Abstract

 

Itching Tian is a theatre and interdisciplinary maker
She works across light, sound, space, and performance
She is currently exploring where social life meets architectural form


experience
theatre maker
2023-Now

 _Katabasis II_Lighting Design
_Wall of Babel_Lighting Design
Best Performance Award
Most Potential Director Award

_TROUBLED FEMALES_Lighting Design
_Naran Ja_Lighting Design 
Thess Fringe Exchange Award nominee

_I.D.S.T. _Lighting Design
_Katabasis II_Lighting Design
OffWestEnd-OffFest Award nominee

_My Little Death_Technical Support
_1_Lighting Design 
_Constellation of Awakening_Lighting 
_caul_Lighting Design
_Reinventing Joe_Lighting Design
_Bach in the Clouds_Lighting Design
_Modality Company_Director
_Porto Seguro_Performer 
_Macbeth_Sound Design
_The Volcano For Now_Sound Design
_Shame_Lighting and Set Design 
MullenLowe NOVA Award Nominated 2025.10
2025.10


2025.02
2024.11 

2024.11
2024.11


2024.9 
2024.5 
2024.1 
2023.4 
2023.3 
2023.3 
2023.3 
2023.3 
2023.3 
2023.3 
2023.2 
internship technician
2025.10-12 YOUNG Theatre
Learn technical skills and provide technical support for theatre groups, including:  Schaubühne Berlin
graduate teaching assistant
2023-2025 UAL_CSM
Provide support for BA/MA performance course productions as a lighting technician. Assist students in learning lighting programming and Qlab

 internship designer
2021.03-06 WAY STUDIO

Participate in space design projects, focusing on designing and optimising restaurants and exhibition displays. Produce detailed concept diagrams to improve project visualisation, 3D Modelling and Rendering 

 internship stage crew
2020.12-2021.01 Magnificent Culture
Toured with the play Thunderstorm. Ensure the efficiency of stage disassembly and installation between multiple venues. Collaborate with the team to adjust stage design, lighting arrangements and technical settings to adapt to different venue environments




education

 2021-2023
UAL_CSM
MA: Performance Design and Practice

2016-2019

Politecnico di Milano
BSc:  Industrial Product Design



language
chinese
english (IELTS 7)
Italian (CILS B2)



software
ETC lighting console
MA2 lighting console
QLab
Isadora

Rhino
Keyshot
Enscape
AutoCAD
Adobe Suite





itching tian