Following the exciting announcement that Showlight 2029 will take place from 23-26 April in Granada, Spain, Showlight has released two more of its Speaker Presentation videos from 2025, reminding delegates of the variety of topics they can expect at each incarnation of this unique lighting quadrennial.
Experimental theatre Lighting Designer, Jesper Kongshaug and prominent Italian-Argentine lighting designer, Ezequiel Nobili, showcase two very different approaches to storytelling through lighting.
Jesper Kongshaug: Beyond Illumination: The Experimental Language of Light in Performance and Public Spaces
Kongshaug is an award-winning lighting designer who has worked at the intersection of performing arts, light art, architecture, and lighting technology for over 25 years. Known for his experimental yet assured approach, Kongshaug has shaped striking visual experiences on international stages with a signature style that blends classic precision with radical innovation.
At Showlight, Kongshaug presented key examples from lighting and stage visuals for the internationally renowned performance group Hotel Pro Forma, as well as his exterior lighting projects, all of which showcase his innovative approach to the creation of evocative theatrical landscapes.
Kongshaug is also curator for the Copenhagen Light Festival and lectures at leading cultural institutions worldwide. “Because of the great reaction to my presentation, a number of people travelled from the US to the Copenhagen Light Festival this year,” said Kongshaug. “I will return the complement by travelling to the BLINK light festival in Cincinnati this October where I will also deliver a keynote speech to students on the Cincinnati University lighting design programme.”
Kongshaug’s book on lighting in design is due for release later 2026.
Ezequiel Nobili: MAYRIT. Light and vibration, a sensory experience for everyone
Lighting designer and member of the AAI, Spain’s association of lighting and video authors, Nobili has extensive experience in the performing and audio-visual arts. He has designed numerous lighting, video, and scenic design projects, and teaches at various institutions, focusing on light and the emotional impact of colours.
In Mayrit. Water, Stone, Fire, and Flesh, Nobili created as an ephemeral site-specific work originally for the LuzMadrid 2023, the Madrid International Festival of Light, which revalued the Arab wall of Madrid. Using olfactory, tactile, visual, and auditory devices, it offers an accessible multisensory experience that dissolves boundaries, leaving a lasting mark in the memory of participants.
Nobili is currently working on Cariño, pásame el pan, a flamenco theatre production, an ephemeral façade lighting installation for a luxury retail store, and a museum exhibition lighting project in collaboration with lighting designer Nicolás Fischtel.
More Speaker presentation videos from 2025 and previous editions can be viewed on the Showlight website, along with a taste of Showlight’s Student Programme: www.showlight.org/videos
