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ART DIRECTORS / CAD DESIGNERS / COSTUME MANAGERS / PROP SUPERVISORS / MAKEUP DESIGNERS
"A team of freelance professionals that is not only highly qualified but share a wide range of combined experiences on multiple visual aspects of a performance; combining set, wardrobe, lighting, props, video content and puppetry. Their goal is to captivate audiences worldwide whilst inspiring others to create, design, perform and entertain. The studio delivers turnkey operations: from conceptualization, design, prototyping, fabrication coordination and maybe even performing".
GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR / SHOW DIRECTOR /
PRODUCTION DESIGNER / COSTUME DESIGNER
Carlos Navarrete-Patiño is a Mexican-Canadian Global Creative Director, Creative Director, Show Director, Production Designer, and Costume Designer specializing in large-scale ceremonies, live entertainment, immersive experiences, and international cultural events.
Carlos currently serves as Global Creative Director of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening and Closing Ceremonies, leading the creative vision for one of the largest live entertainment productions in the world. Over the past five years, he has also served as an in-house Creative Director and Production Designer at Balich Wonder Studio, helping shape the creative development of some of the world’s most prestigious ceremonies, sporting events, and cultural celebrations.
His current leadership roles also include Show Director, Production Designer, and Costume Designer for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony in Mexico City; Creative Director, Production Designer, and Costume Designer for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Canada Opening Ceremony; Creative Director for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Closing Ceremony in New York / New Jersey; Creative Director, Show Director, Production Designer, and Costume Designer for the United States 250th Anniversary Fourth of July Celebration; and Creative Director, Show Director, and Production Designer for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Opening Ceremony in Morocco.
Throughout a career spanning more than 180 international productions, Carlos has collaborated with Balich Wonder Studio, Disney, Dragone, Cirque du Soleil, FiveCurrents, and many of the world’s leading creative organizations, delivering ceremonies, live spectacles, television broadcasts, immersive experiences, and cultural events seen by millions in stadiums and billions through global broadcasts.
His work combines storytelling, architecture, choreography, costume design, technology, and broadcast into emotionally resonant experiences that celebrate identity, culture, and human connection.
Carlos is a two-time Emmy® Award nominee and the recipient of seven Telly Awards, recognized internationally for his creativity, innovation, and cinematic approach to live performance.
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR / COSTUME & PROPS MANAGER
Graduated in integral design and lives in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Her professional career spans a decade in the world of Ceremonies, Live Shows, Cinema and Advertising.
She has worked as a Costume and Props Supervisor in Live events and Olympic Ceremonies such as Pan American Games, Winter Olympics and Central American Games; also integral production and supervision for international companies such as CNProduction Design, FiveCurrents, Cirque du Soleil, Lune Rouge, OCESA, Matane Productions and many more. Recently she has worked for CNProduction Design as Director of Production in events such as the F1 Grand Prix Opening Ceremony Mexico City 2019 and several other productions.
