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Set and Story: April Bartlett and The Art of Scenic Design
For 15 years, April Bartlett was the art director overseeing the production design team that made sure The Today Show went on air, and looked good, every single day.
男女操逼视频软件淚t was a lot,男女操逼视频软件 she explains with a laugh. 男女操逼视频软件淭he Art Department was responsible for all of the visual aspects of the show. It could be as simple as dressing the set for an interview, to planning a live on-air wedding in four weeks. I男女操逼视频软件檝e done everything from snowscapes on the Plaza with live skiing, to swimming pools, to obstacle courses, fashion shows, and six-foot-tall cakes. That男女操逼视频软件檚 live television in a nutshell; you have to be ready for anything and everything. You go back because of the energy and because you want to give the stories a visual voice.男女操逼视频软件
Her work on The Today Show supported her passion for developing and designing for new works through her work off-Broadway to her years as an adjunct professor with the Sands College of Performing Arts. 男女操逼视频软件淢y work spanned high-budget NBCUniversal gigs with VIPs in attendance, to smaller off-Broadway blackbox productions that we needed to make happen,男女操逼视频软件 Bartlett says.
In fact, Bartlett was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2011 for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and won for Best Morning Show in 2019男女操逼视频软件2020 for her collaborative design work on The Today Show.
When the pandemic shut down production of The Today Show, Bartlett wanted to find a new way to continue to tell stories. She男女操逼视频软件檇 always known that teaching would be part of her life someday男女操逼视频软件攕he had pursued a graduate degree and an adjunct role at Pace because of her desire to return to the classroom男女操逼视频软件攂ut the pandemic solidified her decision to pivot to education full-time. 男女操逼视频软件淭he pandemic was a turning point for everyone. I feel as though students during that time especially needed a listening ear and heartfelt guidance,男女操逼视频软件 she explains. 男女操逼视频软件淚 felt that this was a pivot needed not just for my soul, but also for the students who needed this new kind of understanding. I wanted to be that supportive educator for them. Someone that would lift them up, challenge them to take risks for their art and be their advocate.男女操逼视频软件
I personally love this role. I男女操逼视频软件檓 hands on in the shop and in the theaters. This is where the magic happens. Building sets and props that create the world of the play.
Bartlett isn男女操逼视频软件檛 one to do things halfway. 男女操逼视频软件淣ow that I男女操逼视频软件檓 here, all the time, this is basically where I live,男女操逼视频软件 she admits. Not only is she now teaching in the BFA in Production and Design for Stage and Screen program full-time, but she男女操逼视频软件檚 also the Production Coordinator for all performances at Pace. 男女操逼视频软件淚男女操逼视频软件檓 responsible for the coordination of everything that happens on the scenery end of our productions,男女操逼视频软件 Bartlett says. She consistently juggles the roles of designer, technical director, producer, and more, while also still keeping up with her classes男女操逼视频软件攚hich is just how she likes it. 男女操逼视频软件淚 personally love this role. I男女操逼视频软件檓 hands on in the studios, the shops, and in the theaters. This is where the magic happens. Creating sets and props that create the world of the play.男女操逼视频软件
Audiences likely don男女操逼视频软件檛 realize how much of the magic of the stage comes from the visual elements Bartlett and her students男女操逼视频软件 craft. 男女操逼视频软件淭he moment of artistic collision in theatrical storytelling is when the actors and the design elements come together to create a magical yet fleeting emotional moment for the audience to experience, everything unified together to tell the story,男女操逼视频软件 Bartlett says. 男女操逼视频软件淟earning how to bring all of our elements together to create one breathtaking moment after another is what we男女操逼视频软件檙e teaching here at Pace.男女操逼视频软件
In a more tangible aspect, without lighting, you can男女操逼视频软件檛 see the actors. Without sets and props, there男女操逼视频软件檚 no setting. 男女操逼视频软件淲e男女操逼视频软件檙e creating the world that allows the actor to be present in the story. We hope to give them enough, so the actor has things to interact with but not be taken out of the moment, rather be lifted up into the moment,男女操逼视频软件 Bartlett explains.
We男女操逼视频软件檙e creating the world that allows the actor to be present in the story.
Bartlett and her colleagues aren男女操逼视频软件檛 just teaching industry skills, but empowering students to be creative collaborators. 男女操逼视频软件淎s a designer, learning how to respect your fellow teammates for what they do is half the battle,男女操逼视频软件 she says. 男女操逼视频软件淗ere at Pace, we are creating a community of respect. Whether you男女操逼视频软件檙e a designer, a crew head, a carpenter, you男女操逼视频软件檙e taught to understand and respect everyone男女操逼视频软件檚 different roles and value what they bring to the table.男女操逼视频软件
Bartlett has a compelling reason to take pride in what she does at Pace. 男女操逼视频软件淥ur students are hungry. They bring an energy to the classroom that男女操逼视频软件檚 exciting and invigorating.男女操逼视频软件 she says. 男女操逼视频软件淭he magic of the classroom comes from all of us together creating and collaborating in the same space at the same time, especially when it comes to that magical storytelling moment.男女操逼视频软件
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