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Jules Fisher Lifetime Achievement Tony Award Acceptance Speech

Shining The Light On Jules Fisher

Jules Fisher receives the prestigious Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.

New York, NY — Fisher Dachs Associates is absolutely thrilled to celebrate the announcement that our founder, Jules Fisher, is receiving the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. This honor marks a crowning moment in a Broadway career that has been as impactful as it has been prolific; as both a lighting designer and producer.

Building the Future: Performance Spaces

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.

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Revolution or Evolution | Theater Design featuring Joshua Dachs

Theater Consultant Joshua Dachs of Fisher Dachs Associates traces the historical development of theatre and asks the question, are these developments revolutionary or evolutionary.

FDA features Public Works at ITEAC 2023

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.

Josh Dachs in conversation with Architects and Designers - National Arts Club

Charting a New Course for Arts Centers Across the World

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.

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City

Major Announcement: David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center

The New David Geffen Hall will open in October 2022! Two years ahead of schedule, on budget, and fully funded…

Josh Dachs and others discuss the future of performance spaces

Placemakers 9: Designing Cultural Spaces in a Post-Pandemic World

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.

CMLC President & CEO Kate Thompson, and Arts Commons President & CEO Alex Sarian discuss the Arts Commons Transformation project as part of the CMLC 2021 Outlook event.

Arts Commons Transformation (ACT) / Werklund Centre

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!

Bass Performance Hall Virtual Backstage Tour

Bass Hall Virtual Backstage Tour

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.