Marc Parent

Lighting Designer

Marc Parent has worked as a lighting designer for 20 years, creating more than one hundred designs. Since 1990 Marc has lit most of Peggy Baker's solo work, as well as designing all of Danièle Desnoyers' repertoire for Le carré des lombes, and for many choreographers of the contemporary dance scene in Montreal. Many of his designs have been seen over the years in Toronto, including The Haman/Navas Project of compagnie Flak / José Navas, Te souvient-il? by Louise Bédard / Sylvain Émard, 51 pieces of silver by Marie-Josée Chartier and Novecento a play directed by François Girard presented at The World Stage. He is currently resident lighting designer for Les grands ballets canadiens de Montréal. As a self-taught designer, Marc has earned public and critic recognition around the world for his exceptional works.

Marc Parent is a regular collaborator with Peggy Baker, having lit more than 20 works in her repertoire since 1988.