September 2004
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From the Editor
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| From the Editor: Design of the Times |
If you've been following the changes occurring around here over the course of 2004, you're well aware that our sister publication, Lighting Dimensions,...
David Johnson |
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Letter to the Editor
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| Letters |
Power Picks My top three, in no particular order: Steve Terry, ETC: One of the founding fathers of lighting systems integration, now working for the...
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Centerline Q&A
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| Mark Thompson, Costume Designer |
Just a few hours prior to the 2004 Tony Awards, Entertainment Design sat down with costume design nominee Mark Thompson to talk about his work on Bombay...
by Mark A. Newman |
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On Lighting
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| Building The Perfect Beast |
Is it just me, or has there been a lull in the development of truly innovative lighting control consoles over the past few years? Manufacturers might...
With Nic Phillips |
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On Sound
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| Mexican Radio |
I've been involved in the audio industry in Mexico for over 15 years, and while some things have changed in this emerging market, others have stayed...
With Antonio Martinez Benita |
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Departments
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| Problem/Solution: The Mouse That Roared |
Problem: Peter Robins, technical planning manager for the Adelaide Convention Centre in Australia, wanted to create synergistic lighting and video applications...
by Davi Napoleon |
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| Pros Among The Palms: Flagler Auditorium |
Though the Flagler Auditorium is owned by the school board of Flagler County, Florida, and was built on a bond issue to ensure community access, its...
by Tim Wetmore |
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| Re:Source–Delia Peel |
British scenic and costume designer Delia Peel prefers to start her research in libraries and second hand bookstores rather than online, because, she...
by Hannah Kate Kinnersley |
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Features
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| European Reunion: Eurovision Song Contest |
This year's Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), ostensibly a simple but grandly staged celebration of songwriting talent throughout the continent of Europe,...
By Mike Lethby |
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| Hanging By a Thread: De La Guarda |
To the uninitiated, argentinean physical theatre troupe De La Guarda continues to takes theatre to new heights. Their 70-minute production Villa Villa,...
By Cat Strom |
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| Hooray for Hollywood!: Hollywood Bowl |
Long before the Disney Concert Hall made its mark on the Los Angeles landscape, there was the Hollywood Bowl. Built in 1929 as an outdoor summer home...
By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux |
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| Lolla-POOH-looza |
One of the biggest summer tours of 2004 was actually not cancelled due to a damaged knee (Britney) or strained vocal chords (Christina) or emergency...
By David Johnson, Mark A. Newman & Lauren Thompson |
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Product News
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| Product Picks of the Month |
Martin Maxedia Media Server Maxedia, Martin Professional's entree into the world of media servers, is capable of handling digital media ranging from...
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Trade Show
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| Focus On Lighting at ETS-LDI2004 |
Since it was founded in 1988 the primary focus of The Entertainment Technology Show-LDI has been on lighting, and while the show has expanded to include...
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Designer Sketchbook
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| The Butterfly Effect |
To celebrate the centenary of Madama Butterlfly and the opening of the 50th Puccini Festival at the Torre del Lago open-air theatre in Italy, two highly...
By Mike Clark |
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General
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| 21st Century Science Fair |
The huge crowds attending Wired magazine's NextFest, a hip, interactive science fair held in San Francisco May 14-16, were wowed by technologies and...
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| Correction |
In the August issue, the feature about Ka Tonga credited costume designer Frank Krenz as also designing the costumes for Will Rogers Follies and Victor/Victoria....
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| The Stage as Screen |
The stage of the Olivier Theatre is not just a deck for actors in The National Theatre's new production of Measure For Measure; it becomes a canvas for...
Mark A. Newman |
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| Uptown Sounds at the Dance Theatre of Harlem |
The Dance Theatre of Harlem bills itself as a “neoclassic ballet company,” which means that the troupe might dance to anything from James...
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