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Crowdfunding in Performing Arts: Channeling Your Inner Medici
July 30, 2013Arts patronage was once the exclusive realm of the ultra-wealthy. The Medici family of Renaissance-era Italy, for example, underwrote memorable art from Botticelli to […]
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Going for a Spin: Mechanical Wheel Anchors New Production
July 24, 2013We enjoyed the recent Getty blog entry and cool installation video about this innovative outdoor production of Prometheus Bound, which will feature a custom-built […]
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Appreciating Minneapolis’ Historic Theatres & Creative Vitality
July 17, 2013How do historic theatres impact a city’s creative vitality? When the League of Historic American Theatres (LHAT) holds its 37th Annual Conference in Minneapolis […]
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Q&A Spotlight: Building Bridges Between School and Professional Theatre
July 10, 2013Interview with Patrick S. O’Neil, Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas Your Performance Partners: How have bridges been successfully built between academic performing arts and […]
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Wanna Feel Like a Rock Star? Wanna Scream Like Crazy? Head to Seattle
July 3, 2013EMP Museum (EMP), the cutting-edge interactive music museum in Seattle, features a dozen custom sound-isolation rooms in its Sound Lab area. These rooms, […]
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Considerations for Naming Performing Arts Centers: Memories…Money…or Both?
May 24, 2013Two recent new items from San Francisco caught our eye, related to the power of a facility’s name. First, some local citizens are upset […]
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5 Steps to Backstage Safety
May 3, 20131. Train All Users Anyone using moving equipment backstage must be properly trained about the equipment’s purpose and proper operation. Untrained users cause many […]
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Architecture & Art: A Matter of Taste
April 24, 2013Any new performing arts center being planned within an urban environment must answer a question: How much of the existing, surrounding architecture should be […]