Awards season is upon us with the 94th Oscars airing on March 27, 2022 from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Word is that Emmy Award-winning lighting designer Bob Dickinson will be back for his 33rd Oscar presentation, while David Korins, whose Broadway productions include Hamilton, returns as production designer, a role he filled in 2019.
In other news, the Tony Awards are set for a live, nationwide broadcast, the first in their 75-year history, from Radio City Music Hall. Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, May 3 for qualifying productions from the 2021-2022 season.
The Olivier Award nominations have been announced with winners to be revealed on April 10 in London, UK.
Upcoming Events:
• LEDucation: Virtual sessions on March 14; In-person at New York Hilton on March 15-16, 2022. Includes 26 sessions, seven of which are virtual. Full details here.
• Studio School of Design: Two Free Community Events:
* March 19 @ 10am Eastern: Color And Light In A Mixed Source World: Inaugurating a partnership with the Chelsea Factory in New York City, Studio School of Design will be presenting this special two-hour Saturday morning IN-PERSON seminar in Manhattan. Lighting designer, educator, and author Clifton Taylor, and product manager for Entertainment Controls at ETC Nick Gonsman. will present their ideas about color control and manipulation and tools for success in working with our hybrid, mixed-source fixture world coming out of the pandemic. Register Here.
* March 24 @ 7pm Eastern: A History of Women In Lighting Design: Veteran lighting designer Anne Militello discusses the history of women in lighting and the pioneers who blazed new trails for female designers and industry leaders. Learn more about the influential designers you have heard about, and discover some you may not have! Register Here. Online.
• Event Safety Alliance: Four upcoming events at Rock Lititz, PA, Details here.
* Entertainment Rigging Workshop, March 20 $ & 21;
* Crowd Safety Symposium, March 20 & 21;
• Stage Electrics, March 20 & 21;
• Event Safety Summit, March 22-24: In-person and online.
Podcasts:
• Light Talk: Episode 257: Put Some Sawdust On My Crabs: In this episode The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from The Next Light Source to Post Modern Madness! Join Stan, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: USITT in Baltimore; Convention Centers in Key West; Fog juice and moving lights; When is LED going to disappear?; Blacking out running lights; The Blues System; "Who is this Robert Wilson guy?"; Holding onto your directors; and Some advice for High School lighting designers. Listen here: