Production Designer, Art Department, Miscellaneous Crew
Star Sign
Taurus
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Scenery is not an end in itself but a logical component of the complementary arts of the stage. The scenic artist collaborates on equal terms with the author and the director.
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Fact
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Revolutionised stage lighting techniques with a combination of slide and film projections, laser beams and holograms.
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First made his name in the West at the Brussels Expo of 1958, with "Laterna Magika". This combined film, sound, light, mime and dance.
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In 1966, when he had about 300 productions behind him, an article in The Times of London called him "the world's leading scenic designer."
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Designed more than 700 theatrical productions in his lifetime.