Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) officially opens today—Friday, September 15, 2023. The 129,000 square foot venue includes three flexible performances spaces with seating for up to 1,200 people. Perelman PAC was a key part of the 2003 master plan for bringing new life to the World Trade Center campus after the September 11 attacks. “Building a performing arts center […]
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Kinetic Light
We often say, Flyhouse specializes in the unusual requests of the rigging world, finding extraordinary solutions for seemingly impossible situations. Our collaboration with Kinetic Light, an internationally-recognized disability arts ensemble developing their first aerial work, gave us the opportunity to dream up rigging solutions as creative and powerful as the artists using them. First, more […]
Everything’s Bigger in Texas
Moody Center officially opened on The University of Texas campus in April with concerts by John Mayer, George Strait and Willie Nelson. The 530,000 square foot venue is also home to the Texas Longhorns Women’s and Men’s basketball teams, with a seating capacity of 10,000-15,000. Flyhouse began consulting with the project’s design team in early […]
Raising the Roof
Seattle’s newly reimagined Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center opened last October as the home to the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, and the WNBA Seattle Storm. The 18,000-seat space is also a music venue, with Foo Fighters and Coldplay among its first concerts. As its name implies, the arena is committed to sustainability. Climate Pledge Arena’s […]
No Sweat for Flyhouse
15 Days, Contract to Completion Some might think that a seven day lead-time and eight day installation—during an NYC heatwave—for a massive stadium project is a problem. But when Flyhouse was tapped by Far Right Productions to help bring the wildly successful Fortnite World Cup Tournament to life, of course we said yes. For us, it’s […]
Flyhouse Projects Featured in ETCP Newsletter
Flyhouse was recently featured in the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) Industry News section of the spring 2017 newsletter. Our projects at Chesapeake Energy Arena and Shirley Ryan Ability Lab received mention.