| Biography | 59 Productions is the Olivier and Tony Award-winning company of artists behind the video design of the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, globe-trotting smash hit, War Horse, the design and creative direction of the record- breaking David Bowie is exhibition and the decor concept design for The Met Ball, hosted by Anna Wintour. Led by directors Leo Warner, Mark Grimmer, Lysander Ashton and Richard Slaney, with the companys New York branch led by Ben Pearcy, 59 are world-leading specialists in design for stage and live events, the go-to team for generating creative and technical ideas to realise ambitious artistic projects.
Building on a decade of experience making theatrical work for some of the worlds greatest venues including the National Theatre, the Royal Opera House, The Metropolitan Opera and the Salzburg Festival the Company has more recently become renowned for creating spectacular public artworks, projection-mapping some of the worlds most iconic buildings, including the Sydney Opera House, Edinburgh Castle, and the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
As of 2017, the company has also begun producing its own theatrical work, with its first full scale production, Paul Austers City of Glass playing at Home, Manchester and the Lyric, Hammersmith. |