Denmark’s Bellevue Teatret
Over the last year, Bellevue Teatret (Bellevue Theatre) north of Copenhagen has invested in adding more moving lights, some of which are the first to be deployed in Denmark.
THE Conference, Live at Lititz: Then, Now and Next
PLSN speaks with three partners behind THE Conference: Live at Lititz, Charlie Hernandez, Marty Hom, and Stuart Ross. Though the fourth partner Jake Berry wasn’t in the conversation, Andrea Shirk, President/CEO of Rock Lititz, did join us. Rock Lititz hosts the event at their campus in Pennsylvania. We talked about what was learned last year and what to expect this year as the industry again meets to share ideas.
Jonathan D. Martin
Kevin Mitchell spotlights Parnelli NextGen Lighting Designer/Director/Programmer Jonathan D. Martin, whose resume is shaping up nicely. Before his 19th birthday he had already worked with the Jonas Brothers, Carrie Underwood, Cardi B, and Lady A, plus the Super Bowl Halftime Show starring Rihanna.
Stage Directions Callboard
Jill BC Du Boff and Mikah Berky Join Yale Faculty, USITT: Applications Open for SMMP, and The 1/52 Project: $88,000 in Grants Announced.
2023 Education Resources
An annual roundup of theatrical training programs to consider for design and production students looking to learn their craft.
Lighting In the Box: Lyric Opera’s ‘The Flying Dutchman’
Lighting Designer Anne Militello recently made her Lyric Opera lighting the company’s production of The Flying Dutchman. The inventive set designed by Allen Moyer is a large rectangular box, presenting Militello with a rather confining creative challenge which she took and solved with stunning results, and minimal front light.
The Bouba / Kiki Effect
Craig Rutherford looks at how the bouba / kiki effect, the idea of how people “map” between sounds and the visual shapes of objects, has relevance in the lighting discipline. He suggests it should be considered by programmers and designers to avoid a visual mismatch to the content being presented, especially for corporate shows.
André Petrus, Lighting Designer / Programmer
Here is an encore of our 1,000 Words with column featuring André Petrus. Did you know he started lighting shows at 15, went to Full Sail, moved to Nashville and started his professional career at 19? Since then, he’s worked in television and live concerts working with artists such as: Shania Twain, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kelsea Ballerini, Drake, Little Big Town, Lana Del Rey, G-Eazy, Halsey, Old Dominion, Zac Brown Band, Panic at the Disco, Burna Boy, Charlie Puth, J Balvin, Rihanna, Queen, Greta Van Fleet, and Lil Nas X.
Eric ‘Shakes’ Grzybowski, Production Manager
Eric “Shakes” Grzybowski originally wanted to be a hockey player. Growing up in Detroit, Shakes started out as a rapper. While performing regionally, he got a lot of experience that led him to work as a stagehand. He then moved up the ranks from tech to stage managing and on to tour and production managing. He’s worked with a wide array of artists, but for 18 years, he was full time with Kid Rock. Other artists he’s worked for include Korn, KISS, the Reverend Horton Heat, Poison, and more. When we spoke, Shakes was just wrapping up PM duties for the Pantera tour and was moving on working on the Queens of the Stone Age tour.
Architectural Cinematography
The Carter Green Palladium in Carmel, IN unveiled a nightly projection mapping system for the building that will allow for projection installations year-round. Dubbed ‘Palladiscope’, the one-of-a-kind, permanent viewing system was designed by Blockhouse Studios, a bespoke multimedia production company based in Bloomington, IN. Blockhouse also created the inaugural architectural cinema installation.
Lighting the ACM Honors, and More Design News
Debi Moen has all the news of who’s working on what, including touching base with Robert Peterson about his work on the Academy of Country Music Honors, plus Alex Picard, Brett Lorins, Emily Bornt, Graham Rolak, Rachel Mullen, and Steven Douglas, among others.
Managing Expectations
This month, our LD @ Large, Chris Lose, shares advice on an important subject that affects many people in our industry—managing expectations. He offers some insight into keeping clients, bosses, producers, artists, etc. happy while also keeping things rooted to reality.