November 1, 2008
Features
Revolutionary Spirit
Check out all the stories that made the cover of Live Design in 2008. From theatre to concerts, from Broadway to Paris, here is one of our cover newsmakers of the past year. It was the best of times. Jill Santoriello, who set to work on a musical version of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities when she was 15 years old, saw......
I Wanna Rock Witchu
I have been eagerly anticipating Janet Jackson's Rock Witchu tour for the last year-and-a-half for two reasons: Jackson's performance and, more importantly...
Ancient Culture
In May 2000, the city of Tempe, Arizona (just to the east of Phoenix) passed Proposition 400, dedicating a one-tenth percent sales tax to the development,...
Easy Ryder
Two days before tee off at the 37th Ryder Cup at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, KY, a black-tie gala was held on September 17 in the 2,400-seat...
Go
The Heat Is On
Las Vegas, by way of Southern California, was a central theme for the new Heat Ultra Lounge nightclub, located at the Anaheim Gardenwalk, adjacent to...
Five Questions For Donnie Haulk, President, Audio Ethics
As president of Audio Ethics, you have been involved in the area of worship technologies for quite some time. What are the main challenges in designing...
Amazing Grace
Faced with increased attendance as many as 6,000 churchgoers on a typical weekend and a need for larger worship facilities, Grace Community Church in...
Who's Doing What
Carrie Underwood is currently on a US tour with creative director Danny Teeson, visual designer Seth Jackson for Visioneering, Inc., opening video sequence...
Envision
Corporate Culture
At the end of June, an all-star panel sat for a large audience at the Center for Architecture in Greenwich Village in New York City to discuss incorporating cultural facilities like theatres into the building of large towers for other uses, usually corporate in nature...
The Future Of Design Is Yesterday
The Projection Designer's Toolbox is back! Sorry for the long sabbatical. As some readers may know, I have been lucky enough to have been inundated with...
Build
Rotating Stages
Sometimes in rotating repertory, you just have to do more with more. From February 15 through November 2, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) stage...
Caution: Robotic Technology At Work
Problem Please turn on your cell phones, and set them to vibrate. Spectators have played a part in performance since theatre began, laughing, gasping,...
Tech
The Magic Of Creating Believable Special Effects
The job of the special effects designer is to create the perception of reality in the mind of the viewer — to trick the human brain with just a few simple inputs — drops of water, say, falling from a hidden pipe, a few carefully placed lights, an offstage fan...
Product Of The Month: Nila Lighting System
The Nila Lighting System is a modular solid-state light designed for film and television lighting applications, especially where the light is going to...
Product News
November's Product News is the final wrap-up of LDI gear......
Articles
Financial Times
It's certainly a difficult time in the United States. You can't turn on the television or open a newspaper without hearing about bailouts and foreclosures...
Atomic Power
Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, continues his commitment to contemporary work and cutting-edge theatrical design...
