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Policing Audience Behavior: Sticks, Lasers and “ZAP!”
November 26, 2013Last month, according to an article in the Korea Times, ushers at the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing, China, aimed laser pointers […]
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Inspiring and Uniting Communities: Band Shells Evolving
October 29, 2013Music and other performing arts have a unique power to inspire and unite communities. A 2010 Gallup study found that social offerings, which include […]
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Backstage Safety Tip: No Household Hardware
October 22, 2013Here’s a list of hardware you might find backstage in any theatre. One of these things is not like the others—can you guess which […]
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Acoustics 101: After the Music Stops (Reverberation)
October 15, 2013From an occasional series about acoustical concepts, inspired by current events. If you arrived 20 minutes late for last month’s performance of Yves Klein’s […]
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Remedy for Musical, Political Stalemates? Perhaps Literary Fiction
October 9, 2013Across the U.S. performing arts landscape, two recent examples exist where the music stopped due to labor disputes. Just last week: Carnegie Hall stagehands […]
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Q&A Spotlight: Suspending Disbelief, Creating Art
October 2, 2013Interview with Bruce Herrmann, AIA, Director, Wilson Butler Architects, Boston, Massachusetts Discussing the Richmond CenterStage Project, Richmond, VA Your Performance Partners: What is your […]
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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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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 […]