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Faculty

Daniel Ruiz Bustos

Education Background:

2022 - 2025 M.F.A. in Theatre with a focus in Scenic Design, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

2021- 2022 Postgraduate Specialization in Scenic Design, CENTRO | Diseño, Cine y Televisión, Mexico City, Mexico.

2009 - 2015 B.Eng (Honours) in Computer Science and Technology, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous Employment:

2021–Present Stage, Props, and Media Designer, multiple theatres and venues in the United States, Mexico, and Europe

2023–2025 Teaching Fellow (Scenic Design and Production Laboratory) Department of Theatre and Dance, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States

2018–2022 Digital Producer, BBVA Financial Education, Mexico City, Mexico

2015–2018 Creative and Production Roles in Film and Television, multiple film and television productions, Mexico City, Mexico

Research Interests:

Scenography, Production Design, Human–AI Co-Creation, Bio-Materials, 3D Printing, 2D/3D Visualization, Body Reactive Devices/Media

Selected Works:

Emiliana: A revolution cabaret - Scenic & Props Designer | Ground Theatre | Dir. Mateo Hernandez | Austin, TX, U.S.A | 2026

La Golondrina - Scenic & Props Designer | DuPont Underground | Dir. Reynolds Robledo | Washington, D.C., U.S.A. | 2025

Las 22+ Bodas de Hugo - Scenic & Props Designer | Dir. Reynolds Robledo | Foro Shakespeare | Mexico City, Mexico | 2025

STLC Climate Resilience Videos - Producer | Lead Artist: Katie Dawson | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX, U.S.A. | 2025

Ephemera Genesis – Production Designer / Technical Director | Director: Deen Rawlins, Choreographer: Venese Alcantar |Austin, TX, U.S.A. | 2024 - 2025

The Stars Hold Our Stories – Production Designer | Lead Artist: Kate Freer | Fusebox Festival | Texas, U.S.A | 2024

Softly + Tenderly | Production Designer | Artist: Katie Concannon |Austin, TX, U.S.A. | 2025

Le Nozze de Figaro - Scenic & Props Designer | Dir. Garnett Bruce |McCullough Theatre | Austin, TX, U.S.A. | 2024–2025

Scalia/Ginsburg - Scenic & Props Designer | Dir. Claire Choquette |Charlottesville Opera | Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A. | 2025

Neural Networks - Performance Designer | Lead Artist: Pep Gatell |Fundación Épica Fura dels Baus | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | 2024

La Bohème | Scenic Designer | Dir. Elio Bucky | McCullough Theatre |Austin, TX, U.S.A. |2023–2024

Awards & Honors:

USITT Student Ambassador (2025)

Artistic Citizenship Grant – Escenografía Viva (2025)

Honors Graduate – Scenic Design, CENTRO (2021)

Eva Ana – Official Selection, Sound of Silent Film Festival, Chicago (2016)

Hojas Sueltas – 48 Hour Film Project Mexico (2017)

MOFILM Singapore Video Contest – Finalist (2014)

IBM Big Data Challenge – Business & Data Analyst (2015)

CONACYT Recognition – SNI Social Network Development (2012)

FIRST Robotics – Engineering Design Award, Texas (2008)