Arun has worked extensively in the performing arts for over 30 years. Dance collaborators have included Robert Desrosiers, Peter Chin, Danny Grossman, COBA, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, The National Ballet School, ProArteDanza, Jaberi Dance Theatre and Throwdown Collective. He has been the resident designer for Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre since 2002. Theatre credits include Stratford, Soulpepper, Tarragon, Crow’s, Factory, Canadian Stage, Musical Stage Co. and The Royal Conservatory. For music he has designed for The Art of Time Ensemble and Nagata Schachu. His career has garnered him 10 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations for Outstanding Lighting Design in both the theatre and dance categories. Arun has had the privilege of teaching lighting design at York University, Toronto Metropolitan University, the University of Waterloo and mentorship at The National Theatre School. He has also been part of The Banff Centre’s Final Tuning Faculty for the past 3 years. Productions have taken him to Sweden, Ukraine, Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, India, China and across North America. Arun is a member of The Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC 659.
