International Lineup of Award-winning Designers at Online Global Conference

The Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry Conference (EPIC) is a global, 24-hour, online event for everyone working in, aspiring to work in, or wishing to explore the arts and entertainment sector. The event is organized in four pillars, Create, Perform, Design, and Produce. The Design pillar features sessions representing numerous design disciplines, featuring Tony Award-winning designers sharing their process, inspiration, and advice. They join an incredible group of industry leading designers from around the world in an event every designer should attend.

Click here to download a video trailer for EPIC. Natasha Katz, the six time Tony Award winner for her amazing lighting design work on Broadway, is joined by Dawn Chiang (resident lighting designer for New York City Opera), and Singaporean wonderkid lighting designer, Gabriel Chan who was conferred the Young Artist Award by the Singapore National Arts Council, and received three Life Theatre Award nominations for his lighting designs, for a session titled, The Language of Light: Storytelling with Lighting Design, exploring their various methods and creative process.

Paul Tazewell won a Tony Award for his amazing costume design for the mega hit Hamilton. To bring his drawings, sketches, and vision to life, he needed the support of numerous people: stitchers, drapers, and dressers. Paul joins two of his important collaborators: the current and the original wardrobe supervisors of Hamilton, Jessica Dermody and Scott Westervelt, for an insightful discussion about the collaboration between designers and those tasked with bringing the designs to life. A vital part of any costume design is the Hair & Make-Up. They aren't just accessories, they add to storytelling and character in powerful and transformational ways. Make-Up Designers, Joe Dulude II (Beetlejuice, Anastasia, Wicked), La Sonya Gunter (The Rose Tattoo), and Hair/Wig Designer, Charles G. LaPointe (Jekyll & Hyde, Beautiful, Hamilton, Beetlejuice), discuss their techniques to reveal character, tell stories, and how they collaborate with other designers and actors.

Michael Curry won a Tony Award for his puppet and mask designs for the smash hit, The Lion King. He has received numerous accolades for his work with Cirque du Soleil, The Metropolitan Opera, Disney Theme Parks, Olympic Ceremonies, and the Super Bowl. At EPIC, he sits down with his daughter for an exclusive and insightful exploration of his visionary work, design process, and advice. In the session, That Strange Thing I Do: Creating Special Effects Onstage, Broadway's premiere special effects designer, Jeremy Chernick raises the curtain on his world of Special Effects and the weird and wonderful things he has done in over 50 Broadway productions and over 200 theatrical productions worldwide.

Tony Award-winner, Jessica Paz (Hadestown, Dear Evan Hansen, Fela!) leads a group of audio engineers, technicians, and designers to explore the unique challenges and strategies of sound design. Sound designers & engineers have a unique combination and technical skill and artistry to create and maintain the sound of a show. Carin Ford (The Prom, An American In Paris), Jon Weston (The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera), and Vinnie Macri from Clear-Com join Jessica Paz for the panel, Audio Engineers & Design: Technicians & Artist.

EPIC features three internationally renowned projection designers: Tamás Vaspöri (co-founder of Maxin10sity and projection mapping artist in Hungary), Peter Milne (founder of The Electric Canvas, in Australia) and Omar Serna (senior event producer and video mapping expert in Mexico). Their projects have been seen around the world in much acclaim. In this session, they explore the elements of projection design, their design approach, and advice for anyone interested in this growing field.

Chris Moylan, German based lighting designer, works across all kinds of genres; live events, TV shows, outdoor festivals, concerts, installations, theatre, arena shows and corporate events. At EPIC, Moylan will show a number of case-studies and show how he adapts his process to work across genres as well as some amusing tales along the way.

Jae Hun You, Korean scenic designer and founder of YouJam Studio, creates spaces that embrace cutting edge creativity. His scenic designs have been featured in Olympic Ceremonies, K-Pop Arena Mega Concerts, Theaters, Parks, Expositions, Pavilions; and his architectural work transforms cityscapes with ethereal signatures. At the forefront of technological achievement, Hun You is an unassuming yet deeply passionate artist from Seoul who joins EPIC for an exclusive interview about the creative approach at the heart of his exceptional designs.

Gemma Hodgson, Jim Love, and Kevin Taylor of TAIT Towers (the world leader in design and construction of scenic automation), explore the Future of Automation in Entertainment from their unique vantage point.

Vectorworks, a world leader in 3D Design Software, at EPIC they will explore their latest innovations making design easier, more flexible, and collaborative.

And how are all these awesome designs implemented? By stage hands! EPIC is bringing together some of Broadway best crew: Sandy Paradise (electrics-Hamilton), Hank Hale (carpenter-West Side Story), Chris Pantuso (props-Ms. Doubtfire), and Carin Ford (sound-Paradise Square) to discuss their work, contribution, and profession. They will share their training, discuss the role of IATSE, and share some amazing stories.

For those designers who also direct, write, or produce, the other pillars feature the award-winning talents of director Kenny Leon; playwright/librettist, David Henry Hwang; co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, Gilles Ste-Croix; choreographer/director Sergio Trujillo; and producers Darryl Roth, Sammy Lopez, Ben Holtzman, and Ken Davenport.

Sitting down with any one of these industry leaders would be an invaluable experience for anyone. EPIC brings ALL of them together on one platform for a total of 50 inspiring and informative sessions. Learn from industry leaders around the world and across all disciplines, at EPIC while making connections with others from around the world.

Each attendee can choose their own agenda, from four different tracks or pillars: CREATE, DESIGN, PERFORM, and PRODUCE. Stay on one pillar or move between the four, going where you are most inspired.

A Standard Ticket gives attendees access to the live event starting on January 10 starting at 9:00am ET for 24 hours.

A Premium Ticket gives attendees the 24-hour live event PLUS on-demand access to all 50 sessions for one month.

EPIC will be hosted on Hopin, an incredibly intuitive and immersive virtual venue that encourages interaction and engagement. The conference platform will have live translation that will be available in fifteen languages through Wordly.

Tickets are available now.

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