It was a race to the finish as our crews juggled three overlapping university projects—with three tight timelines. Each scope of work was scheduled over the quiet summer months with students home on break. And all three venues needed to be complete before students returned to campus for the fall semester. Northwestern Pick-Staiger To […]
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Rebirth in NYC
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 […]
We Are Family
Flyhouse specializes in the unusual requests of the rigging world, turning impossible problems into extraordinary solutions. Crew member Danny has been battling his own impossible problem since January 2021. A series of catastrophic health issues (the cause is still unknown) left him fighting for his life. After weeks in the hospital with a team of […]
Under My Umbrella
The Umbrella Sky Project was born in Portugal in 2012 and has since spread around the globe with the goal of “coloring life, bringing color to gray spaces and making people smile!” The latest of these public art installations—and the 6th in the U.S.—is in Elmhurst, Illinois (about 20 miles outside of Chicago). Elmhurst […]
Bravo!
The Jacobs School of Music: Opera & Ballet Theater puts on more than 1,100 performances each year, including 5 fully staged opera productions at the Musical Arts Center (MAC). The theater is in constant use throughout the school year with limited time available for renovations. At the same time, the MAC has aged to the point that much needed […]
Look Up
This past Saturday was the long-awaited Grand Opening of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock. We’re excited to share photos of this gorgeous venue and it’s unique pleated “blossom” ceiling designed by Studio Gang—a beautiful combination of form and function. The 133,000 square foot multi-use cultural center features a 14,000 piece permanent art […]
