John B. Read is largely responsible for establishing lighting as an integral part of dance presentation. He has worked with many major choreographers, notably Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Anthony Tudor, Glen Tetley, Jerome Robbins, Rudolf Nureyev, Anthony Dowell, David Bintley, Natalia Makarova, Ronald Hynde, Christopher Bruce, Wayne Eagling, Ulysses Dove and Ashley Page.