Tony Marques: Graduated with a B. A. in Dance Production Degree from the Dance Dept. of S.U.N.Y. Brockport. Upon graduation he attended the Advanced Lighting Design course at The Lester Polokov School of Theater Design in New York City, where his teachers were John Gleason, Peggy Clark, and Tom Skelton. For the past twelve years Mr. Marques had been representing Jennifer Tipton as the lighting supervisor for the Paul Taylor Dance Co. In the field of dance, Mr. Marques has created designs for the Paul Taylor Dance Co., Peter Pucci Plus Dancers, Namaste Dance, Rebecca Kelly Dance Co., DRA's "Friends in Deed" I & II, Schonberg Dancycle, C Eule Dance, Elizabeth Keen Dance Co., Don Redlich Dance Co., Hartford Ballet, Thingsezisee'm Dance / Theatre, Musawwir Gymnastic Dance Co., and for the choreographers; Andrew Asnes, Mary Cochran, Gayle Gibbons, David Grenke, Caron Eule, Hernando Cortez, Elisa King, Evelyn Palleja, Tom Patrick, Adam Miller, and Matthew Nash, to name a few. Some of Mr. Marques' other lighting credits include, four years as lighting director of "The Ritz" rock & roll club, associate lighting design for Madonna's "Sex" book party in Industria, the Girbaud Jeans Show at Industria, Esquire Magazine's fashion show, The American Knitwear Show, the FiFi awards, and The Effie Awards. Mr. Marques currently works as lighting supervisor and production coordinator for special dance events at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Eisenhower Theater.

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