Interaction on stage isn’t a new idea but it usually relates to the technical side of the theatre, ie sound, lighting and scenery. Motion detectors trigger an event which causes something to happen. The idea of interaction with audiences, well, thats also been done but mostly in amusement parks or those pesky television shows that [...]
I can’t seem to find theatre/dance design blogs! Where are the people blogging on theatre design? It seems like the notorious theatre blogs are mostly written by theatre critics, directors or playwright which makes sense but … where are all the designers? UPDATE: If you have a blog and you would like to add it [...]
Choreography by Miki Liszt Dance Company of Charlottesville, VA. Company members presenting include Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, Kiera Hart, and Rachael L. Shaw, as well as guest artist william lorson. Last change to see it today Saturday December 2nd at 3PM. McGuffey Arts Center, Studio 20. ..Miki Liszt Dance Co ..McGuffey Art Center
I did a bit of a light installation for the show tomorrow night at 6:00pm and 7:00pm. There will be a Saturday show at 3:00pm. If you are in Charlottesville, VA you should come and say hi. There will be work by Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, Kiera Hart, and Rachael L. Shaw, as well as guest [...]
Stage Performances. Audiences are there to appreciate it. Actors are needed for the play to live. Directors are there to shape the landscape. Designers are there for the visual landscape. Critics? I have never been really turned on by critics. I find critiquing one’s work isn’t natural. In the art world, critiquing is sometime ephemeral [...]
How many times have you been in a place where you can’t get your design vision across? No matter how many times you have explained or how many times you have shown the pictures, it still doesn’t click. Designer- Sir, I would like to have that light hung there so that I can hit these [...]
I keep thinking that there is a way of making money online through either video content or advertisement to supplement the small revenue that theatre and dance companies earn but I can’t get my head around it. Doug Fox’s Great Dance Blog seems to think there is a way. I, on the other hand, think [...]
If I was directing a play I would be certain that there was a structure in place to allow the performer to be spontaneous; you know, the wiggle room! The most mesmerizing stage performance experiences to me were the moments when the actors went on a tangent off script. It seemed as if the connection [...]
DK ask “Despite the amazing numbers of artists graduating from college, is it fair to think that we’ll have more than ten artists in each genre with a unique and powerful voice?” I am not aware of ten unique and powerful voices but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any. It also depends on what you [...]