In a slight change of format, Showlight 2005 will feature several discussion groups: lighting education will be reviewed by a panel of students, lecturers and employers under the eye of England's Ian Dow; developments in light sources affecting lighting designers will be discussed by a small panel of senior engineers from the international lamp industry; and a discussion between international lighting designers will be chaired by the inimitable Mark Jonathan, previously with the UK's National Theatre.
Keynote speakers will include American Ken Billington, who won the 1997 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his lighting of Chicago; Durham Marenghi from the UK, who will review his wide range of commissions, from cruise liners to Golden Jubilees and Winter Olympics; and Director of Photography Roger Simonsz from Holland, who will look at colour, perception and reality in the context of film.
In addition Richard Pilbrow, internationally known author, stage lighting designer and winner of numerous awards will be interviewed on a lifetime of lighting by his colleague David Taylor. Another award-winning speaker is Jerry Appelt of Germany, known for his work on event and concert lighting, who earlier this year received an Opus award for his lighting design for the Aida-Aula cruise ship launch.
Architectural lighting will be covered by Helmar Zangerl of the Lichtakademie Bartenbach in Austria, while lighting for television will be catered for by Mike LeFevre, who will look at the technology and practice of combining virtual graphics and live action, particularly in sport, and Carol Sadler who will review operating and lighting with minimal budgets!
Showlight 2005 takes place at the Prinzregententheater, Munich, in association with the Prinzregententheater School, part of the Bayerische Theaterakademie, May 21-24 2005. To register as a delegate e-mail to the address below, or for further information follow the website link.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
