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Sonoyo Nishikawa
Photo: The Siminovitch Theater Foundation
Published yesterday at 8:28 p.m. EST
Montreal lighting designer Sonoyo Nishikawa won the Siminovitch Prize on Monday evening, which is considered the most important theater distinction in Canada.
The Siminovitch Prize was announced at a ceremony in Toronto. The jurors congratulated Montreal designer Sonoyo Nishikawa for her creations which push the boundaries of what we expect from lighting
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Ms. Nishikawa has been a lighting designer since 1986 and began collaborating with director Robert Lepage in 1993.
She wins $75,000, while $25,000 will be given to Mayumi Ide-Bergeron, a protégé of her choice who is a multidisciplinary artist based in Montreal.
Lighting designer Itai Erdal of Vancouver, sound designer Debashis Sinha of Toronto andOld Trout Puppet Workshopfrom Calgary, are the finalists for the award. They will each receive $5,000.
The Siminovitch Prize is awarded rotatingly over a three-year cycle, recognizing professionals in the alternating fields of theater design, direction and playwriting.
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