May 1, 2024 | 9:30AM
Logan Center, Room 014
Free with RSVP
BEYONDPROJECTIONS with Michael Salvatore Commendatore
BEYONDPROJECTIONS with Michael Salvatore Commendatore
May 1, 2024 | 9:30am
Logan Center, Room 014
Free with RSVP
Explore the various methods in which projection can be used outside of the traditional theatrical realm. From pointing a projector at the wall in your living room to a full scale museum installation, we will learn how it all comes down to one thing, an idea. Sometimes this idea is meticulously planned before execution and other times it requires an exploration in physical space. Together, we will look at some of these examples in practice as well as do some exploration for ourselves in the classroom. To projections, and BEYOND!
Michael Salvatore Commendatore
Michael Salvatore Commendatore has traveled for over a decade around the country designing for theatre, opera, dance, installations and more at places such as the Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Arizona Opera, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Great Northern Festival, Spoleto Festival, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Public Theatre, Music Theatre Wichita, Portland Stage, Yale Repertory Theatre, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and more. He also received a Jeff award for Best Projection Design in Chicago for his work in It Came From Outer Space the Musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Originally from Rhode Island, Michael currently lives in Chicago, IL with his amazing wife, Katie, and their lovable cats, Sebastian and JJ.