Take a moment to watch Past/Present, as the Martha Graham Dance Company presents seven short works by four choreographers inspired by Graham herself, and a Graham classic from 1981. The program includes premieres of four solos by Sir Robert Cohan, a great Graham alum from the 1950s. One of these solos, digitally reimagined with artwork by Rashid Johnson. Lamentation Variations by Kyle Abraham, Richard Move, and Nicolas Paul, is introduced by the film of Martha in Lamentation, and the stunning Graham duet, Conversation of Lovers, will close the program. $20 tickets on demand here.
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• 29 de julio @ 11h00 Los Angeles: frame:work: español: Únete a nosotros en una reunión comunitaria en español, 90 minutos organizada por Berto Mora, Pablo N. Molina, y Chema Menéndez. más información: registrate gratis.
• July 30 @ 10am: SP Insight Session | Workflows for AR and green-screen applications with realtime engine control: If you want to find out more about Stageprecision, our lens calibration workflow or how to handle Unreal scenes out of SP in general you might want to sign up for this webinar. Register Here.
• August 4 @ 7pm Eastern: USITT: A Conversation With Paul Tazewell: USITT executive director David Grindle hosts award-winning designer Paul Tazewell for a conversation on his life and illustrious career. Info/Register Here.
New Webcasts & Podcasts:
• Light Talk With The Lumen Brothers: Episode 225: The Lumen Brothers Talk With Production Designer David Gallo: Join David, Zak, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Babysitting Zak; Everything you wanted to know about Xanadu; "The music was very thin;"; The great mirror ball famine; The influence of CATS and Star Wars; Throwing body parts onstage; The Who's Tommy" Designing Machinal; Robert Edmund Jones stories; No preconceived notions; Choosing and collaborating with lighting designers; Working with Don Holder, Howell Binkley, Jane Snow, and Ken Posner; The lighting designer's temperament and personality; Working with August Wilson; "Make sure we get this guy for the next one..."; Naming babies; Moving beyond traditional theatre; There are no rules in art; Creating movies with "[Fat] Life"; Silent musical; Discovering LEDs on Thoroughly Modern Millie; Releasing Alexa; Future technologies in the theatre; 3D printing; The Commodore 64; and "If you can imagine it, it exists." Listen Here.
• Making Theatre: James Farncombe and Bruno Poet: Lighting designers James Farncombe and Bruno Poet host conversations about the complex and sometimes messy business of making a show for theatre. We aim to draw in guests from all aspects of production; from directors and designers to actors, stage managers, technicians, makers, builders and producers, to start a broader conversation about all things involved in bringing a show to the stage. Listen Here.
• Artistic Finance: Diversify: A discussion of diversification within a financial portfolio with lighting designer David Martin Jacques. He explains how his portfolio allocation has changed over time as he’s gone from freelancing to becoming a theatre professor. David has been designing lighting, sets, and projections for the past 40 years. His work spans across Europe, Asia, South America, Scandinavia, and North America. David has designed at venues such as The Royal Opera House, Teatro alla Scala, The English National Opera, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, and The National Theatre of Tokyo. David served as lighting consultant for Disney Creative Entertainment where he helped design many attractions for Disney Orlando, Euro-Disney, Epcot, and MGM.In 2017, David, along with fellow lighting educators Steve Woods (SMU) and Stan Kaye (University of Florida) created the popular weekly podcast "LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers." Listen Here.
• USITT: TECHnically Speaking: Technical Director Francesca DiCicco: The 2021 YDMT Award winner podcast series with Francesca DeCicco, winner of the 2021 Bernhard R. Works, Frederick A. Buerki Scenic Technology Award. Francesca has just completed her third year as an MFA Candidate in the Technical Design & Production Department at the Yale School of Drama. Prior to attending grad school, Francesca lived and worked in New York City as a Technical Direction Apprentice at The Juilliard School. Her time at Juilliard motivated her to pursue graduate school and further develop her technical and management skills. She was first introduced to technical theater in high school and went on to pursue a BA in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Design & Technology at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Listen Here.
Archives:
• 4Wall Sunday Roundtable Episode 48: Pat MacKay Diversity Scholarships: Join judges and former recipients of the Pat MacKay Diversity In Design Scholarships. Founded in 2019, and funded by LDI and Live Design, the goal of these unique Diversity In Design scholarships is to support underrepresented and unique voices in the field of entertainment design. The scholarships are named for Pat MacKay, formerly publisher of Theatre Crafts and Lighting Dimensions magazines and founder of the LDI Trade Show and Conference. Guests: Sydney Dye - Projection Designer (Past Recipient); Nina Field - Lighting & Sound Designer (Past Recipient/Judge); Roma Flowers - Lighting & Projection Designer (Judge); Ellen Lampert-Greaux - Live Design/LDI Creative Director; Yuko Taniguchi - Lighting Designer (Past Recipient). Watch Here.