Here is a picture of the Christmas tree the actors of Neptune's The Jungle Book made for jungle book Xmas potluck and secret Santa.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Happy Holidays Everyone
I just want to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday this season!
Here is a picture of the Christmas tree the actors of Neptune's The Jungle Book made for jungle book Xmas potluck and secret Santa.
Here is a picture of the Christmas tree the actors of Neptune's The Jungle Book made for jungle book Xmas potluck and secret Santa.
Friday, December 16, 2011
I'm not sure I even remember how to do this anymore.
Hey everyone
I have been incredibly busy this semester so please excuse my lack of updates. So where do I start?
Well first of all I haven't had the opportunity to mention this yet, but one of the reasons I have been so busy this semester is that I am not only going to school, but I am also the Staging Lead Hand at Neptune Theatre this season. It's been quite exciting, and time consuming. The Staging Lead hand position was created to prevent the over working of the Head Stage Carpenter. My main duties include installing and striking sets, as well as making modifications requested in the tech notes. It's actually a lot of fun and I have already learned a lot. On top of that I was also asked to be on the running crew For Neptune Theatre's production of The Jungle Book. I am currently responsible for the on stage flame effects, as well as a couple stage machinery cues and a Mylar cannon!
The Jungle Book is a kid oriented show and makes a great gift for the holidays! for Tickets and Times Click Here!
Being the Glutton for punishment I am, you know I have been double dipping. I been getting a large variety of work outside of Neptune and school. Tour Tech East Ltd. has given me a large amount of work this fall and I always really enjoy working for them. I enjoy working with and learning from Tour Tech's knowledgeable full time staff, and I really enjoy the variety of clients Tour Tech caters to.
Tour Tech is also great for allowing me to showcase my skills, but they also give me opportunity to expand my skill sets. For a couple weeks in August I gave them a hand in the shop, and the great shop staff gave me a chance to move into the moving light department and I did not disappoint. After a quick tutorial on how to do some basic maintenance and how to test some moving lights, I was off. On my first day, I tested 43 fixtures! that is a lot by the way.
Tour Tech is a great company that is locally owned an operated. they provide quality production services to clients around the continent. I am glad to say that Tour Tech East has managed to steadily grow since it's conception, and very soon they will be moving into a larger space that will help them serve their clients better. Check back soon for the latest up dates on Tour Tech's big move.
I have also been getting a bunch of work through IATSE 680. The summer was really slow this year but the fall has really made up for it. We wrapped up the summer with the Cirque du Soleil show Quidam, then quickly fallowed by a bunch of shows including Reba McEntire, James Blunt and even Prince. This has given me a lot of chances to Rig at the Metro Centre, which I always love. The next big step for my career is to move up to the high steel of the Metro Centre. I am actually really excited for this, but until recently I didn't have all the equipment necessary. But with all this work I have managed to remedy that. Regardless, at my next rigging call in the Metro Centre, you can put money on me being on the high steel.
Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog. Keep coming back for more updates!
I have been incredibly busy this semester so please excuse my lack of updates. So where do I start?
Well first of all I haven't had the opportunity to mention this yet, but one of the reasons I have been so busy this semester is that I am not only going to school, but I am also the Staging Lead Hand at Neptune Theatre this season. It's been quite exciting, and time consuming. The Staging Lead hand position was created to prevent the over working of the Head Stage Carpenter. My main duties include installing and striking sets, as well as making modifications requested in the tech notes. It's actually a lot of fun and I have already learned a lot. On top of that I was also asked to be on the running crew For Neptune Theatre's production of The Jungle Book. I am currently responsible for the on stage flame effects, as well as a couple stage machinery cues and a Mylar cannon!
The Jungle Book is a kid oriented show and makes a great gift for the holidays! for Tickets and Times Click Here!
Being the Glutton for punishment I am, you know I have been double dipping. I been getting a large variety of work outside of Neptune and school. Tour Tech East Ltd. has given me a large amount of work this fall and I always really enjoy working for them. I enjoy working with and learning from Tour Tech's knowledgeable full time staff, and I really enjoy the variety of clients Tour Tech caters to.
Tour Tech is also great for allowing me to showcase my skills, but they also give me opportunity to expand my skill sets. For a couple weeks in August I gave them a hand in the shop, and the great shop staff gave me a chance to move into the moving light department and I did not disappoint. After a quick tutorial on how to do some basic maintenance and how to test some moving lights, I was off. On my first day, I tested 43 fixtures! that is a lot by the way.
Tour Tech is a great company that is locally owned an operated. they provide quality production services to clients around the continent. I am glad to say that Tour Tech East has managed to steadily grow since it's conception, and very soon they will be moving into a larger space that will help them serve their clients better. Check back soon for the latest up dates on Tour Tech's big move.
I have also been getting a bunch of work through IATSE 680. The summer was really slow this year but the fall has really made up for it. We wrapped up the summer with the Cirque du Soleil show Quidam, then quickly fallowed by a bunch of shows including Reba McEntire, James Blunt and even Prince. This has given me a lot of chances to Rig at the Metro Centre, which I always love. The next big step for my career is to move up to the high steel of the Metro Centre. I am actually really excited for this, but until recently I didn't have all the equipment necessary. But with all this work I have managed to remedy that. Regardless, at my next rigging call in the Metro Centre, you can put money on me being on the high steel.
Picture taken backstage at James Blunt in Halifax (picture by Cody Hatt)
A lot of points to keep Prince's rig in the air (picture by Duane Dodge)
Friday, July 29, 2011
Been climbing up a storm!
Hey all
Been getting quite a bit of work this month, and the best part is its been mostly climbing and rigging work. It's pretty exciting because I love rigging and climbing steel, and I am looking forward to much more.
I also had the wonderful experience of being one of the eight front of house Follow Spot Operators for Metallica. I had done follow spot work for small theatre shows before but really nothing of that scale. It was pretty exciting, ESPECIALLY because right when Metallica was supposed to go on stage, five of the eight follow spots crashed! Up till then I was really nervous but luckily, my light was one of the three that stayed up! with this development being the first of many missed cues on the part of Video and Pyro, and technical difficulties (none of which were my fault). With the Lighting Designer screaming profanities into the clear-com headset, I felt any and all worries I had as resident rookie, lift from my shoulders and quickly realized it was going to be pretty easy to do a good job. by the last third of the show all the spots were back up, and I was rocking the follow spot. By the end of the show, I had a smile that nothing could have ruined.
Been getting quite a bit of work this month, and the best part is its been mostly climbing and rigging work. It's pretty exciting because I love rigging and climbing steel, and I am looking forward to much more.
I also had the wonderful experience of being one of the eight front of house Follow Spot Operators for Metallica. I had done follow spot work for small theatre shows before but really nothing of that scale. It was pretty exciting, ESPECIALLY because right when Metallica was supposed to go on stage, five of the eight follow spots crashed! Up till then I was really nervous but luckily, my light was one of the three that stayed up! with this development being the first of many missed cues on the part of Video and Pyro, and technical difficulties (none of which were my fault). With the Lighting Designer screaming profanities into the clear-com headset, I felt any and all worries I had as resident rookie, lift from my shoulders and quickly realized it was going to be pretty easy to do a good job. by the last third of the show all the spots were back up, and I was rocking the follow spot. By the end of the show, I had a smile that nothing could have ruined.
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| Me rigging a point in the roof of "The Black Monster" The stage for Rock The Hill 2011 featuring Metallica. Picture by Duane Dodge |
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| My view from the front of house, stage left follow spot tower. Picture by Cody Hatt |
The next week Cirque du Soleil's touring show Quidam Rolled into town, and after a smooth setup and more then enough days to recover I strolled in for the out as a Rigger and feeling more confident then ever, little did I know I would be thrown a curve ball. Marcel the Head Rigger informed me I would be a Ground Rigger instead of a Climbing Rigger. this caught me completely off guard, and with zero instruction in ground rigging my confidence went from soaring, to crashing through the floor. But I put on the white hard hat, and bright yellow safety shirt and walked onto the deck at least trying to pretend I had an idea of what was going on. It worked out well, I worked my guts out, and the other ground riggers were more then patient with me and always willing to give me tips. After the call, the Head Rigger and I went over what I learned (or should have learned in some cases) and how it applied to working in the air. It was definitely a good experience and I am sure it won't be my last time ground rigging, and though ground rigging has its advantages, I much rather be in the air.
That's what has been happening with me, there doesn't seem to be much more more concert work till the fall so if some one is looking for an enthusiastic tech give me a jingle.
Thanks for reading!
Monday, July 4, 2011
I'm not dead, I've just been in Europe for a month.
Hey all!
Sorry it's been so long since my last post, I have been doing a little glob trotting and my internet quality was poor at best, preventing any blogging. That said I am back now so lets get on with the exploits!
I had been anticipating this trip for wile simply because I had signed up for the trip through Dalhousie University. The class it's self is a course on Baroque Culture but the main selling point is that it is held in the beautiful Cesky Krumlov, a small town in the Czech Republic. Cesky Krumlov features rock climbing, horse back riding, fishing, rafting and an old town that is globally recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The old town of Cesky Krumlov is the towns main attraction, with tourists flocking from far and wide to enjoy the towns wonderful architecture and beautiful Sgraffito, oh Did I mention the Castle? Cesky Krumlov is home to the Second largest castle in the Czech Republic (second only to the castle complex in Prague), and in reality, that is my reason for being there. The castle of Cesky Krumlov features one on two Baroque theatres still in existence today. Our class was held in the castle offering a unique opportunity to witness first hand, whats left of Baroque culture.
Picture of the castle and Cesky Krumlov's old town from my hotel window in the Penzion Gardena:
Some Sgraffito on a building in Cesky Krumlov:
The class it's self was spectacular, we got a private tour of the castle, special access to the Baroque Theatre, Oh and we got to live in the Czeck Republic for a month. There were events to, including the Five Petal Rose Festival "where we dressed in period clothing", Baroque Night "reenacting the festivities that would have revolved around a night of theatre in an 18th century court theatre" and a two day conference focusing on contrasting Baroque theatre technology with modern Theatre technology.
The tour of the theatre, it was really interesting to see how people lived but for me, the most interesting part was the behind the scenes look at the Baroque Theatre. This was a privilege afforded to us by being on the course. The opportunity to see the historically accurate machinery that is still used in the few productions that are still performed in that theatre. We saw a lot of machinery, too much for a single blog post, but I would be more then happy to tell anyone in detail and in person. The two systems I liked the most were the Chariot and Pole system, and the floor lighting. Both are things I hope to work into shows some day, in some form or another.
The Five Pedal Rose Festival was pretty standard stuff, nerdy people dressed up in historical garb swings sticks at each other. The coolest part was the dressing up bit but even that got old, mostly because the costume was particularly well made. However meat and beer were plentiful as well as jousting events and human sized chess, so it wasn't that bad.
Among the events and shenanigans of Cesky Krumlov I was also able to take in a producton of the Marriage of Figaro in Prague, a production of Faust in Vienna's Bergtheatre, Not to mention the two Baroque period Operas I saw in the Cesky Krumlov's Baroque theatre. The Marriage of Figaro was well performed, but the design wasn't well thought through, and was not only distracting, but even impaired the performance of the actors. The Baroque Operas were an interesting contrast because technically spectacular (even with the period technology) however the story lines where incredibly hard to follow (probably because it was in Czech with no subtitles). The production of Faust was stunning, well performed, and very visually stimulating. I feel the Bergtheatre was able to get away with a lot because they don't have the same safety restrictions we do in North America. These safety restriction do protect a lot of people, but are often exaggerated, and really limit what we can do as technicians and designers.
That said i am going to end this post for today (I still have another blog to launch today). I hope you all enjoyed this post and feel free to ask me any questions you may have.
Cheers
Cody
Sorry it's been so long since my last post, I have been doing a little glob trotting and my internet quality was poor at best, preventing any blogging. That said I am back now so lets get on with the exploits!
I had been anticipating this trip for wile simply because I had signed up for the trip through Dalhousie University. The class it's self is a course on Baroque Culture but the main selling point is that it is held in the beautiful Cesky Krumlov, a small town in the Czech Republic. Cesky Krumlov features rock climbing, horse back riding, fishing, rafting and an old town that is globally recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The old town of Cesky Krumlov is the towns main attraction, with tourists flocking from far and wide to enjoy the towns wonderful architecture and beautiful Sgraffito, oh Did I mention the Castle? Cesky Krumlov is home to the Second largest castle in the Czech Republic (second only to the castle complex in Prague), and in reality, that is my reason for being there. The castle of Cesky Krumlov features one on two Baroque theatres still in existence today. Our class was held in the castle offering a unique opportunity to witness first hand, whats left of Baroque culture.
The Baroque Theatre in Cesky Krumlov:
The tour of the theatre, it was really interesting to see how people lived but for me, the most interesting part was the behind the scenes look at the Baroque Theatre. This was a privilege afforded to us by being on the course. The opportunity to see the historically accurate machinery that is still used in the few productions that are still performed in that theatre. We saw a lot of machinery, too much for a single blog post, but I would be more then happy to tell anyone in detail and in person. The two systems I liked the most were the Chariot and Pole system, and the floor lighting. Both are things I hope to work into shows some day, in some form or another.
Part of the stage machinery that drives the Chariot and Pole system:
A diagram and description of the Chariot and Pole system:
Peter Perina describing how the floor lighting system raises and lowers to dim as needed:
The Five Pedal Rose Festival was pretty standard stuff, nerdy people dressed up in historical garb swings sticks at each other. The coolest part was the dressing up bit but even that got old, mostly because the costume was particularly well made. However meat and beer were plentiful as well as jousting events and human sized chess, so it wasn't that bad.
Among the events and shenanigans of Cesky Krumlov I was also able to take in a producton of the Marriage of Figaro in Prague, a production of Faust in Vienna's Bergtheatre, Not to mention the two Baroque period Operas I saw in the Cesky Krumlov's Baroque theatre. The Marriage of Figaro was well performed, but the design wasn't well thought through, and was not only distracting, but even impaired the performance of the actors. The Baroque Operas were an interesting contrast because technically spectacular (even with the period technology) however the story lines where incredibly hard to follow (probably because it was in Czech with no subtitles). The production of Faust was stunning, well performed, and very visually stimulating. I feel the Bergtheatre was able to get away with a lot because they don't have the same safety restrictions we do in North America. These safety restriction do protect a lot of people, but are often exaggerated, and really limit what we can do as technicians and designers.
That said i am going to end this post for today (I still have another blog to launch today). I hope you all enjoyed this post and feel free to ask me any questions you may have.
Cheers
Cody
Monday, May 9, 2011
It's been a while
Hey guys
Sorry it's been so long since my last post. things have been pretty hectic with wrapping up Dalhousie Theatre Department's production of The Country Wife, and then I was head first in to Dalhousie Theatre Society's Conspicuousness Conspicuousness, not to mention the exams and projects due before classes ended for the semester. Needless to say I have been busy.
I wanted to say a couple of words about Conspicuousness Conspicuousness. Conspicuousness Conspicuousness was written by Andy Gouthro, a soon to be Dalhousie graduate with a degree in Theatre Studies. This play is Andy's first attempt at writing a script and is loosely based on people Andy knows and grew up with. A work in progress, Dalhousie Theatre Society produced this production as a script reading but in reality it was much more then that, featuring costumes, a set, direction and blocking as well as a lighting design by yours truly. it was less of a reading and more of a performance with scripts. With Direction from both Andy and Emma White (also a soon to be Dalhousie graduate), the show was a pleasure to watch, and featured a Q&A at the end to help further Andy's script development. Over all, Conspicuousness Conspicuousness was a pleasure to work on and I would do it again in an instant.
In other news I will be heading to the Europe for a month to attend a summer course in Cesky Krumlov. A small town in the Czech Republic. Cesky Krumlov hosts a 13th century castle that is home to a Bear Moat (yes thats a moat full of bears!) as well as one of the two Baroque theaters left in existence. This is particularly exciting considering I haven't even owned a passport before, little a lone traveled to Europe. You can expect many pictures to follow.
And now for a little suspense, I'm not going into detail but, there is something big in the works, and as soon as it is solidified I'll let you know, but I will say, It would be a huge career move for me.
Thanks for reading and stay tuned.
Sorry it's been so long since my last post. things have been pretty hectic with wrapping up Dalhousie Theatre Department's production of The Country Wife, and then I was head first in to Dalhousie Theatre Society's Conspicuousness Conspicuousness, not to mention the exams and projects due before classes ended for the semester. Needless to say I have been busy.
I wanted to say a couple of words about Conspicuousness Conspicuousness. Conspicuousness Conspicuousness was written by Andy Gouthro, a soon to be Dalhousie graduate with a degree in Theatre Studies. This play is Andy's first attempt at writing a script and is loosely based on people Andy knows and grew up with. A work in progress, Dalhousie Theatre Society produced this production as a script reading but in reality it was much more then that, featuring costumes, a set, direction and blocking as well as a lighting design by yours truly. it was less of a reading and more of a performance with scripts. With Direction from both Andy and Emma White (also a soon to be Dalhousie graduate), the show was a pleasure to watch, and featured a Q&A at the end to help further Andy's script development. Over all, Conspicuousness Conspicuousness was a pleasure to work on and I would do it again in an instant.
In other news I will be heading to the Europe for a month to attend a summer course in Cesky Krumlov. A small town in the Czech Republic. Cesky Krumlov hosts a 13th century castle that is home to a Bear Moat (yes thats a moat full of bears!) as well as one of the two Baroque theaters left in existence. This is particularly exciting considering I haven't even owned a passport before, little a lone traveled to Europe. You can expect many pictures to follow.
And now for a little suspense, I'm not going into detail but, there is something big in the works, and as soon as it is solidified I'll let you know, but I will say, It would be a huge career move for me.
Thanks for reading and stay tuned.
Monday, March 28, 2011
The Country Wife
Hey everyone
We have been hard at work on Dalhousie Theatre's last production of the season, William Wycherley's The Country Wife. Directed by James Dodding, featuring Set Design by Troy Hourie, and Lighting Design by Jeremy Powell, this restoration comedy is sure to cause many laughs. You can buy tickets here, or swing by the Dalhousie Arts Centre Box Office, located at 6101 University Avenue. The Box Offices hours are Monday to Saturday, 12noon till 6pm. This production closes Saturday night so don't miss it!
We have been hard at work on Dalhousie Theatre's last production of the season, William Wycherley's The Country Wife. Directed by James Dodding, featuring Set Design by Troy Hourie, and Lighting Design by Jeremy Powell, this restoration comedy is sure to cause many laughs. You can buy tickets here, or swing by the Dalhousie Arts Centre Box Office, located at 6101 University Avenue. The Box Offices hours are Monday to Saturday, 12noon till 6pm. This production closes Saturday night so don't miss it!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
BitchMank TV
Hey everyone. I have a lot of stuff coming down the pipe in the next week or two. Event's to be mentioned and pictures to be posted, but for tonight, I am going to give my friend Mitch Bank a plug. Mitch is a fourth year commerce student at Dalhousie. Focusing on marketing Mitch has already been hard at work doing internships as well as some of his own stuff. His YouTube channel, BitchMank TV, has had twenty one THOUSAND views with over a thousand subscribers. On BitchMank TV you can expect to find more then just videos of his enthusiastic webcam commentary, but a variety of videos including those he directed, shot or produced (or all of the above).
Some of his most recent pieces are;
The Student Poverty Song. Produced by the Dalhousie Student Union, Directed by Dillon Garland, Cinematography by Mitch Bank
Some of his most recent pieces are;
The Student Poverty Song. Produced by the Dalhousie Student Union, Directed by Dillon Garland, Cinematography by Mitch Bank
And my personal favorite, A music video for Automatic Toy's song, Deep Sleep. Produced by BitchMank TV, Directed and Shot by Mitch Bank.
Mitch is a great guy and I hope you enjoy his videos as much as I do.
Cheers
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thank god for reading week....
Hey guys
It's been a while since I posted last, but we survived the Opera Workshop. Now we are going full tilt into Dal Theatre's production of The Country Wife. I have the privilege of working with an amazing director named James Dodding . I had the wonderful experience of meeting him my first year at Dalhousie and, I am absolutely delighted to be working with him. Also in recent news, I have been named the lighting crew chief and the lighting board operator for The Country Wife. I am pretty happy, I came to Dalhousie Theatre's Sceneography program wanting to specialize in lighting, so to end this year doing exactly what I entered the program for, it's definitely a good send off.
In other news, I have been keeping pretty busy the last couple of weeks. I have been getting a lot of work from Tour Tech East Ltd. working on the Canada Games. It's been pretty simple rigs all around, and it's nice to see the guys from the shop, but it has been eating up my break, so far I am booked for the rest of the weekend. But I can't complain, it puts money in my pocket and I love doing the work, what more could anyone ask?
Cheers
Cody
PS.
Because I don't have any pictures here are a couple of commercials I worked on back in 2010.
These were recruiting adds commissioned by the Department of National Defense. I was hired by RPM Productions to serve as a Special FX daily for these two commercials in particular. I got to spend some time on CFB Gagetown, with a lot of fake snow, some big fans, some bigger guns, and some even bigger vehicles, not to mention the live ammunition and the helicopter! It was a great time and despite some mystery meat for lunch on day 1, I think a good time was had by most if not all.
It's been a while since I posted last, but we survived the Opera Workshop. Now we are going full tilt into Dal Theatre's production of The Country Wife. I have the privilege of working with an amazing director named James Dodding . I had the wonderful experience of meeting him my first year at Dalhousie and, I am absolutely delighted to be working with him. Also in recent news, I have been named the lighting crew chief and the lighting board operator for The Country Wife. I am pretty happy, I came to Dalhousie Theatre's Sceneography program wanting to specialize in lighting, so to end this year doing exactly what I entered the program for, it's definitely a good send off.
In other news, I have been keeping pretty busy the last couple of weeks. I have been getting a lot of work from Tour Tech East Ltd. working on the Canada Games. It's been pretty simple rigs all around, and it's nice to see the guys from the shop, but it has been eating up my break, so far I am booked for the rest of the weekend. But I can't complain, it puts money in my pocket and I love doing the work, what more could anyone ask?
Cheers
Cody
PS.
Because I don't have any pictures here are a couple of commercials I worked on back in 2010.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Operas open tonight!
Hey guys
I have been pretty busy the last couple weeks. Since my last post I worked the Tour Tech East Ltd. Annual After Xmas Party, did school work, teched the Dal Music Opera Workshop, and I have some work coming up with IATSE 680 as well as Neptune Theatre.
The Tour Tech party was awesome this year. The wonderful people at Tour Tech East Ltd. host this (invitation only) event to raise funds for the Aids Coalition of Nova Scotia. The staff do a great job of setting up their warehouse space, and in the three years I have participated, it always gets better and better. Tour Tech brings a variety of entertainers to the stage. This year Sweet (Ballroom Blitz) headlined on the main stage, with various performers opening, including many local performers (Atlantic Cirque and Three Sheet just to name a couple). This year I not only did I aid in setup, I participated in a running crew capacity as production assistant.
Got some update photos of my Cabriole Leg. After tracing my design onto a solid block of wood, I then cut out the pattern with a band saw, and this is what I ended up with.
Still a lot of sanding and shaping to do, but it's getting there.
And now to plug the show I am working on!
The Dalhousie Music Department's Opera Work Shop has been a great introduction to opera (at least for me). Directed and designed by Brent Krysa, Conducted by Adam Burnette, with a Lighting Design by Jeremy Powell it honestly looks great, I am apart of the running crew and assisted in the construction of the set pieces, and the focusing, hanging of the lighting fixtures. And finally, after a lot of prep, cutting it close to deadlines, and looming weather, we have a show. Tonight Dalhousie Music Department presents Comedy on the Bridge and Dido and Aeneas. Show opens tonight, in The Sir James Dunn Theatre at 7:30 and runs at that time tonight, Friday and Saturday. There will be a Sunday Matinée at 2:30, which will be our last performance. For more information check out the Dalhousie Music Department's Website. Now just because you checked out my Blog I have some pictures of the Operas.
Thanks for having a look, hope to see you at the show!
I have been pretty busy the last couple weeks. Since my last post I worked the Tour Tech East Ltd. Annual After Xmas Party, did school work, teched the Dal Music Opera Workshop, and I have some work coming up with IATSE 680 as well as Neptune Theatre.
The Tour Tech party was awesome this year. The wonderful people at Tour Tech East Ltd. host this (invitation only) event to raise funds for the Aids Coalition of Nova Scotia. The staff do a great job of setting up their warehouse space, and in the three years I have participated, it always gets better and better. Tour Tech brings a variety of entertainers to the stage. This year Sweet (Ballroom Blitz) headlined on the main stage, with various performers opening, including many local performers (Atlantic Cirque and Three Sheet just to name a couple). This year I not only did I aid in setup, I participated in a running crew capacity as production assistant.
Got some update photos of my Cabriole Leg. After tracing my design onto a solid block of wood, I then cut out the pattern with a band saw, and this is what I ended up with.
Still a lot of sanding and shaping to do, but it's getting there.
And now to plug the show I am working on!
The Dalhousie Music Department's Opera Work Shop has been a great introduction to opera (at least for me). Directed and designed by Brent Krysa, Conducted by Adam Burnette, with a Lighting Design by Jeremy Powell it honestly looks great, I am apart of the running crew and assisted in the construction of the set pieces, and the focusing, hanging of the lighting fixtures. And finally, after a lot of prep, cutting it close to deadlines, and looming weather, we have a show. Tonight Dalhousie Music Department presents Comedy on the Bridge and Dido and Aeneas. Show opens tonight, in The Sir James Dunn Theatre at 7:30 and runs at that time tonight, Friday and Saturday. There will be a Sunday Matinée at 2:30, which will be our last performance. For more information check out the Dalhousie Music Department's Website. Now just because you checked out my Blog I have some pictures of the Operas.
Thanks for having a look, hope to see you at the show!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Been busy
Things are definitely picking up, I have already worked worked my first call for Neptune Theatre this new year. I spent Sunday night striking the Lighting for their production of The Wizard Of Oz, and hanging the lights for Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit.
The people at Neptune are great, there are always new faces and I always enjoy working calls there. My Neptune experience has varied since I started working casual calls for them in September of 2008. I have done various installs, strikes, LX hangs, focuses, stage hand duties, and even replaced an Apprentice Assistant Stage Manager on Neptune's production of High School Musical.
School is grooving along, and with the prospects of the Tour Tech East Ltd. All Access Trade Show and annual fundraiser coming up this week it's sure to be an exciting one.I am volunteering at Tour Tech to help with setting up some of the trade show this weekend. Then the show runs the 20th (10:00 am to 6:00 pm) and 21st (10:00 am to 3:30 pm) of January. Admission is free so come check out the latest in rock and roll technology.
School has been going well, so far we have designed cabriole legs and started building our own stools.
The people at Neptune are great, there are always new faces and I always enjoy working calls there. My Neptune experience has varied since I started working casual calls for them in September of 2008. I have done various installs, strikes, LX hangs, focuses, stage hand duties, and even replaced an Apprentice Assistant Stage Manager on Neptune's production of High School Musical.
School is grooving along, and with the prospects of the Tour Tech East Ltd. All Access Trade Show and annual fundraiser coming up this week it's sure to be an exciting one.I am volunteering at Tour Tech to help with setting up some of the trade show this weekend. Then the show runs the 20th (10:00 am to 6:00 pm) and 21st (10:00 am to 3:30 pm) of January. Admission is free so come check out the latest in rock and roll technology.
School has been going well, so far we have designed cabriole legs and started building our own stools.
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| My cabriole Leg design, soon to be traced on a piece of wood. |
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Back to Class
First day back in the Dalhousie Theatre shop was a stunning success. I was informed of my responsibilities for my roles in the Dalhousie Music Department's Productions of Purcell's DIDO AND AENEAS, and Martinu's COMEDY ON THE BRIDGE. A third of the bridge for Comedy On The Bridge showed up today. Apparently at one time it was a polish womens porch, but not my story to tell. We also have quite the start on the other necessary bits for the set of the operas.
If you are interested in seeing these Operas performed, they are open to the public on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of February at 7:30 pm. On February 6th there will be a 2:30 pm matinée which will be your last chance to catch these productions. Tickets are $17.50 ($12.00 for students and seniors), and are available at the Dalhousie Arts Centre Box Office (located at 6101 University Avenue), by phone at 1-902-494-3820, or online at http://artscentre.dal.ca/. Hope to see you there!
If you are interested in seeing these Operas performed, they are open to the public on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of February at 7:30 pm. On February 6th there will be a 2:30 pm matinée which will be your last chance to catch these productions. Tickets are $17.50 ($12.00 for students and seniors), and are available at the Dalhousie Arts Centre Box Office (located at 6101 University Avenue), by phone at 1-902-494-3820, or online at http://artscentre.dal.ca/. Hope to see you there!
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