UPCOMING PROJECTS

2026

TOSCA @ Des Moines Metro Opera, June 2026:
Directed by Joshua Borths.
Conducted by David Neely.
Set by Steven C. Kemp.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

OF MICE AND MEN @ Des Moines Metro Opera, June 2026:
Directed by Kristine McIntyre.
Conducted by Christopher James Ray.
Set & Projections by Luke Cantarella.
Costumes by Kara Harmon.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

COSI @ Glimmerglass Festival, Cooperstown, New York, July 17 - August 15, 2026:
Directed by Eric Einhorn.
Conducted by Joseph Colaneri.
Set by James Rotondo.
Costumes by Beth Goldenberg.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

HUGO MARCHAND @ New York City Center, July 2026:
Paris Opera Ballet Etoile Hugo Marchand curates and performs in this evening of six dances, including Bolero.
Kate Ashton, Lighting Director.

JOFFREY JAZZ & CONTEMPORARY SUMMER INTENSIVE @ La Guardia Performing Arts Center, August 2026:
Artistic Director: Angelica Stiskin.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

FALL FOR DANCE @ New York City Center, September 22 - October 3, 2026:
The Fall for Dance Festival returns to City Center for its 23rd season of bringing the best in dance from all over the world to 22,00 dance fans.
Kate Ashton, Lighting Director.

SEKOU McMILLER & FRIENDS URBAN LOVE SUITE @ Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, October 16, 2026:
A joy-filled rhythmical journey through African American, Afro Latino/a/e and West African music and dance traditions, Urban Love Suite celebrates the cultural love affair between Black and Brown peoples, through encounters in cityscapes including Harlem, the Bronx, Dakar, São Paulo, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Directed & Choreographed by Sekou McMiller.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

LA SCALA DI SETA / I DUE TIMIDI @ the Juilliard School, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, November 2026:
Directed by John Giampietro.
Set by Krit Robinson
Costumes by Audrey Nauman.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

NEW DANCES: EDITION 2026 @ the Juilliard School, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, December 2026:
Choreography by Baye & Asa, Rosie Herrera, Justin Peck, and Caili Quan.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

JOFFREY BALLET SCHOOL'S NUTCRACKER @ LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, December 11 - 13, 2026:
The Joffrey Ballet School's annual presentation of this holiday classic.
Artistic Directors: Era Jouravlev and Jennifer Howard.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.
In memory of Jo Matos.

2027

SEKOU McMILLER & FRIENDS PALLADIAN NIGHTS @ the Joyce Theatre, January 5-10, 2027:
Sekou McMiller & Friends marks its first Joyce appearance with Palladium Nights, a heart-pounding, joyous, rhythmically infectious celebration of the golden age of Latin dance and music. The latest addition to its repertory series Afro Latin Jazz and Soul Experience, Palladium Nights explores the cultural legacy and enduring artistic influence of New York’s historic Palladium Ballroom and America's Latin craze of the 40's, 50's, and 60's—a movement that became the heartbeat of nightlife, forever changing the landscape of music and dance culture worldwide.
Directed & Choreographed by Sekou McMiller.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

BALLET WEST’S DON QUIXOTE @ Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 12 - 20, 2027:
Choreography by Anna-Marie Holmes, after Marius Petipa.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

CARMEN @ Madison Opera, April 2027:
Directed by Joshua Borths.
Conducted by Stephanie Rhodes Russell.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

PELLEAS & MELISANDE @ Curtis School of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2027:
Directed by John Matsumoto Giampietro.
Conducted by Evan Rogister.
Set by Alexis Distler.
Costumes by Audrey Nauman.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

RUSALKA @ Glimmerglass Festival, Cooperstown, New York, July 26 - August 21, 2027:
Directed by Brenna Corner.
Conducted by Joseph Colaneri.
Set by James Rotondo.
Costumes by Judith Bowden.
Projection by S. Katy Tucker.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

THE LITTLE PRINCE @ Glimmerglass Festival, Cooperstown, New York, July 27 - August 20, 2027:
Directed by Brenna Corner.
Set by James Rotondo.
Costumes by Judith Bowden.
Lighting by Kate Ashton.

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