Monday, April 30, 2012

Bravo COC!



The Canadian Opera Company is coming to the end of yet another spectacular season. 

Please check out these two incredible productions that we are thrilled to be a part of!  

Congratulations to all those involved in making the 2011/2012 season yet another resounding success.  Bravo!

Until May 14th:
The Tales of Hoffmann, Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach, (1819-1880)


Conductor: Johannes Debus
Director: Lee Blakeley
Set Designer: Roni Toren
Costume Designer: Brigitte Reiffenstuel  
Chorus Master: Sandra Horst 
Pyrotechnic Effects: AirMagic Special Effects

Running from May 9th - May 26th:

Semele
George Frideric Handal, (1685 - 1759)

This is a particularly incredible production - the set incorporates an original 450-year-old Ming Dynasty Ancestral Temple, salvaged by Director & Set Designer Zhang Huan.  


The temple, with an "eerie history" that parallels the story of Semele, has been incorporated into Huan's internationally renowned direction and set design.  This treasure of a set piece has been completely reconstructed on stage, acts as the central location for the many stages of Semele's growth and destruction and adds a rich backdrop to this Eastern interpretation of the Western opera.

 Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini
Director & Set Designer: Zhang Huan
Associate Director: Su Jie
Costume Designer: Han Feng
Original Lighting Designer: Wolfgang Göbbel
Lighting Recreator: Willem Laarman
Flame Effects:  AirMagic Special Effects

To read more about Zhang Huan's 450-year-old Ming Dynasty Temple and his reasons for incorporating it into Semele, please click on the following link:
Zhang Huan's Director's Notes

For further information or to purchase tickets, please check out:

Friday, April 20, 2012

The Reviews Are In...




For year's, AirMagic has helped bring the 'wow' to Easter pageants in Toronto and all across Ontario.  














This Easter weekend, Technician Abby Swain was at Agincourt Pentecostal Church (APC) helping to wow their congregation with pyro and low-lying fog in their stunning production of Thomas:  APC's Easter Musical 2012

Creative Director, Pastor Kent Andrews
Directed by Ava Cummings
Music Director, Matt Smith
 
It was a truly beautiful performance, the creative team was a joy to work with and we were honoured to be included in this very successful production at APC.

For more photos from Thomas click the following link:

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Yee Haw Nashville North!

On March 3rd AirMagic helped Nashville North 
celebrate their one-year anniversary 
with some spectacular indoor pyro! 
 
 
Congratulations to everyone at Nashville North
and (cowboy) hats off for throwing a great party!  
 
 

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