Purchase, NY (Sept. 16, 2013) -- Renowned lighting director Dave Grill, who is also a part-time Assistant Professor of theater Design/Technology in the School of the Arts at Purchase College, SUNY, won an Emmy Award Sunday for Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special for his work as Lighting Director on the Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show Starring Beyoncé. He had also been nominated in this same category for his work as lighting director on PBS’ Great Performances presentation Andrea Bocelli: Love In Portofino.
Sunday’s honor is Grill’s second Emmy. In 2002, he won an Emmy for his lighting design and direction work on the XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.
One of the industry’s top lighting designers and directors, Grill has extensive experience lighting national events, dance, primetime television, and corporate theatre.
“This is another terrific honor for Dave,” said Greg Taylor, Director of Purchase College’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts. “Dave’s continuing accomplishments make us all proud and Purchase students are incredibly fortunate to learn from one of the top professionals in the lighting design and direction field.”
Grill earned his BFA in theatre design at Purchase College in 1986. He has taught at the college since 1998 and is a coordinator of its Design/Technology BFA and MFA programs.
About Purchase College, SUNY
Purchase College, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) network of 64 universities and colleges, was founded in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller. His aspirations for Purchase were to combine on one campus conservatory training in the visual and performing arts with programs in the liberal arts and sciences. Today, Purchase College–SUNY is a community of students, faculty, and friends where open-minded engagement with the creative process leads to a lifetime of intellectual growth and professional opportunity. For more information about the College, visit www.purchase.edu
