Finn Ross (born 1982) is a Scottish video designer working internationally. He works primarily on stage productions in the London's West End and on

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in the USA. He has also worked extensively in opera throughout Europe and has collaborated with designers like

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and theatre companies like Complicite. Ross has won a

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and two

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Early life and education

Ross was born and raised in Glen Tanar, Aberdeenshire. He was educated at Aboyne Academy where he became interested in theatre thanks to his drama teacher, Yevonne Wheeler. He also spent time at The Scottish Youth Theatre. He studied at

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in London from 2000 to 2003 earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Practise.

Career

Ross began his career in 2005 being mentored by Dick Straker and Sven Ortel of the video design collective

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, working as an associate on many of their productions and later designing for them. Notable work in Broadway and the West End includes Chimerica, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Betrayal,

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, Frozen,

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, Bat Out of Hell, Top Girls & The Tempest at the RSC. Ross has design many opera productions, especially at the ENO and has been cited as part of the movement of

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ers who helped develop the form to maturity. Notable work in opera includes

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for DNO and ENO,

The Damnation of Faust ''La Damnation de Faust'' (English: ''The Damnation of Faust''), Op. 24 is a French musical composition for four solo voices, full seven-part chorus, large children's chorus and orchestra by the French composer Hector Berlioz. He called it a ' ...

with

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at The ENO,

The Death of Klinghoffer ''The Death of Klinghoffer'' is an American opera, with music by John Adams to an English-language libretto by Alice Goodman. First produced in Brussels and New York in 1991, the opera is based on the hijacking of the passenger liner ''Achille ...

for ENO and The Met and The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at the ROH and Turn of the Screw, Beatrice & Benedict and Pearl Fishers & La Traviata at Theatre an der Wein. He has also had collaborations with British Theatre director

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and his company Complicite, designing 4 shows over a 10-year period. Ross is also a Design Champion of the

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. In 2015 he formed FRAY Studio in Partnership With Adam Young. In December 2019 he was made an Honorary Fellow of the

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

Personal Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Finn 1982 births Living people People from Aberdeenshire Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Scottish scenic designers Laurence Olivier Award winners Tony Award winners