LONDON – The concert began with a contemplative piano solo lit by a single fixture, no video, no IMAG, just the artist on a shadowy stage before 18,000 people performing “Strange House,” a song about change and the yearnings it brings. As the performance unfolds, the artist is ultimately joined by a seven-piece band and […]
LOS ANGELES – Rock Never Dies…apparently it also never really ages! The 40th edition of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards ceremony reminded millions of television viewers of that, not only in terms of its electrifying music, celebrating rule breakers like inductees Cyndi Lauper and Outkast, but also with its bold new, more […]
Saint-Jean-d’Angély, France – Experience, they say, is the best teacher. It is also the surest way to overcome hesitancy and doubt. Just ask Marc Brissonnet. The Technical Director of the venue, Brissonnet led the way in the initiative to convert it to an all LED system, inaugurated in 2018 by the City of Saint-Jean-d’Angély. The actual […]
LONDON – Minutes…hours…days… weeks… all the familiar markers of time quietly vanish in the vast, stark expanse of the desert, where past and present drift together in the thin night air. It is impossible not to be swept up in the stories told and retold under the stars in such a place. Zeynep Kepekli certainly […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Life begins again with summer, wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. Perhaps that is why everything seems possible during this season of long nights and sunny days, especially to the young. Memories of those summer dreams continue to burn brightly in our hearts even after they have been dimmed by time, as they […]
ALBERTVILLE, FRANCE – The words you speak become the house you live in. So wrote the ancient sage Hafez. The wisdom of this dictum echoes clearly through the halls of Le Dôme Théâtre, a beautiful Italianate building in the heart of the Savoyard town. Since its opening, this multi-purpose facility has built a vibrant theatrical […]
PRAGUE – Transcendence is built into the very essence of art, which, at its best, is never limited to a single time, place, or culture, but rather, serves as a beautiful fabric that weaves them all together into one beautiful, unifying tapestry. Pioneering Czech Art Nouveau painter-illustrator Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha certainly exemplified this quality. Moving […]
Stratford-upon-Avon – It is said that great art renews itself with each passing generation. By this measure (not to mention many others), Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is indeed a towering achievement. How else to explain the play’s enduring popular, not only in theatre, but also in film, television, and even musicals, which have often featured the […]
ORLANDO– Pushing their musical genre to new limits with their unique classical string arrangements that blend with ferocious guitar riffs and growling vocals, Imminence has been a magnet for metal fans. Small wonder, their recent 20-city tour sold out quickly. Fans who flocked to see the quintet from Trelleborg, Sweden weren’t disappointed, as the band […]
MONTREAL– As anyone who’s been involved in the profession knows, a lighting designer isn’t always asked to create more light. Sometimes the client’s request veers more toward darkness. Such was the case this December when Pierre E. Roy was called upon to light the acclaimed holiday show Parapapam at the elegant la Maison Symphonique. Roy […]
CORNWALL, ENGLAND – It is said that nature has a unique way of giving rise to hope and dreams. Appreciate the timeless beauty of a tree, or the inviting possibilities of a sunrise, and it is easy to believe that anything, regardless of how farfetched, is within reach. The founders of Eden Project surely felt […]
NEW YORK – It started when someone lit a few fireworks atop the New York Times newly opened building between 7th Avenue and Broadway to mark the passage from 1904 to 1905. A couple of years later, they decided to lower a 5-foot iron and wood sphere adorned with 100 25-watt light bulbs from the […]