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!
Read MoreBass 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.
Read MoreMark’s Top Ten: The Bradley Symphony Center
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.
Read MoreCI TO EYE Podcast With Joshua Dachs

In this episode, Joshua and Erik lift the curtain on the mysteries of theater design. They discuss how seat layout impacts the way comedy is received, why some roadhouses have “absurd capacities,” and why Broadway theaters are so uncomfortable.
Read MoreFundación Teatro a Mil’s Sixth National Programmers Meeting – TeatroHoy: Rethinking space
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
Read MoreEnd Structural Racism In America
Here at FDA we’re committed to working toward ending structural racism in America. We certainly don’t have all the solutions, but we can listen, we can learn, and we can act. FDA commits to the following actions:
Read MoreWhat is Theater Planning and Design?
A question we are asked all the time. So here is Cathleen Bachman, our head of Planning and Room Design with a brief overview. We believe in providing knowledge-based design through real world experience, and provide a range of core services to support that objective. Take a listen.
Sharper vision
Expert brings proposed downtown arts center into focus
by Lawrence Cosentino
A national theater expert laid out the most detailed vision yet for Lansing’s proposed downtown performing arts center last week, moving a heavy ball carried by three mayors over 20 years a few more inches down the field of dreams…
Read the full article, originally published on the Lansing City Pulse
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