Eels
Lighting design and cinematography for Mystery Fun Club — Eels, feat. Hadas Hinkis & Duckie L'Orange.
Light & interactive
Lighting design and interactive artworks.
Freqs Of Nature
Lighting design for the Groove Floor at an ex-Soviet airfield south of Berlin — wearable MIDI controllers, Raspberry Pi, vvvv, and a wireless flamethrower.
'Echoes' Interactive Experiment
Echoes interactive visualisation experiments at Sensorium 2018 — vvvv, fieldtrip vectors, featuring EunJi Sung and Amy Cartwright.
Echoes3
A preview of the New Stuff in store for 2018 Echoes installation.
Blue Rose Sensory Installation 2017
Universally designed interactive sensory installation with Beyond Empathy, Merrigong Theatre Company, and the Illawarra community.
QVB Year Of The Dog
2018 marks the Year of the Dog in the Chinese Zodiac. The Queen Victoria Building in central Sydney, Australia commissioned Papermoose to create a memorable interactive installatio.
The Little Mermaid
This production of Disneys The Little Mermaid took absolutely no compromises with production values. Flying performers, automated flying scenery, robotic boats and incredible costu.
Venchi Chocolate Experience
Milanese studio dotdotdot was commissioned by Carlo Ratti association to produce an interactive installation for the Venchi pavillion at FICO, the brand new Eataly’s food park in B.
Volvo Art Session
Toby K and Aidan Boyle were engaged by Flora Fauna Visions to provide a custom motion tracking solution for a live dance performance in Zurich as part of the Volvo Art Sessions 201.
Join The Dots
Join The Dots allows children in Sydney and Japan to make digital art together in this real-time creative project. Join the Dots connects kids in both countries via live video link.
Freqs Of Nature 2017
Co-lighting design for the Freqs Of Nature 2017 Groove Floor — wearable MIDI controller, vvvv, and ETC Nomad at Jüterbog near Berlin.
Sunray
Sunray is a permanent architectural installation located on the main street of Ashfield, Australia. We were commissioned by Ramus Illumination to perform technical design and insta.
888 Collins St (Programming)
Real-time weather-reactive lighting programming for 888 Collins St — data from the Bureau of Meteorology and a rooftop weather station.
Carrion (MCA 2016)
A dissimulation of finches in collective bird song tweet requiem in d-minor, polyphonic tones carry on the wind. Warm rain falling. Steam. Lyrebirds mimic chainsaws while Bower bir.
Galaxy Of Suns
A Galaxy of Suns Premiered at the 2016 Dark MOFO festival in Hobart Created by Michaela Gleave in collaboration with Amanda Cole and Warren Armstrong Performed by the Tasmanian Sym.
Landscape With Monsters
Landscape With Monsters Produced by Circa and Merrigong Theatre Company Presented at the Illwarra Performing Arts Center 2016 Director - Yaron Lifschitz Associate Director - Alice.
Stolen
Stolen by Jane Harrison Produced by the National Theatre Of Parramatta Performed at Lennox Theatre, Riverside Theatres, Parrmatta Director: Vicki Van Hout Set and Costume Design: I.
Supreme Ultimate / Women Of Fairfield
A collaboration between Hissy Fit and Australian-Vietnamese actor, director, martial arts specialist, Maria Tran. Staged on the top three floors of the Downey Lane Car Park. Suprem.
Mortal Condition
Lighting, projection, set design, and robotics automation for Larissa McGowan's dance work at Adelaide Festival Centre.
The River Eats 2015 South Korea
MCA remount of The River Eats at MMCA Seoul — part of the New Romance exhibition of Australian and South Korean artists.
The Unbroken Line - Sydney Opera House: Creative Play
Client: Sydney Opera House Title: The Unbroken Line Brief: Every school holidays Sydney Opera House runs a Creative Play program in the western foyer. The Unbroken Line is one of a.
So Popera Presents: The Producers
The Producers Presented by So Popera , Wollongong 2016.
Hissy Fit Development
Development images for Hissy Fit's I Might Blow Up Someday — lighting for rehearsals at Studio 1 UNSW, July 2015.
QL2 - Reckless Valour
Lighting design for QL2 Dance's Reckless Valour — contemporary dance with video design by WildBear Entertainment.
Choreographic coding lab Melbourne 2015
Week at the Choreographic Coding Lab Melbourne 2015 with dancer Steph Hutchison — part of the Motion Bank research programme.
Psyfari 2015 Launch Party
Lighting for the Psyfari 2015 launch party — decor by the Noisy Chickens, projection by Optic Soups, lasers by Chris Gregory.
The Ashgirl
Lighting design for Kincoppal-Rose Bay School's production of The Ashgirl by Timberlake Wertenbaker.
Beatdice
Interactive light sculpture for Vivid Sydney 2015 — rearrange large cubes to remix the music. A collaborative, accessible instrument for the Light Walk.
Sydney Theatre Awards Win!
All's Well That Ends Well named best independent lighting design at the 2014 Sydney Theatre Awards — also best production and best sound design.
OutsideIn 2014
Main-stage lighting for OutsideIn Festival 2014 at Manning Bar, Sydney — produced by Astral People with Optic Soups on projection.
Psyfari 2014
Co-lighting design with Chris Gregory for Psyfari 2014 in the Capertee Valley — visuals by Optic Soup on the Life Cycle stage.
City of Sydney - Envirobank sculpture
Lighting consultant for Papermoose's giant 10c coin sculpture at Customs House — IP-rated LED strip with automated timers for the City of Sydney Envirobank program.
Echo Tables - Sydney Opera House: Creative Play
Kinect-driven interactive projection for Sydney Opera House Creative Play — large-group participation with a low barrier to entry.
Self Portrait
Animated self-portrait — an early interactive experiment from 2014.
Incredible Book Eating Boy Gallery
Lighting design for CDP Theatre Producers' The Incredible Book Eating Boy — based on the Oliver Jeffers book.
Alls Well That Ends Well 2014 Gallery
Lighting design for Sport For Jove's All's Well That Ends Well at the York Theatre — praised for scale, ambition and masterful storytelling.
Inspiring Light: American Landscapes Pt 3
Part 3 of American landscape photography from the 2013 Hitler's Daughter tour — completing the Inspiring Light trilogy.
Twelfth Night 2014 Riverside Gallery
Lighting for Sport For Jove's Twelfth Night remount at Riverside Theatre, Parramatta — praised for seamless, invisible storytelling.
Cyrano de Bergerac Gallery
Lighting design for Sport For Jove's Cyrano de Bergerac — photos by Toby Knyvett and Seiya Taguchi.
Sydney Opera House Creative Play - Lego
Sydney Opera House Presents built a lego structure for their January 2014 creative play program. Children were given free reign to build on vertical plates with a range of classic.
The Man Who Dreamt The Stars Gallery
Lighting and video design for Merrigong's The Man Who Dreamt The Stars — infrared tracking and responsive projected environments.
Much Ado About Nothing Gallery
Lighting design for Sport For Jove's Much Ado About Nothing at Bella Vista Farm — praised for Globe-like warmth amid the oil lamps.
Anaconda Gallery
Simon LyndonAnaconda at Bondi PavillionProduced by Paddington Arts Club and Tamarama Rock SurfersWriter / Director Sarah DoyleWith Martin Broome, Damian de Montemas, Simon Lyndon, Leeanna WalsmanC
Inspiring Light: American Landscapes Pt 2
ArkansasPart 2 of 4 of a collection of landscapes I took in America earlier this year.Part 1 is here.Continue reading for the full gallery.
Dead Man Brake Gallery
Sabryna Te'oThe lighting by Toby Knyvett - extremely evocative of the mood of the piece, adding to the intensity of the emotions being shown and felt - Stage WhispersDirected by Anne-Louise Ren
Inspiring Light: American Landscapes Pt 1
Arkansas I spent 3 months in America this year with Monkey Baas Hitlers Daughter. We toured theatres in the mid-west, south and south east. Plus we got to spend 10 days in Alaska.The country in Ame
Australian Dance Awards 2013
Lighting design for the 2013 Australian Dance Awards at the Canberra Theatre — featuring extracts from QL2, Force Majeure, Sydney Dance Company and more.
The River Eats 2013 Video
Excerpt video from The River Eats 2013 at Performance Space — Justin Shoulder's visually stunning fable of transformation and desire.
Hit The Floor Together Gallery
Hit The Floor Together Presented by QL2 Dance at the Canberra Playhouse Jul-Aug 2013Artistic Director: Ruth OsborneAssistant to the Artistic Director: Adelina LarssonChoreographers: Dean CrossDaniel
The River Eats
A standout of Melbourne's 2012 Next Wave Festival, The River Eats is a visually stunning fable of transformation and desire.Cult Magazine - July 2013An audio visual assault that could rival Aphex
The River Eats 2013 Trailer
From 3 - 13 July at Carriageworks. Presented by Performance Space.Full info and Buy Tickets Here.Devised, Performed, Costume & Set Design: Justin ShoulderVideo and Lighting Design: Toby Knyv
Toolkit Festival 2013 Workshop - Venice
In May 2013 I participated in an interactive arts workshop as part of the Toolkit Festival in Venice, Italy. The workshop was facilitated by Allessandro Masserdotti from dotdotdot.Toolkit Festiv
Twelfth Night Everglades Gallery
For more information and full credits click hereLighting design by Toby K
Twelfth Night Everglades timelapse
A time lapse video of the lighting focus and plot for Sport For Joves 2012/2013 Shakespeare in the park season. This is taken at our second venue, the Everglades Gardens, Leura, NSW, Australia. 2.1
Star Project 2012 Video
The Star Project is an ongoing development I've been a part of in Wollongong. It's been hosted by Merrigong Theatre Company in partnership with The Disability Trusts Altogether Drama group. F
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
James Lugton, Tyran Parke, Michael Pigott in Twelfth Night, Bella Vista Farm, 2012. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Presented at Bella Vista Farm. December 2012. Produced by Sport for Jove
Hamlet
Hamlet by Sport for Jove Theatre Company 2012. Presented at York Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney. Directed by Damien Ryan. Lighting Design by Toby Knyvett.
Blood Pressure
Director: Sanja SimicWriter: Mark RogersDramaturg: Jennifer MedwayLighting Designer: Toby KnyvettSound Designer: Tegan NichollsProducer: Melanie Carolan Cast: Wade Briggs
Macbeth
Macbeth by Sport for Jove Theatre Company 2011/2012. Presented at Bella Vista/Leura Shakespeare festival. Directed by Damien Ryan. Lighting Design by Toby Knyvett. Photography by Seiya Taguchi.
The Bugalugs Bum Thief
The Bugalugs Bum Thief by Tim Winton, produced by Monkey Baa Theatre Company. 2012 Australian Tour. Adapted by Sandra Eldridge, Eva Di Cesare & Tim McGar
Realnaut - Rapid Prototype 2012
Realnaut is a new independent artwork I'm creating. I presented a first-draft version at the inaugural Rapid Prototype event, held at Alaska Projects in the Kings Cross Car Park, 28th August
Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the Shrew by Sport for Jove Theatre Company 2011/2012. Presented at Bella Vista/Leura Shakespeare festival. Directed by Damien Ryan. Lighting Design by Toby Knyvett. Photography by Seiya Tag
CubeJam Prototype
Cubejam is an interactive artwork that allows young people to make music. Its first prototype was deployed at the South Coast Children's Festival 2011. It is inspired by the Reactable tangible music i
V 2012 Excerpts Video
V Excerpt 2012 from Toby Knyvett on Vimeo.Urban mythmaker Justin Shoulder creates a unique fusion of live performance and theatrical ceremony. Faith speaks of a God that created the angels pure and
Introduction to tracking live performers using threshold tracking and infrared light.
* Note - I've setup a new blog for articles and contributions like this, click here*Version 1 /5/7/12 - Created. Eventually going to update this with some images.This is an introduction to the sci
Forestation Gallery
Forestation 2011 from Toby Knyvett on Vimeo.Forestation is an interactive artwork that turns physical movement into the DNA of a unique tree. Each tree is stored and placed into a digital forest whic
Feedback
Interactive light work exploring relationships between light and the human body — excerpt video from the Feedback 2011 development series.
Funk It Up About Nothin' - Chicago
Funkit up about' Nothin is ahip hop adaptation of Shakespeares MuchAdo About Nothing. It wascreated and directed by the Q brothers and originally produced byChicago Shakespeare Theatre in 2008.
Death in Bowengabbie Gallery
Death in Bowengabbie by Caleb LewisProduced by Merrigong Theatre CompanyGordon Theatre, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, 2010Directed by Anne-Louise RentellDesigned by Talitha KlevjerLighting Design
Superb and Broken 2011
Three ordinary people search for passion and a self buried deep in the dark...A homage to the power of fantasy to get to the truth of the matter, superb & broken combines brilliant clowning with j
Dapto Chaser Gallery
The Dapto Chaser by Mary Rachel-BrownProduced by Merrigong Theatre CompanyDirector: Anne-Louise RentellDesigner: Imogen RossLighting Designer: Toby KnyvettSound Designer: Daryl Wa
Feedback 2010 Tree Sequence
Feedback 2010 Tree Sequence from Toby Knyvett on Vimeo.Part of scene 1 from the first development of Feedback in 2010. Featuring Jessica Millman with audio by Wendy Suiter. Visuals by Toby Knyvett.A
What is Feedback?
Interactive hybrid live work using infrared tracking — performers improvise with generative vision and sound driven by their movement.
Feedback Sep 2010 Production Report
Production report documenting the September 2010 Feedback development — infrared tracking, vvvv, Congo Blue lighting, and work-in-progress showings at Merrigong.
4 Plays About Wollongong
Four commissioned plays about the Illawarra region — Merrigong Theatre Company production at IPAC, Gordon Theatre, November 2009.
4 Plays About Wollongong Production Report
Production report for Merrigong's four-play Illawarra anthology — shared set, lighting plan, and photos from Blame it on Dapto, The Sound, and Sameness of the Days.
What is Project: ALICE?
Project: ALICE is a new Australian work inspired by the Lewis Caroll classic Alice in Wonderland. It rewrites the tale from a generation Y perspective, exploring the rabbit holes of technology and iso
Project: ALICE Production Report.
Project: ALICE was always going to be very ambitious, particularly from a technical perspective. For me it felt like I was doing one of those rare projects where we could go all out on the technical p
Snatch Paradise
Gemeinschaft Dogs' Edinburgh-bound production — lighting and technical production for the Sydney preview season and Fraser Studios gala premiere.
Snatch Paradise Production Report
The Snatch Paradise gala premiere was a challenge because not only did it have to look and sound great but it was also a fund-raising event held in order to send the show over to England. It needed to