Nina Agelvis, lighting designer and programmer is this month’s NextGen making a path for herself in the industry. She has already had a rich and varied career though she is only in her twenties. Her resume includes being an electrician, a stagehand, a drafter, teacher, programmer, and a lighting designer. She’s worked in repertory theaters, live music clubs, the corporate world, and on a cruise ship.
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Florida State University’s School of Theatre and USITT have unveiled the 2023 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space exhibits that will be presented by the U.S. in Prague this June. Also, The 1/52 Project, which offers $15,000 grants to provide financial support to encourage rising designers from historically excluded groups, has opened up applications for 2023.
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Here’s a look at two companies you should stop by and see if you are going to be at USITT.
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USITT has announced the four honorees for the 2023 Distinguished Achievement Awards and the ten Young Designers, Managers and Technicians (YDMT) award winners. The USITT Awards bring attention to those who represent the best entering our industry, support creative work, recognize lifetime achievement, and celebrate research. PLSN is happy to spotlight and recognize all of this year’s winners.
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PLSN catches up with the esteemed Screens Producer Laura Frank, who has a new book out, Real-Time Video Content For Virtual Production & Live Entertainment. It is an engaging read, in which Frank looks at the different layers of an ever-evolving discipline; offering historic context while encouraging the reader to see future possibilities of virtual production with new eyes.
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After British rock guitarist Jeff Beck died unexpectedly on Jan. 10, 2023, Debi Moen touched base with three lighting professionals, David “Gurn” Kaniski, Michael Keller, and Chris Stuba, who were all involved with Beck’s last tour. They share their thoughts with Designer Watch about working with the rock legend.
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This month Chris Lose muses on the recent loss of Nook Schoenfeld, who he considered a mentor. Lose took over the LD-at-Large column from Schoenfeld and now uses it to “share some nuggets of wisdom that shaped my career and pay homage to a great man.”
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The Teatro Donizetti is a true institution in the city of Bergamo. It was built in the late 18th century and was originally named Teatro Nuovo (new theatre). It has been the city’s most important opera house for more than two centuries and hosts an extremely intense schedule of plays, operas, and symphonic music. In November 2022, Claypaky signed an agreement with the Teatro Donizetti to supply its new Sinfonya Profile 600 moving heads, specially designed for use in theatres.Read More »Claypaky Partners with the Donizetti Festival and Illuminates ‘Chiara e Serafina’ with Sinfonya Profiles
Global entertainment lighting, LED video, and atmospheric effects equipment manufacturer ADJ is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with Dubai-based GSL Professional LLC. Established… Read More »ADJ Prepares For Expansion In The Middle East With Appointment Of New Distributor
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Spanish lighting designer Antonio Arrabal (AAI, Lighting Designers Association of Spain) used Astera NYX Bulbs to illuminate a series of scenic spheres that were an… Read More »Theatre Indigo Colors Up with Astera NYX Bulbs
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Ayrton is delighted to announce the appointment of PT Inti Megah Swara (“IMS”) as its new, exclusive distributor for Indonesia. IMS will be responsible for… Read More »Ayrton appoints IMS as new exclusive distributor for Indonesia
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George Ezra’s Lighting Director Chris Taylor and Production Manager Jake Vernum were very happy to see Robe on the lighting specs for the recent Australia and New Zealand legs of the popular UK singer / songwriter’s Gold Rush Kid tour. Eleven Robe MegaPointes on the upstage truss have been present throughout the whole tour which kicked off in Spring in the UK and Ireland, then extended into a lengthy festival section as Ezra and his highly talented band delighted audiences across Europe. Read More »From Budapest to Auckland, Robe Shines for George Ezra