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Jeff Davis, Award-Winning Theater and Television Lighting Designer, Discusses his Craft

The Labor, Literature and Landmark Lecture Series 2015 continues on Tuesday, March 3, at 6:30PM in the General Society Library at 20 West 44th Street, New York City, with the Labor lecture: Behind-the-Scenes with…Theater and Television Lighting Designer, Jeff Davis, the award-winning light designer.

JEFF DAVIS provides lighting designs for theater, television, opera, dance and special events. His award-winning lighting design work has earned him 3 Emmy Award nominations, the Los Angeles Dramalogue Award and Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award. Mr. Davis will discuss the powerful functions of lighting for the stage as an integral part of the total visual experience of theater through the principles of composition of light, and how lighting blends the visual elements on stage into a unifi­ed whole. He will provide an overview of the practical, theoretical and conceptual approaches for lighting design and technology.

His design work has included the Broadway and national touring productions of the Duke Ellington musical Play On!, revivals of Born Yesterday with Ed Asner and Madeline Kahn, I Never Sang for My Father, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Death of a Salesman directed by George C. Scott, as well as The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Slab Boys and Edward Albee’s The Man Who Had Three Arms and other numerous Broadway and regional theater shows, including American Buffalo.

Mr. Davis’ television credits include, “Canvas of Ice”, “One Life to Live”, “All My Children”, “Great Performances”, “Live From Lincoln Center”, “Maury”, “Sally”. Mr. Davis has designed 25 productions and 5 world premieres for the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center; Turandot for Opera Quebec; 2006 Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto, Italy; and Karusell for Det Norske Teatret in Oslo, Norway. He is also the co-author of The Designs of Tharon Musser and a contributor to Late and Great: American Designers 1960 – 2010. For more information on Mr. Davis, please visit http://www.stuffco.org/

The Labor component of the 2014 Labor, Literature and Landmarks lecture series will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the creative industries in New York, focusing on the talented artists that deliver the heartbeat of theater, television and cinema. The series entitled “Behind the Scenes…’ is curated in collaboration with Beverly Miller, Local USA-829 President and the United Scenic Artists-829.

The remaining Labor Lectures in the series are:
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 – Labor Lecture 6.30pm
Behind the Scenes with… Abe Jacob, Sound Designer

The Lectures start at 6:30 P.M. in The General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan and will be followed by a reception. Advance registration is recommended: $15 – General admission; $10 – General Society members and Senior Citizens, $5 – Students. To register please contact the General Society at: 212.840.1840, ext 2 or e-mail: [email protected]

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

About The General Society:
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, a non-profitable organization was founded in 1785 by the skilled craftsmen of the City. Today this 228-year old organization continues to serve and improve the quality life of the people of the City of New York through its educational, philanthropic and cultural programs including its tuition-free Mechanics Institute, The General Society Library and its nearly 200-year-old lecture series.

 











When: Tue., Mar. 3, 2015 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: The General Society Library
20 W. 44th St.
212-840-1840
Price: $5-$15
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The Labor, Literature and Landmark Lecture Series 2015 continues on Tuesday, March 3, at 6:30PM in the General Society Library at 20 West 44th Street, New York City, with the Labor lecture: Behind-the-Scenes with…Theater and Television Lighting Designer, Jeff Davis, the award-winning light designer.

JEFF DAVIS provides lighting designs for theater, television, opera, dance and special events. His award-winning lighting design work has earned him 3 Emmy Award nominations, the Los Angeles Dramalogue Award and Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award. Mr. Davis will discuss the powerful functions of lighting for the stage as an integral part of the total visual experience of theater through the principles of composition of light, and how lighting blends the visual elements on stage into a unifi­ed whole. He will provide an overview of the practical, theoretical and conceptual approaches for lighting design and technology.

His design work has included the Broadway and national touring productions of the Duke Ellington musical Play On!, revivals of Born Yesterday with Ed Asner and Madeline Kahn, I Never Sang for My Father, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Death of a Salesman directed by George C. Scott, as well as The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Slab Boys and Edward Albee’s The Man Who Had Three Arms and other numerous Broadway and regional theater shows, including American Buffalo.

Mr. Davis’ television credits include, “Canvas of Ice”, “One Life to Live”, “All My Children”, “Great Performances”, “Live From Lincoln Center”, “Maury”, “Sally”. Mr. Davis has designed 25 productions and 5 world premieres for the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center; Turandot for Opera Quebec; 2006 Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto, Italy; and Karusell for Det Norske Teatret in Oslo, Norway. He is also the co-author of The Designs of Tharon Musser and a contributor to Late and Great: American Designers 1960 – 2010. For more information on Mr. Davis, please visit http://www.stuffco.org/

The Labor component of the 2014 Labor, Literature and Landmarks lecture series will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the creative industries in New York, focusing on the talented artists that deliver the heartbeat of theater, television and cinema. The series entitled “Behind the Scenes…’ is curated in collaboration with Beverly Miller, Local USA-829 President and the United Scenic Artists-829.

The remaining Labor Lectures in the series are:
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 – Labor Lecture 6.30pm
Behind the Scenes with… Abe Jacob, Sound Designer

The Lectures start at 6:30 P.M. in The General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan and will be followed by a reception. Advance registration is recommended: $15 – General admission; $10 – General Society members and Senior Citizens, $5 – Students. To register please contact the General Society at: 212.840.1840, ext 2 or e-mail: [email protected]

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

About The General Society:
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, a non-profitable organization was founded in 1785 by the skilled craftsmen of the City. Today this 228-year old organization continues to serve and improve the quality life of the people of the City of New York through its educational, philanthropic and cultural programs including its tuition-free Mechanics Institute, The General Society Library and its nearly 200-year-old lecture series.

 

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