Hugo Mercier Bosseny

Hugo is a French lighting designer. He began his career as Head Electrician and Lighting Assistant with the French theater company Théâtre du Soleil, led by Ariane Mnouchkine. After four years with the company, he decided to leave and move to Brazil.

In Brazil, Hugo began working as a programmer and lighting operator for musicals. He also joined Vertical Rigging Solutions, a rigging company based in Rio de Janeiro, where he had the opportunity to be part of major events such as Rock in Rio and the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

As a lighting designer, Hugo has worked on notable productions including Auana (Cirque du Soleil, 2024), The Illusionists Live from Broadway (tours starting in 2023), Rio de Janeiro Carnival with the Portela Samba School (2023), Mad Apple (Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas, 2022), The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays (2019) on Broadway and on U.S. tour, The Illusionist Experience (2019), A Magical Cirque Christmas (2018–2019), Cirque Paris (2018), The Unbelievables Christmas Extravaganza (2017), and Le Noir (2017). His work on Gritos (2016), produced by Dos à Deux, earned him three awards for Best Theatrical Lighting Design in Brazil. He also took part in the first La Force International Circus Festival (2018) in São Paulo.

Hugo loves the creative process and bringing visions and ideas to life.

Key Roles

• Lighting Designer, Head of Lighting, and Lighting Technician Scenic Workshop Manager

• Project Management

• Import & Export

Lighting Design

December 2025: NYSM Live — TML Enterprise & Painter Productions — Sydney, Australia
October 2025: Cirque Alice — TML Enterprise & Painter Productions — Singapore
April 2025: Cirque Alice — TML Enterprise & Painter Productions — Brisbane, Australia
February 2025: London Calling — Dabek Productions — Adelaide, Australia
December 2024: Xavier Mortimer, Master of Magic — Montreal, Canada
September–December 2024: Auana — Cirque du Soleil — Honolulu, HI, USA
July 2024: Trinco de Puccini — Teatro Municipal — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 2024: In the Name of the Mother (project by Suzana Nascimento) — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
February 2024: The Illusionists – Live from Broadway — The Works Ent — Paris, France
December 2023: The Illusionists – Live from Broadway — The Works Ent — Abu Dhabi, UAE
August 2023: The Illusionists – Live from Broadway — The Works Ent — Dammam, Saudi Arabia
April 2023: The Illusionists – Live from Broadway — The Works Ent — Mexico City, Mexico
February 2023: Portela “Comissão de Frente” — Carnival — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 2022: Mad Apple — Cirque du Soleil — Las Vegas, NV, USA
November 2021: Mad Apple (Commercial) — The Works Ent — Las Vegas, NV, USA
November 2021: AGT Live Las Vegas (Lobby Lighting) — The Works Ent — Las Vegas, NV, USA
March 2020: Circus 1903 — The Works Ent — Reno, NV, USA
January 2020: The Illusionists Direct from Broadway (Associate to Paul Smith design) — Creative Ignition / The Works Ent — Europe Tour (Czech Republic)
January 2020: The Illusionists Direct from Broadway — The Works Ent — U.S. Tour, USA
November 2019: The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays — The Works Ent — Broadway, New York, NY, USA
November 2019: The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays — The Works Ent — U.S. Tour, USA
November 2019: A Magical Cirque Christmas (Associate to B. Bearden) — The Works Ent — U.S. Tour, USA
October 2019: The Illusionists Direct from Broadway (Associate to Paul Smith design) — Creative Ignition / The Works Ent — World Tour (Saudi Arabia)
October 2019: Dr. Seuss Experience — Kilburn Media — Mississauga, ON, Canada
2014–2019: Laila Garin e a Roda — Various Shows — Brazil
August 2019: The Illusionists Direct from Broadway (Associate to Paul Smith design) — Creative Ignition / The Works Ent — World Tour (Colombia)
April 2019: The Illusionists Experience — Reno, NV, USA
April 2019: As Comadres (Associate to João Gioia; Ariane Mnouchkine) — Brazil
November 2018: A Magical Cirque Christmas — The Works Ent — Boise, ID, USA
November 2018: The Unbelievables Christmas Spectacular — The Works Ent — Reno, NV, USA
August 2018: Incendeia — Caio Prado — Sesc Copacabana — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 2018: Reverie — La Force Production — São Paulo, Brazil
April 2018: International Circus Festival Competition — La Force Production — São Paulo, Brazil
April 2018: Marineiro de Terra Firme — Puppi (show) — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
March 2018: Cirque Paris — The Works Ent — Reno, NV, USA
November 2017: The Unbelievables Christmas Extravaganza — The Works Ent — Reno, NV, USA
May 2017: Le Noir: The Dark Side of Circus — The Works Ent — Reno, NV, USA
November 2016: Gritos — Cia Dos à Deux (Associate design to Artur Ribeiro) — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 2016: O Canto da Madeira — Federico Puppi — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
July 2015: Tchekhov Tales — Arman Saribekian
April 2015: Variável Eloquente — Caio Prado — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 2014: Vertigem Digital — Alexandre Elias
March 2006–December 2008: Lighting Designer & Technician — Mars Auack (punk rock bar concert) — France

Head of Lighting & Lighting Operator

August 2024–2025: Circus 1903 — The Works Ent — Middle East Tour
April 2023–2025: The Illusionists – Live from Broadway — The Works Ent — World Tour
April 2025: Cirque Alice — Painter Productions — Brisbane, Australia
February 2025: London Calling — Dabek Productions — Adelaide, Australia
February 2023: Portela “Comissão de Frente” — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November–December 2018: Lighting Operator / Head of Lighting — A Magical Cirque Christmas — 37-city tour, USA
July 2015–January 2017: Lighting Operator / Head of Lighting — Blood Brothers (Dos à Deux Company) — Brazil & World Tour
January–July 2015: Lighting Operator / Head of Lighting — Simbora: The Story of Wilson Simonal (Pedro Brício) — Brazil
April–November 2014: Lighting Operator / Head of Lighting — Elis: The Musical (Dennis Carvalho) — Brazil Tour
April 2013–April 2014: Lighting Operator / Head of Lighting — Gonzagão: The Legend (João Falcão) — Brazil Tour
December 2008–March 2013: Head of Lighting — Théâtre du Soleil — Paris & World Tour
Les Éphémères (2009)
Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir (2009–2012)
March 2005–December 2008: Lighting Technician — Les Plateaux (Regional Theater), France