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 […]
Stage Rigging
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 […]
Ease-y Does It
It has been busy this month, with Flyhouse crews finishing up back-to-back installations at Studebaker Theater (Chicago) and Perelman Center (New York). We are especially excited and proud to introduce the Flyhouse Ease® Control Console at both venues. The Flyhouse Ease® Control Console, Flyhouse Ease® Handheld Controller, and Flyhouse Ease® Joystick Controller are the newest products in our Flyhouse automation line. All of our Ease […]
Flyhouse Projects in October
From flying Billy Elliot, being on-site at multiple Arena projects to installing holiday decorations, Flyhouse has a full schedule this October. So where are we? In-Progress Projects Geneseo High School (Geneseo, Illinois) Willow Creek Church (Crystal Lake, Illinois) Barclay College Performing Arts Center (Haviland, Kansas) Columbia College (Chicago, Illinois) Macys (Chicago, Illinois) Marriott (Lincolnshire, Illinois) […]
Understanding Lighting Safety Cables
How much do you know about the lighting safety cables you are using for your theater or arena? Do you know which method of attachment is best to secure the lights in preventing an accident? Our shop got curious about this so we decided to make our own and test the math behind it to […]
Jay O. Glerum Rigging Master Classes
In the world of theater, especially among those devoted to the craft of stage rigging, one name has always been synonymous with providing the highest level of safety and technical knowledge available: Jay Glerum. Glerum is the author of the Stage Rigging Handbook, an essential how-to guide kept in the bag of every rigger as a […]
