"Technology is not a noun, but a verb. A living action."
Mexican lighting and scenic designer Patricia Gutierrez reflects on 25 years of work, on grief and resilience, and on numbers as sacred language.
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#Skene #LightingDesign #TheatreDesign #WomenInTheatre #LatinxArtists
Designing for theatre is a "durational art."
Step into the Props department as Julie Fox reflects on building the world of The Tempest through its sets and costumes.
#SFTempest #SF2026 #StratfordFestival #StageCraft #TheatreDesign
USITT 2026 in Long Beach is almost here. We put together a first-timer's guide with everything from which sessions to prioritize to where the best swag disappears fastest.
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Lighting designer Xuewei (Eva) Hu talks finding rhythm in a script, designing with natural light as her greatest teacher, and why creating art right now feels more urgent than ever.
Read it here: skene.pub/xuewei-eva-hu-the-...
#SKENE #NewTalents #LightingDesign #TheatreDesign #PerformingArts
What happens when architecture meets emotion?
Tina Torbey designs at the intersection of structure and soul. From Beirut to London stages, her work balances precision, music, philosophy, and resilience.
Read the full interview:
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#skene #scenicdesign #theatredesign
‘Artist’s Drawing of the Lofty Wonderland Backstage in the Chicago Civic Opera House; the Space Is High Enough to Hold a Fourteen-Story Skyscraper’
#TheatreDesign #illustration #illustrationart #JamesWilliamson
https://archive.org/details/PopularMechanics1930/Popular_Mechanics_01_1930/ 7.12.23
‘Achievements of this age of science lend a fresh enchantment to #Chicago’s new #CivicOpera, the stage of which is the largest in America and the highest in the world. It could swallow a fourteen-story skyscraper and have a few feet to spare! …’
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🌱 From renewable-powered performances to expanded realities, Ian Garrett’s work reveals the invisible systems shaping our world—and asks how design can do better.
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#skene #skeneprofiles #theatredesign #sustainabledesign #performingarts
This Wednesday!
Jacquie Lazar, Executive Director of CITT/ICTS takes us for an inside look at Expo-Scène, Canada’s biggest theatre tech event, and her own journey.
Get ready — OFFSTAGE Ep 3 drops tomorrow!
#Skene #SkeneOffstage #CITTICTS #CanadianTheatre #TheatreDesign
Chicago-based costume designer and social justice advocate Elsa Hiltner discusses the Theatrical Designer Pay Resource and The Pay Equity Standards.
Listen:
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Guest:
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Find your people! Next Wednesday we’re heading backstage at Expo-Scène with CITT/ICTS for an inside look at Canada’s biggest theatre tech event.
Get ready to geek out!
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🎟️ One week to go!
We’re nerding out backstage at Expo-Scène with CITT/ICTS for an inside look at Canada’s biggest theatre tech event.
Get ready to geek out — OFFSTAGE Ep 3 drops next week.
#Skene #SkeneOffstage #CITTICTS #CanadianTheatre #TheatreDesign
#ArtsNews #TheatreDesign #DMVArts #CostumeDesigner #StageCraft #CreativeIndustry #PerformingArts #MoCo #MontgomeryCountyMD #CultureSpotMC
Episode 2 of Podcast13 now live!
Ian & Vanesa bring you insights from World Stage Design 2025 — exploring all the creative energy connecting WSD with @venue13fringe
Listen now and join the conversation www.venue13.com/b/J5
#WSD2025 #TheatreDesign #CCTA
Over the past few years, our industry has faced the unexpected.
In our latest blog, we share how Theatreplan adapted and doubled down on innovation
You can read the full story over on our website.
#Arts #TheatreDesign #Resilience #Theatreplan
At Theatreplan, we see first-hand how integral stage management is to the design and operation of performance spaces.
A huge thank you to stage managers everywhere for the vital role you play in bringing theatre to life.
#InternationalStageManagementDay #StageManagement #TheatreDesign #Theatreplan
Set design painting by William Lewis Telbin (1844-1931) for "The Summit of the Brocken" scene from the 1894 revival of Henry Irving's production of Faust at the Lyceum Theatre.
Source: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
#art #painting #theatredesign #setdesign #landscape #landscapeart
Huge thanks to Giant Store Cambridge for helping us to #reducereuserecycle by gifting us these old bike inner tubes for our #SnowWhite set. It's great to be able to re-use something that was heading for the bin. Next stop for them - #NewYork!
#SustainableTheatre #theatredesign #TheatreSky
The Linbury Prize 2025 supports emerging stage designers with a sustainable career start. Twelve recipients get a National Theatre exhibition, associate placement with professionals, and a £6000 bursary.
Find out more and apply now: www.thelinburyprize.com/2025prize-in...
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A great theatre isn’t just about the audience. Backstage flow, performer comfort & technical efficiency are just as vital.
Read how Theatreplan balances audience experience + backstage excellence in our latest blog: theatreplan.com/news/balanci...
#TheatreDesign #StageDesign
Detailed zoomed in view of the face of a briard dog with tongue out. #theatricalproduction #robertwilson #animalsinart #dogsinart #animalportrait #retratoanimal #animalart #arteanimal #dogsinart #cachorro #dog #perro #amorperruno #chien #tongueout #hund #hond #cat #contemporaryart #artcontemporain #artecontemporaneo #zeitgenössischekunst #gato #canine #briarddog #bergerdebrie #пес #犬 #狗 #개 #כלב
Primarily human figure in blue suit and tie in front of a red curtain, with an acid green cat head. #theatricalproduction #robertwilson #animalsinart #catsinart #animalportrait #retratoanimal #animalart #arteanimal #cat #gato #gatto #katze #contemporaryart #artcontemporain #artecontemporaneo #zeitgenössischekunst #gato #twopiecesuit
Credit: Robert Wilson (USA, b. Waco, Texas, 1941-). Snippets from Video Portraits (Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2011). 1. Celine, briard dog, 2004. 2. Alexis Broschek, 2005.
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#artsky #art #robertwilson #dog #cat #dogsky #catsky #visualart #theatredesign #animalart
#rohangreen #lightingdesign #theatre #lighting #technicaltheatre #etceos #etceosfamily #StageCraft #TechTheatre #TechnicalTheatre #StageLighting #TheatreDesign #TheatreDesigner #StageLights #Production #TheatreLights #TheatreLighting #TheaterDesign #Design #BehindTheScenes #TheatreTech
From morning coffee and CAD drawings to design meetings and venue reviews, no two days at Theatreplan are the same.
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#TheatreDesign #TheatreConsultant #LivePerformance #TheatreArchitecture #TeamTheatreplan
The Linbury Prize 2025 supports emerging stage designers with a sustainable career start. Twelve recipients get a National Theatre exhibition, associate placement with professionals, and a £6000 bursary.
Find out more and apply now: www.thelinburyprize.com/2025prize-in...
#TheatreDesign
Another one of our long-standing actions towards sustainability, is to re-use our costumes & props from show to show. Can you spot which outfits have made a return appearance on our stage? 👀
#SustainableTheatre #theatredesign #SpotTheMatch #CostumeEncore
The Linbury Prize 2025 supports emerging stage designers with a sustainable career start. Twelve recipients get a National Theatre exhibition, associate placement with professionals, and a £6000 bursary.
Find out more and apply now: www.thelinburyprize.com/2025prize-in...
#TheatreDesign
Thrilled to share my first publication: "Fantasy through naturalism: Julia Trevelyan Oman and The Nutcracker", now out in Studies in Costume and Performance
Read it here: doi.org/10.1386/scp_...
#CostumeDesign #TheNutcracker #Ballet #TheatreDesign #PerformanceStudies
#Throwback to Stefanie Mueller talking about the first time she created the set & costumes for #SnowWhite We're currently working to re-create the magic of this world for our tour later in the year.
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#theatresky #BackstageTheatre #TheatreDesign
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The Linbury Prize 2025 supports emerging stage designers with a sustainable career start. Twelve recipients get a National Theatre exhibition, associate placement with professionals, and a £6000 bursary.
Find out more and apply now: www.thelinburyprize.com/2025prize-in...
#TheatreDesign
