Theater
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Reinterpretations of classic works are a stock-in-trade of Chicagoland's Writers Theatre. Now the theater itself has become a reinterpretation. The newly rebuilt facility was constructed using 98 percent of the building that stood on the site previously and boasts a host of green features.
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel is one of Britain's greatest-ever engineers. His first project was the Rotherhithe Shaft, the starting point for London's Thames Tunnel. The tunnel was the first in the world known to be built underneath a river and the shaft is now set to become a theater.
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Earlier this month, Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas cruise ship set sail on its maiden voyage. Gizmag chatted on the phone with one of the key people behind its interactive performance venue Two70, Tim Magill of 5+design, for a look behind the scenes of the space and its robotic performers.
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Building façades are often designed solely with the intention of being aesthetically pleasing. Sometimes, though, their aim is to deliver a function on top of their form. The Grand Théâtre d'Albi has one such façade, designed to be both good looking and to provide some shelter from the elements.
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PlayhouseSquare in Cleveland's historic theater district is erecting what is claimed as the world's largest outdoor crystal chandelier. The biggest surprise is that General Electric, who is designing the chandelier, believes it will stand up to Cleveland's extreme weather.
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The drive-in movie theater may be a thing of the past, but German camper manufacturer Dethleffs recently made a play to bring it back ... with a twist. You could call it the drive-up movie theater. Dethleffs calls it the Mini Movie Campy, a home theater packed neatly into a small camping trailer.
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Open House by artist Matthew Mazzotta may look like a simple wooden home, but it actually features separate sections that fold open to create a unique outdoor theater space that caters for 100 patrons.
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Paris-based architectural and scenography firm Studio Andrew Todd has unveiled a theater made primarily of paper.
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Standing, temporarily, on the site of Hong Kong's yet-to-be Xiqu Centre opera house, the West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre has returned for a three-week program of Cantonese opera.
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The extravagant Dark Knight-inspired home theater is the latest concept design by Elite Home Theater Seating.
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With Sony's Entertainment Access Glasses for movie theaters, the hearing impaired can see private closed captions projected right in front of their eyes.
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The Robothespian presentation, telepresence and acting humanoid robot by Engineered Arts Ltd. is designed for science education purposes.
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