February 1, 2008
Features
Transcending Differences
I have now watched the production several times, and it is perhaps one of the best examples of large-scale lighting design that I have ever been involved...
Followsposts in Three Languages
It was a demanding, challenging process. It took about a month-and-a-half in China to do the cueing where we had 24 Chinese, eight German, and four American...
Take 5
It's been almost 15 years since the 250-capacity Mercury Lounge opened on a dingy East Village block in New York City, offering new and interesting live...
Americans In Paris
How many modern dancer/choreographers command the stage the way Bill T. Jones does? His powerful presence was seen last November, not on a traditional...
In the Mix
When you see the term what comes to mind? For some, it's a trendy TV show host cueing up music videos on VH1. Maybe you see a dark nightclub with pounding...
Festival Of Lights
Matisyahu is perhaps one of the most original musical talents working in the industry today. ...
Go
August: Osage County
A house is most emphatically not a home in Tracy Letts' August: Osage County. In a Broadway season highlighted by new plays, including the homegrown The...
Five Questions For: Michael Riotto, Lighting Designer
You recently completed fashion shows in Toronto and Montreal for Browns Shoes, working with John Evans and Darryl Ross from AC Lighting and Jacques Tessier...
Pasadena Projects
The City of Pasadena, CA has a new take on public art in the form of a year- round open-air art installation comprising 15'20' projected images along...
Corrections
In the December 2007 issue, in Product News, Osram's SharXS HTI 1500W/D7/60 was identified by the wrong photo. The photo shown was the Osram aluPAR. Pictured...
Who's Doing What
Martin Thomas of Relentless Lighting Design is preparing for the upcoming Jill Scott tour in support of The Real Thing. The first US leg runs February...
2008 Master Classes Announced
Tony Award-winning lighting designer Jules Fisher and sound designer Abe Jacob return as creative consultants for the critically acclaimed Broadway Lighting...
Femme Fatale (Hey Girl!)
Romeo Castellucci represents an unusual combination of theatre director and visual artist. This duality can be seen in his recent, 70-minute theatrical...
Elisheba Ittoop Named 2008 USITT Rising Star
Elisheba Ittoop, a freelance sound designer, has been named the 2008 USITT Rising Star. The fourth annual Rising Star Award, sponsored by LDI2008 and...
Envision
Designing for the Great Outdoors
The Big Dipper looms overhead. We gaze up at the sky, and there it is: a shooting star. It's a good omen. We are going to have a fabulous summer. Ten...
Ring Settings
Problem Wagner's four-opera, 15-hour, The Ring of the Nibelung, is an enormous undertaking, no matter when you do it or where. The Ring Cycle has several...
How We Did That: High Stakes Video In Las Vegas
Lighting designer Carlos Colina completely hit the ball out of the park with the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards show. This was Colina's debut as the Academy's...
How I Did That: In The Trenches
It all started with the April 2007 release of the first studio album from REO Speedwagon in 12 years and planning the band's subsequent promotional tour....
Fully Rigged Ship
As cruise ships continue to grow in size and number, the theatres built for them do, too. Despite such changes, however, some basic rigging challenges...
Tech
Sound Product Of The Month: Media Numberics RockNet
The dark era of copper is coming to an end. Its reign of terror will soon be a distant memory. No longer will you need to run hundreds of feet of heavy...
Product Of The Month: PixelRange Rixelline 1044
First let's clear up some confusion about who PixelRange is. You may not be familiar with the company name, but you most likely know its products the...
Product News: Gear
Open DMX Ethernet Node Enttec Open DMX Ethernet Node (ODE) is a single universe DMX-to-10/100 Ethernet conversion node that will translate between standard...
Will UPJ Be Mine?
In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm giving up my secret Valentine. It's a speaker. Yes, I know that sounds sad and absurd; my wife and daughters are obviously...
Editoral Note
Life Lessons
It's amazing, although not surprising, how one event can put your entire life in perspective. While sitting here about to go to a funeral, I'm reminded...
Loadout
Load Out: Ice House
The Chena Hot Springs Resort outside Fairbanks, Alaska boasts a venue the likes of which most of us have only seen in a James Bond movie: an impressive...
