Jacques schwarz bart narelle

The USITT PQ 2007 USA curators shared a vision to exhibit the true caliber and range of theatrical design existing in the United States. From Broadway musicals to Shakespeare and the classics, to contemporary activism, from traditional theatres to found spaces, the mosaic of American theatre design is vast and complex. The task of sorting and making sense of this gamut of productions challenged the curators to choose designs that would demonstrate the individuality within the disparate approaches and aesthetic philosophies while discovering their unity within the exhibit. The theme New Voices, New Visions: Out of the Box emerged, allowing each curator to bring his or her own meaning to the discussions. “New” could be mean design form or subject matter, creative technology, or current political and social issues found in recent scripts. New voices came from both young and established designers who had the courage and imagination to break away from traditional practice to create work t

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