Ken Tabachnick

Lighting designer, Resident Lighting Designer

Ken Tabachnick has an extensive background in both the management and the creative sides of the arts, where he has worked for more than thirty years. Some companies with whom Ken has collaborated include the Bolshoi and Kirov Companies, Paris Opera Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company and Trisha Brown Company. Currently, Ken is the Dean of the School of the Arts at Purchase College. Prior to that, Ken was General Manager at New York City Ballet. Ken has also served as the Resident Lighting Director at New York City Opera, and had his own private practice in entertainment and intellectual property law. He is currently a Trustee of Dance/USA and the Stephen Petronio Company and has been lighting Mr. Petronio’s work since 1985.