Need Haze Outdoors? Make Fog – A LOT of Fog!

When bands put together dates and venues for their tours, a number of performances end up landing at outdoor music festivals. This was the case for the punk/experimental rock band Pierce the Veil and...

Joel Svendsen April 17, 2017 Questions?

Lighting Through The Glass Ceiling Reflections on Tharon Musser

Oceans of words have been written about Tharon Musser, her beginnings at Yale, her first success with José Quintero’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, her work with the Michael Bennett-lead “dream...

Margie Heymann March 31, 2017 Questions?

A Swirling Sea Of Light Inside The SeaGlass Carousel

Millions of tourists flock to Manhattan’s Battery Park for its history, its gardens and its amazing views of the Statue of Liberty. Now, there’s a new attraction in The Battery for visitors to...

Joel Svendsen March 21, 2017 Questions?

Five Lighting Techniques For Dance Performance

Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar founded the acclaimed Urban Bush Women in 1984 “to create dance and to create community.” Lighting the way for UBW since 2004 is Susan Hamburger. Below, Susan...

Joel Svendsen February 07, 2017 Questions?

An American (And His Gels) In Paris

Lighting Designer Steve Woods recently traveled from his home in Dallas to Paris to light a production of – fittingly enough –Texas in Paris. He made the trip with his trusty roll of gel sheets that...

Joel Svendsen February 02, 2017 Questions?

Using Color To Create Two Worlds

The opera “Winnie,” which premiered at the Pretoria State Theatre in South Africa, tells the story of Winnie Mandela, the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela. The complex story is told through music, libretto,...

Joel Svendsen January 20, 2017 Questions?

Gobo - Gobo

This Is A Fraggle Rock Gobo This Is A Rosco Gobo This Is A Gobo Gobo This Is A Double Gobo Gobo This Is A Double Gobo Gobo In A Double Gobo Rotator And just in case you were curious to know what a...

Joel Svendsen January 10, 2017 Questions?

How To Make Your Own BlackWrap Ripple Effect

Over the years, we’ve published a number of blog posts that show off the realistic water effect created by our X24 Effects Projector (like this one - or this one). This post, however, offers a DIY...

Tatiana Massano January 05, 2017 Questions?

Chromotopia: Bridging The Past & Present

What are Chromotopia? Victoria Coeln is a Vienna-based artist best known for her large-scale, immersive light interventions that she calls “Chromotopia.” Derived from the Greek chroma/colour and...

Tatiana Massano December 20, 2016 Questions?

Braq Cubes Light Up The House - From Below

Lu Kao Hwa Theater is located in Hong Kong’s International Christian School and is heavily used as the center of spiritual and cultural life on campus. The theater is not only the venue for multiple...

Joel Svendsen December 14, 2016 Questions?