Claude Heintz (lighting designer) has been creating lighting for dance since designing his first Nutcracker in 1983. He holds an MFA in Theater Arts (Lighting Design) from the University of Oregon, where his design for the dance/drama Kabuki-Bacchae was recognized with a Kennedy Center award for best lighting design. His current projects include lighting for theatre, opera, dance, television and architecture. Claude is the author of MacLux Pro, a state-of-the-art visualization and planning software application for lighting design, which is used worldwide by professionals and colleges. Since joining the UW-Madison Dance Program in the fall of 1998, his work has been seen in over 50 productions locally including in the Oscar Mayer Theatre and Overture Hall. In recent years Claude has created lighting designs for such noted choreographers as Tandy Beal, Dan Wagoner, Sean Curran, Molissa Fenley, Barbara Grubel, Jan Erkert, Heidi Latsky, Maureen Janson and Li Chiao-Ping and has toured nationally and internationally with Jin-Wen Yu Dance. For images of Claude’s work visit his web portfolio. Claude is a competitive triathlete and completed his first marathon in Chicago in 2003.