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Chauvet Professional Supports Eco-Friendly Lighting Upgrade at The Michael Fowler Centre

Chauvet Professional Supports Eco-Friendly Lighting Upgrade at The Michael Fowler Centre

At their best, cultural institutions do more than provide an engaging setting where people can enjoy the performing arts. They also serve as reassuring landmarks, standing out from their surroundings to remind all who gaze upon them of a community’s shared ideals and values. The winner of multiple architectural awards, The Michael Fowler Centre is in keeping with this tradition. Helping to define the Wellington, New Zealand skyline with its tri-level glass façade and towering concrete columns, which are often adorned in colorful light, the almost-four-decade-old building embodies the city’s commitment to culture.Read More »Chauvet Professional Supports Eco-Friendly Lighting Upgrade at The Michael Fowler Centre

Oak View Group to Build Las Vegas Entertainment District with Arena, Amphitheater, Casino and Hotel

Oak View Group (OVG), the global venue development, advisory, and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry, recently announced its vision to welcome a newly planned entertainment district including an arena in Las Vegas. Groundbreaking and construction for the estimated $3B point of destination entertainment district and arena are scheduled for 2023. Read More »Oak View Group to Build Las Vegas Entertainment District with Arena, Amphitheater, Casino and Hotel

Winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards

The 94th Oscars® were held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. Production designer and creative director David Korins returned to the Oscars, having previously been the designer in 2019, for which he received an Emmy nomination. Lighting designer Robert Dickinson returned for his 33rd Oscars show.  During his three-decades long career, he has won 18 Primetime Emmy Awards, including three for Oscars telecasts, and has over 1,500 on-screen television credits.

Here are the winners in the design and technical categories:Read More »Winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards

Videos of the Week | Oscar Design & Technical Acceptance Speeches

We at PLSN send our congratulations to all of the winners of the Oscars at the 2022 Academy Awards. Here are the videos of the acceptance speeches for Greig Fraser, ASC, winner for Cinematography for Dune; Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos, winners for Production Design for Dune. Jenny Beavan, winner for Costume Design for Cruella; and Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh for Makeup and Hairstyling for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. We congratulate all of the nominees and winners.

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Moving Lights for Movie-Making

Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth drew plaudits—and Oscar noms—for Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel and Production Designer Stefan Dechant. The high-contrast, black-and-white film’s visuals were inspired by graphic novels and German Expressionism. Some test-shooting quickly revealed that, instead of traditional film lighting using Fresnels and flags, moving lights would be the way to go.

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Peter Sellars Delivers International World Theatre Day Message 2022

“The theater of epic vision, purpose, recovery, repair, and care needs new rituals. We don’t need to be entertained. We need to gather. We need to share space, and we need to cultivate shared space. We need protected spaces of deep listening and equality.” –Peter Sellars, International Message Author

“There is a beauty about us… those of us who have committed ourselves to this… this global family who uses theatre to unearth the best and worst of ourselves; the tragedy of our deepest fears and the comedy of our truest joy. “ –Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Steven Sapp, U.S. Message Co-Authors

“Theater allows us to see each other, to hear each other….and by listening and witnessing each other, we can finally see ourselves.” –Jasmin Cardenas, U.S. Emergent Artist Author

The Global Theater Initiative (GTI), a partnership between Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics (The Lab) at Georgetown University, invites all theatres, individual artists, institutions, and audiences to celebrate the 61st annual World Theatre Day on March 27, 2022. Each year, a renowned theatre artist of world stature is invited by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) Worldwide to craft an international message to mark the global occasion. This year the International message has been written by U.S. director Peter Sellars. The U.S. World Theatre Day message has been given by Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Steven Sapp, co-founders and core members of UNIVERSES, here’s a video of their address:

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The Bridge: PRGs New Multi-Purpose Rehearsal Space and Studio in the Heart of the UK

The Bridge is an exciting and unique addition to the PRG UK network, opening a hub for productions of all sizes in the heart of the country. The space has been designed to be completely flexible and has the power to support whatever your production needs. Located just next door to the PRG UK headquarters in Longbridge, the space richly benefits from a direct link to PRGs wealth of equipment and expertise onsite. From truck splits and prep to full studio productions and pre-production rehearsals, The Bridge can deliver.Read More »The Bridge: PRGs New Multi-Purpose Rehearsal Space and Studio in the Heart of the UK