Ming Cho Lee

Scenic Designer

Ballets Performed by PNB

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Renowned scenic designer Ming Cho Lee (1930-2020) was born in Shanghai and moved to the US in 1949. Lee was co-chair of the Design department at Yale’s School of Drama. He designed for opera, dance, Broadway, and theater, and is the recipient of the National Medal of Arts. He established a rich collaborative relationship with Kent Stowell and PNB, designing sets for productions including Firebird (1989), Carmina Burana (1993), Silver Lining (1998), and Swan Lake (2003) among others.