On the twelfth day of tech week, my producer gave to me: 12 Dimmers blowing 11 Flymen flying 10 Gels a-burning 9 Channels buzzing 8 Props a-breaking 7 Actors missing 6 Gobos melting 5 minute call! 4 Cues at once 3 Red Bulls 2 ASMs And an endless supply of coffee! Happy Holiday’s to all, … More How the popular Christmas carol would go, if it was written by a stage manager:
So, December has started and with three weeks of “The Mikado” rehearsals under our belt, the cast, crews and pit get ready for a much needed break. We still have a long way to go with music, acting and making the set and costumes, but what we have started is great. Junior, Mari Duckler describes … More Mikado Rehearsals
“The leap, not the step, so it makes the experience possible.” –Heiner Müller Every creative act involves the leap into the void. The Leap has to occur at the right moment and yet the time for the Leap is never prescribed. In the midst of a leap, there are no guarantees. To leap can often … More Passage from Anne Bogarts “A Director Prepares”
For the past 140 years or so, Gilbert and Sullivan have pervasively influenced popular culture in the English-speaking world. Lines and quotations from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas have become part of the English language, such as “short, sharp shock“, and “let the punishment fit the crime.” The Savoy operas heavily influenced the course of … More Cultural influence of Gilbert and Sullivan
“But art is not technology; it is useless by vital. It is through art that we communicate what it feels like to be alive. When you ask “what is the point of art?” you could reformulate the question to “what is the point of being human?” -Anthony Gormley, visual artist I struggle with the beginning … More Technology Rant…
1. We learn to engage in a daily discipline. 2. We learn to find meaning in human experience. 3. We learn to connect to others. 4. Our imaginations are stimulated. 5. We learn to see adjacent possibilities. 6. We become more capable of dealing with complexity – because the arts capture more than facts. 7. … More GIFTS WE RECEIVE FROM THE ARTS
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