Accepting the 2025 Illumination Award for Experiential Lighting Design, Sponsored by ETC, Inc. for Enchanted Forest of Light 2024 on behalf of Lightswitch

About

Hello!

My name is Vada (vay.dah) and I am a freelance Lighting Director, Designer, and Programmer for touring, theatre, broadcast, and live events. I am currently based in Los Angeles.

I am a proud first-generation American and total art history nerd that enjoys drinking iced americanos, drawing, and daydreaming about owning multiple dogs.

In 2020, when live events came to a complete halt I was lucky enough to create a community with several industry peers to form EVEN. We are a non-profit that seeks to create a more diverse and inclusive live events industry through outreach, training, mentorship networking, and job placement.

Follow my instagram if you'd like! @darthvb