Hideaki has designed for numerous artists and productions such as: Lantern Floating for Peace at the Lincoln Center, Garth Fagan’s Thanks 40 at the Joyce Theatre, Osvaldo Golijov's La Pasión Según San Marcos national tour, Moscow Circus USA Tour, Midtown International Theater Festival, Sweeney Todd at Madison Opera and Gravity Radio at Brooklyn Academy of Music. He served as the lighting designer for long time collaborator Mikel Rouse’s acclaimed production, The Demo at the Krannert Center and at Stanford. Hideaki was also invited to light 20^th Anniversary Dance Gala for Virginia Arts Festival such dance companies include American Ballet Theatre, Mark Morris Dance Group, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Tokyo Ballet and many others. He worked as lighting designer and technical director for Nai Ni Chen Dance Company. Before joining the University of Texas at El Paso, Hideaki was the Lighting Designer and VP of Operations for Eggshell Light Company in Hawaii, where he designed over 100 corporate events, concerts, and television shows. He served as the lighting designer for live events such as; Kevin Hart Live, Cindy Lauper, IBM, Herbalife, New York Life, Intuit, APEC Conference, PBS Hawaii and General Motors. Currently, Hideaki is working on Lantern Floating Hawaii which attracts 40,000 spectators each year and is broadcasted worldwide. His design for The End of Cinematics was showcased at 2007 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space. Hideaki is the Vice-Commissioner of International Activities for USITT Lighting Commission. He is a member of the United Scenic Artists/IATSE – Local 829.

• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (02/01/2023-02/28/2023)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (02/01/2023-02/28/2023)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (02/01/2023-02/28/2023)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (11/01/2022-11/30/2022)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (11/01/2022-11/30/2022)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (11/01/2022-11/30/2022)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (11/01/2022-11/30/2022)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (05/01/2022-05/31/2022)
• URTA 2021 Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training - University Resident Theatre Association (12/01/2021-12/31/2021)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (10/01/2021-10/31/2021)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievements - ACTF (10/01/2021-10/31/2021)
• 2021 Summer Internship at Santa Fe Opera - Santa Fe Opera (05/01/2021-05/31/2021)
• American College Theatre Festival "Excellence in Lighting Design Award" - ACTF 2020 Region 6 (02/01/2020-02/28/2020)
• Marq Gonzalez Lighting Supervisor Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (12/01/2019-12/31/2019)
• Broadway - Broadway Production "Network" (09/01/2019-09/30/2019)
• Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2019 - Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2019Internship/ Lighting (05/01/2019-05/31/2019)
• Santa Fe Opera Summer Internship/ Sound 2019 - Santa Fe Opera Summer Internship/ Sound (05/01/2019-05/31/2019)
• American College Theatre Festival "Collaboration Award" - ACTF 2019 Region 6 (02/01/2019-02/28/2019)
• American College Theatre Festival "Excellence in Lighting Design" - ACTF 2019 Region 6 (02/01/2019-02/28/2019)
• Marq Gonzalez Lighting Supervisor Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - American Ballet Theatre (01/01/2019-01/31/2019)
• Broadway - Broadway Production "Network" (12/01/2018-12/31/2018)
• Marq Gonzalez Lighting Supervisor Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (09/01/2018-09/30/2018)
• PSAV California (09/01/2018-09/30/2018)
• TETA Feature Designer of the Year 2018 - TETA (09/01/2018-09/30/2018)
• USITT Gateway Awards - Arena Stage in DC (09/01/2018-09/30/2018)
• American Ballet Theatre - American Ballet Theatre (04/01/2018-04/30/2018)
• KCACTF Excellence in Lighting Design Lydia National Awards - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
• KCACTF Excellence in Sound Design Lydia National Awards - Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
• American College Theatre Festival Excellence in Lighting Design - ACTF Excellence in Lighting Design Spring Dance (03/01/2017-03/31/2017)
• American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievement in Sound Design - ACTF Meritorious Achievement Sound Design (03/01/2017-03/31/2017)
• American College Theatre Festival Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Awards - ACTF Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Awards (03/01/2017-03/31/2017)

• MFA in Theatre, Florida State University (2001)
• BS in Theate, Northern Arizona University (1998)

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• Life of Lighting Designer in America and How to work in United States from Japan (2023), Volume Zoom, Hideaki Tsutsui.
• Discussing Lighting Design process and approach for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (2023), Volume UCA Windgate Theatre , Hideaki Tsutsui.
• "A Life of Lighting Design” and process of Design (2023), Volume UCA Blackbox Theatre, Hideaki Tsutsui.
• Design process for Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2023), Volume UCA Campus , Hideaki Tsutsui.
• Discussing industry and road to be succesful theatre artist (2023), Volume UCA Campus , Hideaki Tsutsui.

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