Amelia Lever-Davidson is an award-winning lighting designer for theatre, dance, live art, installation and events. Amelia is a graduate of The Victorian College of the Arts, The Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts and RMIT
Amelia has designed lighting for Sydney Theatre Company, The Melbourne Theatre Company, Belvoir St Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Chunky Move, Red Stitch, Chamber Made, Elbow Room, Belarus Free Theatre, Deep Soulful Sweats, The Hayloft Project, MKA, CIRCA, DARK MOFO, RISING,Melbourne International Comedy Festival and many others.
Her design credits include THE SEAGULL, JULIUS CAESAR (STC); MEET ME AT DAWN, BLOOM, BERNHARDT/HAMLET, GIRLS & BOYS, SLAP. BANG. KISS., ADMISSIONS, TORCH THE PLACE, THE VIOLENT OUTBURST THAT DREW ME TO YOU (MTC); HOUR OF THE WOLF, BECAUSE THE NIGHT, K-BOX, AUSTRALIAN REALNESS, TRUSTEES, TURBINE (Malthouse Theatre): BLESSED UNION, MY BRILLIANT CAREER, EVERY BRILLIANT THING (Belvoir); THEY DIVIDED THE SKY (Belvoir 25A); MONUMENT, A SIMPLE ACT OF KINDNESS, DESERT, 6:29PM, JURASSICA, FOXFINDER (Red Stitch Actors Theatre); LEVIATHAN (CIRCA); MYSELF IN THAT MOMENT, SYSTEM_ERROR, DIASPORA (Chamber Made); NEXT MOVE 11 (Chunky Move); HYDRA, MORAL PANIC, CONTEST, NICHE, CONVICTION, DREAM HOME (Darebin Speakeasy); WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? (Deep Soulful Sweats); HAND TO GOD (Vass Productions); LOOKING GLASS, TRIUMPH (fortyfivedownstairs); MKA’s DOUBLE FEATURE (MTC Neon); META (Malthouse Helium Season); GROUND CONTROL, CAMEL, HELLO THERE WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU (Next Wave Festival). Amelia’s work has been presented both nationally and internationally at festivals, and she has also designed for RISING, DARK MOFO, Melbourne Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Amelia’s work has been recognised with Green Room Awards for DIASPORA, CONTEST, LOOKING GLASS and her 2015 body of work. Amelia is an Australia Council ArtStart and JUMP Mentorship recipient, Ian Potter Cultural Trust recipient, and a past participant in the Malthouse Besen Family Artist Program and the Melbourne Theatre Company’s inaugural Women in Theatre Program. Amelia has also worked as lighting director for Channel Nine, Channel Ten, and the ABC.