The stage was big, over 200-feet wide and 100-feet long. So too was the venue, the 510,000 sq. ft. Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX, the practice facility of the Dallas Cowboys. Good thing too… because the Academy of Country Music Awards went all out this May to celebrate its 60th anniversary with […]
With its sharp angles and distinct lines, Geometry shapes space. Color is less exact, though it too has the ability to define space and, perhaps more importantly, the moods that reside within that space’s parameters. The power of both geometry and color were everywhere to be seen in Roosevelt Dsouza’s design for Indian playback star, […]
During the course of interviewing preeminent lighting designers for this column, we often inquire about their favorite colors. Their responses cover a rainbow of hues. But when we posed the question to this award winning French designer, he gave a delightfully surprising answer — “white!” Often not even regarded as a color (it is, after […]
This widely acclaimed, award-winning lighting designer has brough an impressive blend of versatility, showmanship, and experience to a stunningly wide range of projects for decades. With a résumé that includes touring artists like Lady Gaga and Jay-Z, as well as festival stages, such as Ultra, corporate clients like Dell Technologies, and even the White House, […]
Given its power to add depth and texture to the mood on a stage, it isn’t surprising that the work of this multi award-winning UK designer has been singled out on more than a few occasions by theatre critics. However, it often isn’t Zoe Spurr’s technical skills, as impressive as they are, that are the […]
True to the mission of this column, this legendary designer shared five of the lessons he’s learned about lighting along the way in his career. And oh, what a career it has been! Morse’s close collaboration with Madonna and her set designer Bruce Rogers on the Drowned World tour in 2001 resulted in a seminal […]
If you were an astronaut looking back on planet earth from your spacecraft, the mystical, glorious, and humbling image that held you in awe would be dominated by two colors: the foundational blue of the seas that cover over 70-percent of earth, and the delicate white of the clouds that drift over those waters. There […]
Don’t use more than two colors on stage at the same time. This rule is about as axiomatic as “always pack an extra pair of socks when you travel.” Virtually every lighting designer follows it. Luke Edwards routinely does too… at least most of the time! The owner of Bear Bright Studios, Edwards believes that, […]
Design may be a close cousin of art, but in the end the two reside in two very different, though not dissimilar, worlds. Where art follows its own path, firmly in control of its destiny, design serves a more functional role, bringing the concepts of others to fruition. This Parnelli-nominated Brazilian designer certainly appreciates the […]
This column marks the first in a series of dialogues in which we ask preeminent lighting designers to share five insights they have gained over years of practicing the wonderful art, science, and craft that underpins our industry. Fittingly, we are inaugurating this series with Jeff Ravitz, a universally esteemed designer and Emmy Award winner, […]
In many ways, Finnish trio Apocalyptica draws power from defying expectations. After all, classically trained celloists who perform metal music with the pugnacious ferocity of a hardcore band aren’t going to follow convention! Well… neither did their acclaimed designer Mikki Kunttu, when he created the production for their recent EU tour. Fearlessly tearing up the […]
“A thousand years of torment in three minutes!” Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke shouted that out to the sold out crowd at Rod Laver Arena on March 14 right before the metalcore monsters from Las Vegas went into a fiery rendition of their hit “Watch the World Burn.” And oh, and what a rewarding […]