At its best, art holds a mirror up to its times. Not one of the fun-house variety that distorts to flatter myths or scare up false demons, but a relentlessly realistic one that reflects things as they are, and through the artist’s perspective offers hope for how things might somehow become better. Such was the […]
LOS ANGELES – Speaking about his work as lighting director and programmer for the 10th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards, Felix Peralta observed, “it’s all about the art.” Art… that powerful force that “washes away the dust of everyday life,” as Pablo Picasso observed was everywhere to be seen at the Dolby Theatre during this star-studded […]
ATLANTA – At one point in Akshay Kumar’s show, ‘The Entertainers,’ the Bollywood legend seemed to be floating in the air. The harnessed star then picked up dancer Mouni Roy and ascended over the audience with her. The sellout crowds at the three stops on this US tour might very well have felt that they […]
SINGAPORE – Located 11-floors above the Vista Exchange district, atop the celestial inspired Star Performing Arts Center, The Star Loft offers breathtaking views from its interior space and enchanting rooftop terrace. This panorama, however, was not the only impressive site that visitors to Chauvet’s Singapore Open House got to enjoy in early April. The two-day […]
LUBBOCK, TX – There are things you will always see at a Parker McCollom show, like the rising young country star getting down close and personal to interact with fans. Then there are things you will never see, like anyone sitting in their seat for very long! That’s because from the moment he walks out […]
AMSTERDAM – There is an element of illusion in every winter attraction. That is what makes them so special! Who cannot be charmed by entering a space during the dark days of the year, and suddenly finding themselves transported into a magical wonderland? Visitors to Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs know this feeling well. For 18 days […]
MEXICO CITY – Luke Stratton didn’t have to read between the lines when he saw the creative brief for Smashing Pumpkins’ “The World Is A Vampire” festival, which took place in early March. He knew that the stage was going to be massive. “When I got the stage dimensions from the promoter and the lighting […]
It is every designer’s dream: to overcome the limitations of time and space, and allow the creative vision that originally sparked a project to be expressed to its fullest. Steve Cohen and Bob Bonniol journeyed very far in the direction of this nirvanic state recently when they collaborated on the production and lighting design for […]
NASHVILLE – At its best, art holds a mirror up to its times. Not one of the fun-house variety that distorts to flatter myths or scare up false demons, but a relentlessly realistic one that reflects things as they are, and through the artist’s perspective offers hope for how things might somehow become better. Such […]
THIRROUL, AUSTRALIA – Anita’s Theatre is no stranger to change. On Saturday December18, 1965, when the curtain went down on a double billing featuring Stephen Boyd in “Genghis Khan” and Carl Gonzales in “The Little Ones,” the classic venue, then known as the King’s Theatre, closed its doors after more than 40 years as the […]
MIAMI – How do you say goodbye to a legend? For the creative team involved in designing the production for Daddy Yankee’s La Ultima Vuelta tour, the answer was quite simple, you create something “fit for a king.” This was the directive that production designer Rodrigo Proal of Darmah Studios received when he was asked […]
OCALA, FL – When Mammoth WVH, the rock band formed by Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang Van Halen, released their debut album in June 2021, their sound was hailed by critics as being, fresh, original and unique. Or, as one scribe described it, “no two tracks feel the same.” Around the same time, “Pawns and […]