We took great pleasure in coming together with the rest of the global performing arts community for the ISPA | International Society for the Performing Arts conference. It truly was an impactful and moving experience.
Joshua Dachs offer up some salient ideas about the future of performance and performing arts venues. He was joined on the panel by Liv Aira of Jillat Sami Dance Center, Sybil Wa of Diamond Schmitt, and Todd Hensley was the moderator.
Theater Consultant Joshua Dachs of Fisher Dachs Associates traces the historical development of theatre and asks the question, are these developments revolutionary or evolutionary.
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Theatre Consultant Joshua Dachs presents the work of Public Works (New York) in community outreach and involvement — Theaters around the world are urgently exploring how to reach new audiences, and engage with communities who haven’t been touched by theatre before. PublicWorks exemplifies these efforts on a scale rarely seen before.
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The National Arts Club presents a conversation on the future of the world’s arts centers. Alex Sarian, CEO of Arts Commons—the largest arts venue in Western Canada, leads a discussion with architects and designers Marianne McKenna (KPMB, Toronto), Wanda Dalla Costa (Tawaw, Phoenix), and Joshua Dachs (Fisher Dachs Associates, New York City) about how the largest cultural infrastructure project in recent Canadian history can chart a new course for the arts across the world.
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The New David Geffen Hall will open in October 2022! Two years ahead of schedule, on budget, and fully funded…
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On May 19, 2021 CMLC hosted the ninth edition of our Placemakers series, Designing Cultural Spaces in a Post-Pandemic World. Launched in 2015 as a community education and engagement initiative, this event features the Theatre Consultants from the Arts Commons Transformation project and President & CEO of CMLC, Kate Thompson.
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This morning, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation’s President & CEO Kate Thompson, along with Arts Commons’ President & CEO Alex Sarian announced the selection of the first two members of the Arts Commons Transformation (ACT) project team!
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Ever wondered what’s above the dome? How exactly do we lower the orchestra pit and where do the front chairs go? And where exactly do those spotlights come from? Join Technical Director Charles McCormick as he walks us through some of the lesser seen parts of Bass Hall.
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President and Executive Director Mark Niehaus walks through his top 10 favorite things about the new home of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Bradley Symphony Center.
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Our very own Joshua Dachs weighs in on the conversation “Repensar el espacio. Cómo imaginamos los teatros del futuro” – Rethinking space. How we imagine the theaters of the future. Presented by Fundación Teatro a Mil and HowlRound Theatre Commons
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