8.13.10
Carl will be lighting a three-episode comedic web miniseries written by Christopher Dimond and directed by Kathleen Amshoff. Check here for a link once the project is competed in September.
6.27.10
Carl is collaborating with designer Brent Rollins to light a hip-hop inspired sculpture produced for Hennessy. The work will be featured in an editorial section of Complex Magazine‘s August/September Style & Design issue.
6.12.10
The Chase Brock Experience is mounting a duo of new shows this July at The Connelly theater in the East Village. Dates are 7/8 – 7/11 at 8PM (7PM Sunday). Carl is the company’s Lighting Director. He’s happy to be traveling with the company at the end of July for a repeat of last year’s artist-in-residency on the island of North Haven, Maine.
2.21.10
The New York Neo-Classical Ensemble has launched the process for our upcoming production of As You Like It with an initial reading yesterday at The Public. We’re planning four weeks of performances to be preceeded by six months of workshopping. Look for the show this Fall.
2.19.10
Carl is designing a second phase of lighting treatments for Armani’s flagship Fifth Avenue store. This design phase is intended to further refine and enhance an already captivating retail experience that opened its doors one year ago.
2.16.10
Martin Scorsese’s latest film Shutter Island premieres tonight in New York City at the Ziegfeld Theatre. A cocktail party was held for attendees on the eve of the showing. Carl was responsible for lighting the event.
12.9.09
Carl recently lit benefit events for two organizations.
Green Edge Collaborative hosted their 3rd birthday benefit on 12/2 at littlefield in Brooklyn.
The Chase Brock Experience hosted their 2009 benefit concert on 12/7 at Galapagos in DUMBO. The evening featured nine new dances with additional entertainment by Ana Gasteyer, Gabriel Kahane, and David Yazbeck.
12.1.09
The Chase Brock Experience had another successful season performance in October, in which they premiered American Sadness, a visionary work set to the music of Gabriel Kahane. As the company’s lighting director, Carl supported the work of two lighting designers by coordinating the requirements of CBE’s standard rep with the demanding lighting requirements of American Sadness.
8.2.09
The designer clambake at Lincoln Center Theater’s Director’s Lab is a forum for emerging directors and designers to discuss process and the designer/director relationship in theater production. I’m happy to have been selected as a panelist and exhibitor at this year’s event.
6.30.09
I’ve been asked to design Shrunken Heads, a comedy by Meir Ribalow. The show has a limited run, August 27-30 at the Peter Jay Sharp theatre at Playwrights Horizons. Tickets selling now.
6.16.09
I recently worked with Christina Watanabe and Aaron Copp at the Park Avenue Armory to light a private concert and fundraiser by Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Project Ensemble.
5.10.09
Come July, I’ll be touring to Maine with Chase Brock and his dance company for a one-week artist residency on the island of North Haven. We’ll present selected works from the Chase Brock Experience spring season July 5-13th.
5.4.09
Turrell speaks today at Javits. I’m there.
5.3.09
NY Neo is back at La Plaza Cultural, this time staging Measure for Measure. Check us out this month every Thurs, Fri, and Sat until the 23rd. www.newyorkneo.org
4.12.09
I’ll be working with designers Dane Laffrey and Tyler Micoleau to stage choreographer Chase Brock’s spring season, performing at Baruch Performing Arts Center April 23-26.
4.2.09
A new website and print brochure are in the works. Check back in another month or two.
3.27.09
This site has been updated with a proper blog engine. Should look and feel no different to most people, but you can now subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds.
3.24.09
New client: Armani
Now that the store has opened, I’ve been asked to handle Armani/5th Avenue’s continuing lighting design needs. We’re currently in the process of finalizing the initial store setup. In the future, I’ll continue to consult on evolving the lighting design to match seasonal collection changes. Original design by Speirs and Major in collaboration with Fuksas Architects.
Now that the store has opened, I’ve been asked to handle Armani/5th Avenue’s continuing lighting design needs. We’re currently in the process of finalizing the initial store setup. In the future, I’ll continue to consult on evolving the lighting design to match seasonal collection changes. Original design by Speirs and Major in collaboration with Fuksas Architects.
3.6.09
I’ll be lighting Laura Konsin’s production of the new play Look After You, performing March 11-13 at Manhattan Repertory Theater, 303 W 42nd Street at 8th Ave. 9PM curtain every night.
2.22.09
Jigsaw Soul asked me to light their CD release party at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO last Friday. It was a night of aerial acrobatics, a fantastically costumed MC, and of course great music, all at a spactacular new and unique venue. If you haven’t yet been there, check out Galapagos.
2.5.09
Working once again with Speirs and Major Associates, I’ll be on site this month at Armani/5th Avenue, where we’ll be finessing the store’s look for its fashion week debut.
1.23.09
Twelfth Night photos have been posted. Find them in portfolio.
1.21.09
Working with Chris Landy and Matt Piercy of Vibrant Design, I’ve just finished shooting a pilot of MTV’s What You’re Watching, a new variety talk show featuring guest interviews, live musical acts, and comedy. Hosted by Alexa Chung.
12.3.08
Tickets are now available for Twelfth Night. Book a performance at ticketcentral.com
11.28.08
NYNCE’s remount of Twelfth Night has been confirmed for a three-week run in January at Theater Row. In the interest of continually growing and exploring our work, we’ll be evolving the piece’s design from its previous mounting at the east village’s Wild Project. Visit NYNCE’s website if you’d like to make a tax-deductable donation to support the company and this project, and check back in the weeks coming for more info on opening dates.
Diverging slightly from my lighting roots, I will be designing sound for Fresh Kills at 59E59 Theatres, opening February 15. I’ve always enjoyed working with sound, and it’ll be nice to dabble in it once again.
In the near term, it looks like I’ll be getting into a bit of lighting design for television.
…and there are always ongoing architectural projects keping me busy. I’ve been working with Melanie Freundlich to design a high-rise condo tower in Long Island City, a performing arts center in Connecticut, and various private galeries and residences. Exciting stuff.
10.16.08
Midsummer opens tonight. We’ve been hard at work, and the product doesn’t disappoint. 7PM. 9th + C in the community garden. $5. Be there.
9.26.08
Don’t stall in getting free tickets to the New York Neo-Classical Ensemble’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, playing in the east village’s very own Perez Community Garden (9th + C). It’s a part of TCG’s Free Night of Theater 2008. We’re currently in the thick of designing and rehearsals, and the show is shaping up to be anything but your ordinary Midsummer. Available dates are 10.16 and 10.17, and if you choose the 10.17 performance you can even help me celebrate my birthday directly after the show at the bar next door!
Also…further great news related to New York Neo-Classical Ensemble. Our next endeavor will be a three-week remounting of our incredibly well-received Twelfth Night. Dates are still being finalized but keep your eyes peeled three to four months from now.
9.8.08
Manifesto! is playing in Williamsburg this week. For those who missed it at the Capital Fringe Festival, check it out Tue 8.9, Wed 8.10, and Thurs 8.11 at the Brick Theatre, 575 Metropolitan Ave at the Lorimer ‘L’ stop. Get tiks here.
8.23.08
I’m excited to have formed a creative partnership with Vangeline Theater, a post modern Butoh dance company. Vangeline Theater presents the work of Butoh masters in an accessible format as well as producing their own cutting edge new work. Check back in the future for news on developing works.
7.21.08
Check out rave reviews of Manifesto! in the press section of the site, and come see the remainder of our performances.
