December 1, 2007
Special Section
Features
Ancient Wonderment
Chantal Chamandy was born in Alexandria, Egypt, raised in Montreal, and is of Greek and Lebanese descent. Given the multicultural background of the singer/songwriter...
Getting The Word Out
The newly constructed Northland Church in Longwood, FL is far from your average worship facility. Situated in a converted skating rink that includes a...
Prehistoric Arts
Interviewing Sonny Tilders, creature creator for Walking With Dinosaurs: The Live Experience, it is tempting to ask what the dinosaurs eat and where they...
Circus Of Sound
When Harrah's Entertainment bought Caesars Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City a little over two years ago, it inherited the Circus Maximus Theatre, a former...
Annie, The Musical
The moment Annie Lennox walks on stage, the standing-room-only crowd greets her with thunderous applause. It's been four years since her last solo tour,...
Go
Cyrano By A Nose
Kevin Kline in the title role of Cyrano de Bergerac sounds like casting made in heaven, and, indeed, in the current Broadway revival of Edmond Rostand's...
LDI Booth Awards: Back By Popular Demand
After a one-year hiatus, LDI brought back the popular Booth Awards, and judging by the wide range of impressive-looking booths, both large and small,...
LDI Award Winners
The LDI 2007 Awards Ceremony was held on Saturday, November 17, right on the LDI show floor in the Stage Pro booth following a 20th anniversary cocktail...
Green School: Pitzer College
Pitzer College in Claremont, CA, launched a new initiative to “go greener” with the opening of a brand new “green” residential hall (Gold LEED-certified sustainable dorms) that included a grand opening celebration featuring lighting design by alumnus/trustee Marc Broidy and senior theatre major Vanessa “Nessa” Rundle. Robert Redford, Pitzer College president Laura Skandera Trombley, and Ed Begley, Jr. were among those who attended the evening's activities....
Who's Doing What
Laser Design Production Inc. and lighting designer Butch Allen collaborated to create a visual spectacular for the Van Halen Reunion Tour. Lorenzo Cornacchia,...
Envision
Working With The Rental Shop
A the end of the day, people make the difference in our world. It is the carpenter that really matters, not the hammer he uses. It is the electrician...
Q&A: Pook Diemont & Ohl
Founded in 1982 by original partners Barbara Pook, Tony Diemont, and Ted Ohl, Pook Diemont & Ohl (PDO) is a theatre and studio equipment design and build...
Build
Problem/Solution: Spatial Relations At NYU's Skirball Center
Problem The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University gives student designers and actors a chance to work in a huge space. Director...
How I Did That: Sweet Sixteen Lighting Fantasies
I love designing house parties. Much like skiing on fresh powder, homes are virgin landscapes, the designing of which results in high praise from the...
Tech
Product of the Month: Yamaha DSP5D
Digital sound consoles have been around for years, and Yamaha has been at the forefront of innovation since the beginning. It all started with an 18-input...
Product News
LD Assistant 08 Design & Drafting LD Assistant 08 offers a suite of tools for conceptualizing, drawing, rendering, and presenting a 3D lighting environment....
Editor's Note
Back Where Pat Started
If any of you (yes, I know, most of you) had anything to do with this year's LDI attending, exhibiting, planning then you're probably about as relieved...
Loadout
Birdman
Australian singer Darren Hayes took his Time Machine tour on the road last fall to promote his most recent album, This Delicate Thing We Made, now that...
