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Drawing on Childhood Memories for a 2022 Tour

Drawing on Childhood Memories for a 2022 Tour

“I grew up listening to Tears for Fears. I have vivid memories of looking out the back window of my Mom’s Plymouth Horizon while ‘Seeds of Love’ played on the cassette deck,” recalls Kerstin L. Hovland, Screens Producer & Video Designer for the band’s 2022 “The Tipping Point” tour. For this tour, Hovland’s mother Annette, a collage artist, was able to play a key role in the visuals, including those for “Seeds of Love.” “There was something beautifully circular about animating my mother’s artwork for a band she played for me,” Kerstin notes.

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Behind the Scenes Announces 2022 Holiday Cards

The 2022 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards are now on sale at the BTS Boutique. This year’s collection features a wonderful mix of seven different designs created especially for the charity by Phil Foster, Jennifer Gillette, Robert Mendoza, Nancy Orr, Todd Potter, and Lauren Press. From messages of hope and peace, to a steam punk inspired holiday, to a card featuring the simple tools of so many industry crafts, you’re sure to find a design that’s right for you.Read More »Behind the Scenes Announces 2022 Holiday Cards

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Prague Quadrennial 2023 Call for Submissions

Don’t wait the PQ23 deadline has been extended to July 31, 2022

Greetings Designers and Theatre Artists across all disciplines and performance genres. You are invited to submit design work for consideration to be exhibited at the 2023 Prague Quadrennial (PQ23), the world’s most exciting celebration of theatre artists. From June 8-18, 2023 at the PQ23, The United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT) will present juried and curated work reflecting inclusion, excellence, and responsibility in US theatre design from both Emerging Designers and National Designers.Read More »DEADLINE EXTENDED: Prague Quadrennial 2023 Call for Submissions

Survey for Equitable Labor Practices in Theatrical Production, Ends July 31

Do you design, work as crew or technical staff in theatrical production? If so, you are invited to participate in a survey in support of academic research on the equitable labor practices in theatrical production. This research is for a book that is being written about equitable labor in theater production.

Brídín Cotton, a NYC-based producer and manager in the performing arts and Department Administrator in the Undergraduate Film & Television department at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and Natalie Robin, a Lighting Designer and Program Director of Theater Design & Technology in the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia  launched this survey to collect information from people who have worked, or are currently working, in theatrical production in the U.S.Read More »Survey for Equitable Labor Practices in Theatrical Production, Ends July 31

@sohoplace Theater to Open in London This Fall

A new, state of the art, and flexible 602-seat in-the-round theater will be opening this fall in London, UK. Leading West End producer and theater owner, Nica Burns, announced the opening of @sohoplace, the culmination of a 12-year project. The theater is owned by Nica Burns and operated by Nimax Theatres and will open this autumn with the first production to be announced soon. Here’s a video of a rendered fly through of the theater:

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Blackmagic Design Announces New ATEM SDI Switchers

Blackmagic Design announces a new family of extremely portable ATEM SDI live production switchers with professional 3G-SDI connections. Designed for broadcasters who need both power and portability, the new ATEM SDI family is designed to be fast to set up and easy to use. Even with their small size, ATEM SDI switchers are surprisingly powerful with standards converters on all inputs, a built in Fairlight audio mixer with six band parametric EQ, compressor and limiter on all inputs, internal DVEs, chroma keyers, professional transitions, and more. ATEM SDI makes it fast to create professional live production using multiple cameras. ATEM SDI is ideal for broadcast quality live streaming to YouTube, Facebook, and more.Read More »Blackmagic Design Announces New ATEM SDI Switchers