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Sunday, April 23, 2023

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

How the Life of Pi Puppeteers Bring a Zoo to Life on Broadway

Playbill: Backstage, in the rehearsal room, the animal puppets for Life of Pi hang on rolling racks. They are impressive to look at. The interior is a skeleton made from wood and aluminum, with joints made out of bungee cords to allow movement, and trigger mechanisms to manipulate ears or mouths. The exterior is crafted from a type of foam that is light, easy to carve, and able to take paint without melting. These puppets, co-designed by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, are works of art.

'Crown to Couture': New exhibition puts event dressing through the ages on display

Euronews: London’s Kensington Palace’s State Apartments were historically the hub of royal court occasions and lavish parties and have seen numerous style icons pass through in the years since. The Apartments are now playing host to a huge display of red carpet couture alongside historic treasures in new fashion exhibition "Crown to Couture".

WTF is "Mood Lighting?" & How Do I Create It?

www.limelightwired.com: There is an unexplainable sense of satisfaction when you, as a lighting designer or programmer, have built a look for a song, and it feels right. You may not even be able to articulate precisely what feels perfect, but you know that something has clicked. That's the feeling that got us hooked on this industry, right? The moment visual art, technology, and music align for a perfect show moment that everyone in the room undeniably feels.

What social distancing? It's a spring awakening for St. Louis entertainment venues.

www.stltoday.com: We’re worlds away from spring 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down life as we know it. Arts and entertainment venues struggled, many opening virtual doors when they were forced to close their actual doors. The virus's omicron variant in 2022 continued to keep many visitors away and disrupt schedules.

‘Disabled children need to know it is an option’: co-creating the future of dance

Stage | The Guardian: Several adults form a circle in a community hall, swerving their bodies and linking arms. One spirals around a chair, using it as part of their movement. This is Breakthrou’dance, a group in Stoke-on-Trent for disabled participants. They come together each week to do what Frontlinedance founder Rachael Lines calls “dancing with”, rather than the traditional model of following an instructor.

 

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