The painter Chuck Close designed backdrops for Jorma Elo's "C. to C. (Close to Chuck)," which had its premiere with Ballet Theater in the fall and boasted Ralph Rucci costumes and a Philip Glass score.
It had props, a set, a cast, a script, and beautifully designed backdrops (slides).
ConfettiSystem began as a rock band but found designing backdrops for their shows even more rewarding.
The Bronx Zoo gave Harlem Textile a $20,000 contract to design backdrops for its popular Congo exhibit.
Huene made fashion sketches for her and for Vogue, before moving into designing backdrops for fashion shoots.
For decades, his regular job was as an artist for movie studios, designing backdrops for such classics as "Bambi," "Rebel Without a Cause," "Around the World in 80 Days," "The Wild Bunch". Now, "ever since I turned 90," he says, his work as a ceramist and painter is garnering attention.
Thabiso Phokompe designed a backdrop that, thanks to Tyler Micoleau's lighting, at various times resembled burlap, animal hides and tree bark.
For this complex yet beguiling romp, Mr. Winters designed a backdrop showing 24 separate panels, each adorned with its own lines and squiggles.
Using a blend of classical music and electronics mixed by NEC classmate DJ Rich Chwastiak (THE WIG), and incorporating dancers, live musicians, and a visual artist who designed the backdrop to the set, AcousticaElectronica didn't so much arrive in Somerville as invade.
We begin by providing the rock engineering design backdrop to the review in Section 1.
