During HGO’s 2026-27 season, Joshua Higgason makes his debut as the production/video designer for Aida. Higgason is a video, lighting, scenic, and interactive designer for theater, opera, concerts, and live performances. Recent projects include Hansel and Gretel (projections; Teatro alla Scala); King Arthur (projections; Berlin State Opera); Die Dreigroschenoper (projections; Salzburger Festspiele); Nico Muhly’s Control (Five Landscapes for Orchestra) (video, scenic; Utah Symphony); Ira Glass's Seven Things I've Learned Tour (projections); Persona (video and lighting; dir. Jay Scheib); Sufjan Stevens’s Carrie and Lowell Tour 2015 (video); Radiolab’s Apocalyptical Tour (video, scenic, lighting); Powder her Face (video; NYC Opera; dir. Jay Scheib); and The Ambassador (video; BAM; dir. John Tiffany). He has designed and consulted for The Builders Association, Big Dance Theater, MoMA, MassMoCA, Theatre for One/Christine Jones, The Windmill Factory, and TED. He teaches design at MIT.