Set Building for Dance / workshop leads by: Jonathan Pope (USA)

What would you love to see on stage with your dance? A large blue ball on wheels floating in a forest? A purple carpet hanging from the ceiling? In this workshop, we will explore creative ways to solve set design problems. We focus on finding inexpensive materials, tools to use, and meeting your artistic goals. If you are a choreographer or working in theater this workshop will open your eyes to new worlds for your dances. This workshop is for anyone who is interested in set design and construction. Participants will create drawings; a scale model, material list, budget, and construction plan for their project. An emphasis will be on finding low cost environmentally sustainable set materials. Strategies for repurposing the set after the showing to minimize the environmental impact of theater construction will also be discussed.

COST:
Set Building for Dance (28th – 30th June) 50 USD / 50 Euro

JON POPE (USA)
Jon Pope (LPC Production Manager) is a builder. He has built sets for choreographer Asimina Chremos (Chicago) and Laura Peterson Choreography (NYC). His work for LPC has been seen at Dixon Place, Dance New Amsterdam and Here Arts Center in New York and in Chicago for Asimina Chremos. Jon is Head of Construction for the Music Garage in Brooklyn and Chicago. He is a graduate of SUNY College of Environment Science and Forestry and was a wildlife biologist for the State of Alaska for four years. Jon Pope and Laura Peterson have had a working relationship for ten years.

CLASS DESCRIPTION: Set Building for Dance
We will explore creative ways to solve set design problems. We focus on finding inexpensive materials, tools to use, and meeting your artistic goals. If you are a choreographer or working in theater this workshop will open your eyes to new worlds for your dances.

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