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Sunday, February 14, 2021

NFRTW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Should You Work For Free?

SoundGirls.org: There has been some discussion recently on the topic of should you work for free? I often say to those looking to get into touring that they should try to get on a tour for the experience or ask if they can help someone who is doing the job they want to do. More times than not, when you are in a position of limited knowledge but have lots of enthusiasm to learn, you are not going to get paid for offering your services.

 

 

Redesigned Her Majesty's Theatre Will 'Blur the Boundary Between Stage and Auditorium' for West End's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

www.broadwayworld.com: As BroadwayWorld previously reported, work is underway on Her Majesty's Theatre in London, for a newly renovated venue upon the reopening of The Phantom of the Opera in the West End. Details are emerging on what audiences can expect when the show returns, as per a planning application submitted last month.

All Access At The Super Bowl LV Halftime Show

LiveDesignOnline: All Access provided major engineering and automation solutions for the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show, serving as the primary set shop, working in collaboration with Tait and Atomic to realize the production designs by Bruce Rodgers of Tribe. Live Design chats with All Access president Erik Eastland about the scope of their work and the challenges provided by this year's pandemic-era project, and the fixed-location set in a busy football stadium concourse.

Our Experiments: Upcycling in Theatre - An Interview with "Upcycling" Costume and Set Designer Reet Aus from Estonia

The Theatre Times: Reet Aus has spent her career in fashion and theatre committed to sustainability, where she’s learned from the world’s most efficient designer: nature. Everything began at the Von Krahl theatre in Estonia, after completing her MA studies in fashion in the early 2000s. Concerned by the wastefulness of the industry, Reet started to test new ways of working—making costumes by only using existing materials or sourcing materials from local recycling centers.

Why Are Disney Animatronics Breaking All The Time?

Theme Park University: You’ve seen the pictures and video all over social media. Every time a Disney animatronic breaks, we know about it. TPU reader Alison writes “Hey Josh, what happened to Disney’s maintenance for their animatronics? They used to be the leaders in the industry. Now they seem to be a joke. Is this because of careless management?”

 

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