USITT 2010: Preliminary overview
This morning, I arrived in Kansas City, MO, for USITT, the North American conference for technical theatre practitioners. This year is a particularly noteworthy year for USITT, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the organization's founding. For the next four days, I'll be attending a variety of sessions and seminars on relevant topics, and hopefully i'll have time to blog about some of them!
Today (Wednesday), I've got three events on my schedule: a seminar on the pros and cons of USA 829 union membership, the annual Costume Design & Technology Committee meeting, and tonight's "Fifty & Nifty" party (basically, a big catered shindig for celebration and networking purposes).
Tomorrow, i mentioned in a previous post that i'm scheduled to participate in two events, portfolio critiques and the juried poster session presentation for costume innovation. Unfortunately, two sessions i'd love to attend directly conflict with the poster session--techniques for teaching color theory and an overview of the maskwork of artist/artisan W. T. Benda. There is a companion panel discussion to the Benda session on maskmaking media and processes in the evening which i *will* be able to attend, so that's exciting.
Friday, I'm eyeing seminars on the history and future of fabric in theatrical applications, future predictions for ballet costume innovations, a panel on technologies for supporting long-distance artistic collaboration, an intro to the L*A*B color communication system, "USITT and OSHA," 50 costume designers of the past 50 years, and the Costume Commission evening reception.
Saturday i plan to check out a seminar on sustainable/"green" theatre practices, and the international designers' forum for costumes and scenery.
And, somewhere in there i'm going to swing through the Young Technicians and Young Designers fora, and collect a bunch of swag on the floor of the Stage Expo!
Busy, busy.
Today (Wednesday), I've got three events on my schedule: a seminar on the pros and cons of USA 829 union membership, the annual Costume Design & Technology Committee meeting, and tonight's "Fifty & Nifty" party (basically, a big catered shindig for celebration and networking purposes).
Tomorrow, i mentioned in a previous post that i'm scheduled to participate in two events, portfolio critiques and the juried poster session presentation for costume innovation. Unfortunately, two sessions i'd love to attend directly conflict with the poster session--techniques for teaching color theory and an overview of the maskwork of artist/artisan W. T. Benda. There is a companion panel discussion to the Benda session on maskmaking media and processes in the evening which i *will* be able to attend, so that's exciting.
Friday, I'm eyeing seminars on the history and future of fabric in theatrical applications, future predictions for ballet costume innovations, a panel on technologies for supporting long-distance artistic collaboration, an intro to the L*A*B color communication system, "USITT and OSHA," 50 costume designers of the past 50 years, and the Costume Commission evening reception.
Saturday i plan to check out a seminar on sustainable/"green" theatre practices, and the international designers' forum for costumes and scenery.
And, somewhere in there i'm going to swing through the Young Technicians and Young Designers fora, and collect a bunch of swag on the floor of the Stage Expo!
Busy, busy.