Forecast For Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Catch The Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest online as the in-person event was canceled due to COVID-19, and many of its shows are streaming digitally.There are more than 20 shows to choose from, including Peter Michael Marino's innovative Planet of the Grapes, a theatrical madhouse directed by Michole Biancosino with speaking grapes who meet astronauts who have crashed. Browse the full schedule for the mini-fest to see what shows tickle your fancy. Tickets are $10 per show and most productions can be watched on demand thru Sunday, January 23. Buy Tickets Here.

Trailer for Planet Of The Grapes: 

Tech Talk:

• January 19 @ 2pm Eastern: ACT Entertainment Tech Talk: Multi-Instance Fixture Profiles: Register Here.

Looking Ahead, Register In Advance:

January 20 @ 12noon Central: Ask Flyhouse: Have rigging questions? Join Chicago Flyhouse for their first first free interactive live session—with special guest senior project manager Mark Witteveen! Want to help with a tricky rigging challenge? Clarify rigging math? Hear a story about moving past a mistake? We'll answer your questions and start a conversation. Learn, connect, and talk with other Flyhouse regulars during this online event. Register Here.

January 20 @ 2pm Eastern: Get LEDucated: Marcel Fairbairn hosts Dave Heinz, electrical supervisor at Odawa Casino. Dave will be talkinh about all the benefits he has put into place with his team at the casino, from the start in late 2009 to now, Dave will talk about all the projects and savings the Casino has gone through and is seeing. We'll also talk about where he sees the future of Odawa Casino going. Watch here.

January 22-23: Activate: Three distinct conversations all surrounding thoughts on educating future art-leaders, creating space for young artists, and how we can continue a true #RadicalWelcoming in this ever changing world. Hosted by Lincoln Center. Featuring Matthew Rushing, Taryn Kaschock Russell, Denise Saunders Thompson, Al Crawford, Jowole Willa Jo Zillar, Alicia Graf Mack.. Free. Register Here.

January 25: PRG Winter Auction: audio, video, lighting, truss, LED. Check out the gear, bidding is now open.

• February 14 @ 6pm Eastern: New York City Vectorworks Entertainment Online User Group Meeting: An open discussion and conversation about user’s needs and wants for future versions. What would simplify or speed up your workflow? Open to screen sharing with the group to illustrate ideas? We can do that. Have an idea for a tool or a PIO, let’s hear it! Take this time to make your list, and bring your demo files to show what you mean. Social hour at 5:30pm: Zoom Link. Email user group leaders Diana Kesselschmidt at [email protected], Kevin Lee Allen at [email protected] or Steve Backo at [email protected].

Podcasts:

• Light Talk: Episode 250: The Return Of David: In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from being seasick to expanding your career. Join David, Steve, and Zak as they pontificate about: what to do when your portal is below water, Happy Birthday Tharon, working in your underwear, is the strobe dead,The SUK 2000, red eye flights are not cool, and after surgery do you set off airport alarms? Listen Here:

• USITT/TECHnically Speaking: Scenic and costume designer Christian Fleming chats about his upcoming participation in the 2022 World Stage Design exhibition as well as share some details about his selected design. Listen Here.

Christian Fleming
(Christian Fleming)

 

Bob Bonniol on Artistic Finance1

* Artistic Finance: If you don't know about NFT's and the metaverse, it's time to learn. so don't miss this podcast with Bob Bonniol, Emmy Award winning director, production designer, and producer known for his implementation of extensive media and interactive features in his productions and installations. He is also the founder of Mode Studios, and its hybrid event company Meta Mode. Join him as he explains the future, with host Ethan Steimel on Artistic Finance. The discussion includes Bonniol's opera NFT, how NFTs are currently being used and can be used in live events and theatre, the metaverse—how it's working and where it's headed, and an actionable challenge to you to create an NFT. Listen here.

 Live Design Online, On Demand:

 • LDI New Tech Breaks: Don't miss LDI's Virtual New Tech Breaks now On Demand: Presentations of new products and technology from LDI2021 exhibitors including: MyCaseBuilderZanniMadrix, and  ProparedRegister Here and watch when you can, some really good products here, like Zanni's Ovees (pictured below), which will take you into immersive worlds of AR and VR.

Ovees

 

• Celebrating The Tonys: Interviews with Tony-nominated sound designer Jonathan Deans (Jagged Little Pill), and Tony winner for Moulin Rouge, Peter Hylenski, moderated by Abe Jacob, and sponsored by Meyer Sound. The second session, sponsored by ETC, features lighting designer Justin Townsend, Tony nominated for Jagged Little Pill and the winner for Moulin Rouge. Free. Register Here.

• Live Design Virtual Webcasts: Extend Your Reality: How to use the latest technology to create spectacular live experiences. This three-session virtual event is free to watch and sponsored by disguise, the platform for creatives and technologists to imagine, create and deliver spectacular live visual experiences. Three sessions that take you deep into the world of xR production. Ellen Lampert-Gréaux, creative director for Live Design/LDI, moderates. The tech and design savvy panelists are from disguise as well as such companies as Studio Lab, All Of It Now, Far Right Productions. Free. Register Here.