LONDON – Four Charcoalblue consultants will address different topics at ITEAC 2010, including Charcoalblue's managing director Andy Hayles, creative director Jon Stevens, design director Gavin Green and senior consultant Giles Favell. Hayles will join Scott Crossfield of Theatre Projects and Vassily Laffineur of Renzo Piano Building Workshop to discuss the Design Processes in the Information Age. "We're delighted to have been invited to sponsor and speak at such a significant industry conference," said Hayles, adding, "I'm looking forward to learning lots from my fellow panelists and will be doing my bit by trying to define what RIBA Stage E actually means."
Stevens will discuss Essential Stage and Technical Planning alongside Matthew Smethurst-Evans of TheatrePlan and George Ellerington of Arup Venue. "My theme will be the planning of stage lighting systems, a topic with a huge impact on the success of any theatre space and one which has plenty of pitfalls for the unwary," noted Stevens.
Green will examine The Development of Theatre Forms with Len Auerbach of Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, Josh Dachs of Fisher Dachs and Flip Tanner of the Royal Shakespeare Company. "I'll be discussing the new RSC main house theatre as it nears completion and how it stacks up against other contemporary thrust stage theatres," Green said.
Favell will join Alan Bartlett of The Royal Shakespeare Company to consider the pros and cons of demountable stage floors.
The quadrennial conference kicks off June 13 at the Central Hall, Westminster. This year the theme is: "Are Performing Arts Buildings Fit for Purpose and What Does This Involve?"
The conference will focus on the business of planning, building and equipping venues for the performing arts. New buildings will be reviewed and the latest equipment developments presented and discussed. The conference will be followed by two days of the ABTT Theatre Show at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Victoria.
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