually to students or recent graduates of lighting studies in the UK, who have demonstrated strong, imaginative and...

The ALD is excited to announce the launch of the Michael Northen Bursary for 2016. This years competition is being brought forward in the year, with the awards presentation taking place at the ABTT Theatre Show, in London on the 23rd June 2016.

Adam Murdoch, recently graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, has won this year’s Michael Northen Bursary (MNB), picking up a £500 cash award at a special presentation at PLASA London on Monday 5th October. He also won a year’s premium Stage Jobs Pro membership and a copy of Michael Northen’s autobiography.

The judging panel of the Knight of Illumination Awards 2015 Concert Touring and Events category has announced its shortlisted designers for the prestigious ceremony this autumn. Hailed by the Guardian as 'the lighting industry's very own major awards event', the Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of lighting and, as of last year, video designers working on shows in the UK. The...