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1 week ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
Italian lighting designer and architect Marco Migioli presented at Showlight 2025 on how illumination changes everything. This may seem like an obvious statement, but the examples he chose illustrate the critical nature of lighting design. How it can expose details hidden for centuries and celebrate forgotten craftsmanship. How lighting choices can take a location from welcoming to threatening, and provoke emotion from fear to awe.
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1 week ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
During his session on the first day of Showlight 2025, production and lighting designer Willie Williams claimed the title was slightly tongue in cheek because he is frequently asked about the future of live entertainment design and really, who knows?
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2 weeks ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
2023 Pat MacKay Diversity in Design Scholarship recipient Darius Evans appears to be the hardest working (student) in show business, making time during his studies to head to as many industry events as possible, including LDI, USITT, and Showlight 2025. As a scholarship recipient, he was awarded $5,000 towards his education at Boston University where he is studying lighting design. Live Design caught up with him at Showlight 2025 in Dijon, France.
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3 weeks ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
From a pine forest in Sweden to a shipwreck at sea (from landlocked Austria!) the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took 12,400 spectators in the arena and many millions of viewers at home, on a bizarre and fabulous musical journey. There were some predictable elements – leather trousers, leotards, and lots of sparkles—but the stage, screens, and lighting are becoming ever larger and more impressive each year.
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4 weeks ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
How well do you know New York theatre design? It’s time to find out!One lucky winner with the most right answers on our multiple-choice quiz will get an LDInnovation Conference Pass worth more $800, five runners up with win an Expo Pass worth $100.
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1 month ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
The American Theatre Wings's Tony Awards celebrate the best of Broadway shows. This year, the winners of the 78th Tony Awards recognizing excellence during the 2024-25 season, will be announced on June 8, at a ceremony hosted by Cynthia Erivo at Radio City Music Hall. The show will air live on CBS. Over all, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, and Buena Vista Social Club, led the nominations with ten each.
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1 month ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
The nominations for New York's professional theatre Drama Desk Awards have been announced. In the design categories, there were no clear leaders with many shows getting multiple nominations including Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp., Sunset Blvd., Just In Time, and Boop! The Musical which each got three noms for designers. The leader in all categories is Boop! The Musical, with 11 nominations in total.
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1 month ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
Dimension Studio, a British company specializing in mixed reality and realtime production services, recently held an interesting demo at OUTERNET London. Well known for its work in virtual production for film and TV including Wicked, Time Bandits, and TV and a regular partnership with Cinecittà in Rome, the company was demonstrating its new live event technology. The brand has launched a new division, Dimension Live, to bring its expertise in virtual production for the film world into live events.
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1 month ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
Are you looking for a job? Full-time, part-time, temporary, hourly? Live Design brings you a selection of some industry opportunities. Audio Artist, Sphere StudiosSphere Studios is looking for an Audio Artist, “Beam Meister” to join our groundbreaking Advanced Engineering design and development team.
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1 month ago | 
livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley
Ammonite Studios Ltd. recently hosted a free event for students and young designers focused on managing trends and careers in the live entertainment industry. Live Design shares some of the advice from panels and chatted with Rob Casey, creative director and technical producer at Ammonite Studios, at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
