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词条 Finn Ross
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Awards and nominations

  4. References

  5. External links

Finn Ross (born 1982) is a Scottish video designer working internationally. He works primarily on stage productions in the London’s West Endand on Broadway in the USA.  He has also worked extensively in opera throughout Europe and has collaborated with designers like Es Devlin and theatre companies like Complicite. Ross has won a Tony Award and two Olivier Awards.

Early life and education

Ross was born and raised in Glen Tanar, Aberdeenshire.  He was educated at Aboyne Academy where he became interested in theatre thanks to his drama teacher, Yevonne Wheeler[1].  He also spent time at The Scottish Youth Theatre.

He studied at Central School of Speech and Drama in London from 2000 to 2003 earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Practise.[2]

Career

Ross began his career in 2005 being mentored by Dick Straker and Sven Ortel of the video design collective Mesmer, working as an associate on many of their productions and later designing for them.[3]

Notable work in Broadway and the West End includes Chimerica, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Betrayal, American Psycho, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Frozen, Mean Girls, Bat Out of Hell, Top Girls & The Tempest at the RSC.

Ross has design many opera productions, especially at the ENO[4]and has been cited as part of the movement of video designers who helped developt the form to maturity[5].  Notable work in opera includes The Magic Flute for DNO and ENO[6], The Damnation of Faust with Terry Gilliamat The ENO[7], The Death of Klinghoffer for ENO and The Met[8]and The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at the ROH[9]and Turn of the Screw, Beatrice & Benedict and Pearl Fishers & La Traviata at Theatre an der Wein.[10]

He has also had collaborations with British Theatre director Simon McBurneyand his company Complicite, designing 4 shows over a 10 year period.[11]

Ross is also a Design Champion of the V&A Dundee.

In 2015 he formed [https://www.fraystudio.co.uk/team-fray FRAY Studio] in Partnership With Adam Young.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2013Olivier AwardBest Set DesignCurious Incident of the dog in the Night-TimeWon
2014Olivier AwardBest Lighting DesignChimericaWon
2015Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Projection DesignCurious Incident of the dog in the Night TimeWon
Tony AwardBest Scenic Design of a PlayWon
2016Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Projection DesignAmerican PsychoWon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Projection DesignWon
Tony AwardBest Scenic Design of a MusicalNominated
2017What's on Stage AwardsBest Video DesignThe TempestNominated
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (with Ash Woodward)Won
Los Angeles Drama Critics CircleCGI/Video DesignCurious Incident of the Dog in the Night TimeWon
2018Tony AwardBest Scenic Design of a MusicalMean Girls (with Adam Young)Nominated
Outer Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Projection DesignInto The Body of the WorldNominated
FrozenNominated
Mean Girls (with Adam Young)Nominated
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (with Ash Woodward)Won
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Projection DesignMean Girls (with Adam Young)Nominated
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (with Ash Woodward)Won
Knight of Illumination AwardsProjection DesignMean Girls (with Adam Young)Won

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/aberdeen-man-nominated-for-prestigious-tony-award/|title=Aberdeen man nominated for prestigious Tony Award|last=Reporter|first=Evening Express|date=2015-04-29|website=Evening Express||access-date=2019-03-04}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.plasashow.com/exhibitors/royal-central-school-of-speech--drama|title=Royal Central School of Speech & Drama|website=Plasa 2018|access-date=2019-03-04}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mesmer.co.uk/people/finn-ross/|title=Finn Ross|website=Mesmer|access-date=2019-03-04}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.eno.org/artists/finn-ross/|title=Finn Ross {{!}} Video Designer {{!}} English National Opera|access-date=2019-03-04}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/10/video-royal-opera-house-kasper-holten-mozart-don-giovanni|title=How video saved the opera star|last=Jeffries|first=Stuart|date=2014-02-10|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-04|issn=0261-3077}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://londonist.com/2016/02/review-old-dog-new-tricks-the-magic-flute-plays-again-at-the-eno|title=Review: Old Dog, New Tricks... The Magic Flute Plays Again At The ENO|date=2016-02-10|website=Londonist|access-date=2019-03-04}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/03/terry-gilliam-opera-diary-benvenuto-cellini-berlioz-eno|title=Terry Gilliam's opera diary: 'We have a big head problem'|last=Gilliam|first=Terry|date=2014-06-03|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-04|issn=0261-3077}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/adams-the-death-of-klinghoffer-english-national-opera-7441068.html|title=Adams, The Death of Klinghoffer, English National Opera|date=2012-02-26|website=The Independent|access-date=2019-03-04}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.roh.org.uk/people/finn-ross|title=Finn Ross — People — Royal Opera House|website=www.roh.org.uk|access-date=2019-03-04}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theater-wien.at/en/programme-tickets/production/341/The-Turn-of-the-Screw|title=The Turn of the Screw|website=Theater an der Wien|access-date=2019-03-04}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.complicite.org/peoplecreatives/FinnRoss|title=Complicite - Finn Ross|website=www.complicite.org|access-date=2019-03-04}}

External links

  • Personal Website
  • {{IBDB name|481314}}
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7 : 1982 births|Living people|People from Aberdeenshire|Alumni of the Central School of Speech and Drama|Scottish scenic designers|Laurence Olivier Award winners|Tony Award winners

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