Original stage photograph: backlight and performers’ shadows
JO SEUNG HAN

LIGHTING DESIGNER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Shaping scenes with light

PORTFOLIO 2026
JO SEUNG HAN
30YEARS OF PRACTICE

JO SEUNG HAN

Original black-and-white portrait of Jo Seung Han

Since 1996, I have worked in performance lighting design. I work as a lighting designer and technical director across theatres, major events, exhibitions and theme parks.

Graduate, Department of Stage Design, School of Drama, Korea National University of Arts Completed postgraduate coursework (Advanced Professional Program)

PROFILE

1996
Began working in performance lighting design
1998–2006
Lighting Director, Youngsan Art Hall
2001–2018
Lecturer and Adjunct Professor, Kaywon University of Art and Design
2006–2016
Lighting Designer, Haewadal Production
2019–
Director, OK Company; Lighting Designer and Technical Director
2022–
Member, Gimpo City Landscape Committee

Lighting design · Lighting direction · Technical direction · Landscape design and consulting

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01Musical

Musicals

Oh! Carol — performance lighting design
Oh! Carol
Les Misérables in Concert — performance lighting design
Les Misérables in Concert
Yeosu Odolle — performance lighting design
Yeosu Odolle
Napoleon — performance lighting design
Napoleon

02Korean Traditional Musical

Korean Traditional Musicals

Mr. Manseok in the Year of Gabo — performance lighting design
Mr. Manseok in the Year of Gabo
Buluheon’s Dream Journey — performance lighting design
Buluheon’s Dream Journey
The Good Woman of Jeongeup — performance lighting design
The Good Woman of Jeongeup
Dancing Museong Seowon — performance lighting design
Dancing Museong Seowon
Setting Fire to Red Cliff — performance lighting design
Setting Fire to Red Cliff

03Theatre

Theatre

Silence between lines, the direction of a gaze. Light and shadow create a psychological space.

Misery — performance lighting design
Misery
Father — performance lighting design
Father
  • The First Birthday
  • Deuce
  • Songs My Mother Taught Me
  • Agamemnon
  • The Train
  • Three Sisters
  • The Journey
  • The Railway
  • The Talking Cat
  • It Is a Flower

04Dance

Dance

Light extends the line, speed and breath of the moving body.

March for the Beloved — performance lighting design
March for the Beloved
On the Blade — performance lighting design
On the Blade
  • The Upside-Down Human
  • Love Affair
  • Please Don’t Go
  • Ari
  • The Others Who Steal
  • Jochimmun: Love Affair
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
  • A Journey in Four Colours

05Concert & Opera

Concerts · Opera

The Magic Flute — performance lighting design
The Magic Flute
Dancing Orchestra — performance lighting design
Dancing Orchestra
Eom Yu Min Beop — performance lighting design
Eom Yu Min Beop
Bily Acoustie — performance lighting design
Bily Acoustie
Navy Patriotic Concert — performance lighting design
Navy Patriotic Concert

06Events

Events

Stadiums and outdoor spaces become a single stage, designed for both the audience and the camera.

Incheon Asian Para Games R&D — performance lighting design
Incheon Asian Para Games R&D
Yeosu Expo Opening Ceremony — performance lighting design
Yeosu Expo Opening Ceremony
The Blue, Sokcho — performance lighting design
The Blue, Sokcho

07Theme Park

Theme Parks

Incheon Global Fair & Festival Pre-show — performance lighting design
Incheon Global Fair & Festival Pre-show
L’Atelier — performance lighting design
L’Atelier

08Multimedia Show

Multimedia Shows

Zhengzhou Octopus Show — performance lighting design
Zhengzhou Octopus Show
Beihai Pearl Show — performance lighting design
Beihai Pearl Show — performance lighting design
Beihai Pearl Show

09Media Art

Experiencing light in space

Four original photographs of media art at Yecheon Theme Park
Yecheon Namsan Theme Park

PRACTICE

The scope of light

MUSICAL

Shaping emotional depth through the rhythm of music and drama.

THEATRE / DANCE

Revealing the actor’s gaze and the moving body through the density of light and the space around it.

EVENT / THEME PARK

Connecting design and on-site delivery so lighting, media and architecture work together at scale.

LIGHTING DESIGN
TECHNICAL DIRECTION
CONSULTING