Roma Flowers

ROMA FLOWERS, member of United Scenic Artists Local 829, has designed lighting and projection for theatre, concert and dance. A recipient of a New York Dance and Performance Award (a.k.a. Bessie), she considers herself fortunate to have worked with such diverse artists in the field of theatre, dance and music such as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Catastrophic Theatre Company, Jane Comfort, Creach/Koester Dance, The Dance Theatre of Harlem, DanceEXchange, David Dorfman, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, Doug Elkins Dance Company, George Clinton, Jubilee Theatre, The Joan Miller Dance Players, Lawrence “Butch” Morris, David Murray, Meshell N’degeocello, ODC San Francisco, Otrabanda, Shapiro & Smith, Gus Solomons, Doug Varone and Dancers, Via Theatre, Helanius J. Wilkins and Kevin Wynn. Her work has been seen throughout the United States and Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the UK, continental Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Recent theatrical and dance productions that she has designed include Helanius J. Wilkins’ A Bon Coeur, The Catastrophic Theatre Company’s production of TOAST, Robert Garland’s Nyman String Quartet #2 for DTH. At TCU, Roma designed for DanceTCU each semester, developed a comprehensive production and design curriculum, introduced students to Dance for the Camera, and raised the level of design and production in all aspects of the SCCDance.  She retired as Emeritus Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Dance Lighting and Production from the TCU School for Classical & Contemporary Dance in 2023.