TETA DesignFest 2016: Deadline on Jan. 14th!!
By John Landon and
Tana Roberson, DesignFest Co-Chairs
Educators,
We need
your help! Please get the word out about
TETA’s DesignFest! In 2007, DesignFest
had 73 participants! Two years ago, the
event only had 5. Last year we were up
to 28. This year we need your help in
getting the word out, in that we currently only have two registered! Let’s bring the participation back up to the
levels of 9 years ago! There are two
initial ways to gain information and show your support.
1.
Go
to http://www.tetatx.com/home/conventions/theatrefest/designfest
for more information
2.
Join
the discussion on Facebook by joining the discussion in the DesignFest Group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/946200142127325/
Starting
this year, we are going to have four sections to the DesignFest area:
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Section
#1, The
DesignFest Contest! – This will be an area for all high school and
college students wanting to enter the DesignFest competition.
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Any
Texas high school and college student may compete.
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It
is also a great way to showcase your work if you are attending the TETA
Technical Auditions. If a student is
already selected as a TETA Technical Auditioner, the $20 DesignFest fee will be
waived.
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This
is a great additional opportunity for those high school students entering into
this year’s UIL Technical Design Competition.
An opportunity to receive a professional critique during TheatreFest,
one week before the UIL deadline!
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In
addition to the possibility of a $200 DesignFest award, universities and
colleges have been known to award scholarships based on the display, as well.
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This
section will receive a professional oral critique by the DesignFest
professionals listed below.
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Convention
Registration is encouraged, but not required.
Only TETA Membership ($20) and the DesignFest fee ($20) is required.
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Students
can display work from designs in scenic, costume, hair/makeup, lighting, sound,
props and stage management.
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Each
participant can display a maximum of 12 items at DesignFest. One 4’ x 8’ vertical foam panel or one table
will be supplied for each student. The student should bring all necessary materials
to safety display their work. The work
will be judged by a group of TETA design/technology/management members to
determine awards.
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Go
to https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/event-2055350
to officially register.
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Deadline to register: Jan. 14th
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Section
#2. Bring
and Showcase Your Art! – This will be an area to feature non-DesignFest
Competition artwork for those already attending the Convention. Just pack your designs, and bring them with you!
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Non-competitive
entries:
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Theatre
Texas faculty and professional.
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High
School and college students that are already attending Convention may bring
their design work with them and display.
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Students
participating in the TETA Technical Auditions that do not want to enter the
DesignFest Competition, may display here, as well.
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Displays
are not subject to the DesignFest competition, but is a great way for Texas
artists to showcase and share their work with other educators.
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No
need to register for DesignFest, only a simple email to the Co-DesignFest Chair
that you want to display is required!
John Landon, jlandon@wtamu.edu
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No
DesignFest registration fee required.
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Deadline to send the email for
intent to participate: Jan. 22nd
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Section
#3, 2015
UIL Technical Design State Winners! – This will be an area to
showcase last year’s winners of the UIL Technical Design Competition.
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TETA
DesignFest would like to showcase these young artists. Those that attended the UIL State OAP
Competition last year got to appreciate their work, but no one else. Let’s let the rest of the State appreciate
it, as well!
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No
costs to register for DesignFest or the Convention, unless the student wants to
actually attend the Convention.
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Just
email the Co-DesignFest Chair, John Landon, jlandon@wtamu.edu, that you want to display.
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Bring
or ship your designs to TheatreFest, and have someone that is attending the
Convention bring the designs back to you.
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Deadline to send the email for
intent to participate: Jan. 22nd
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Section
#4, Spotlight
on Local Theaters! – This will be an area to showcase local
Professional and Community Theatre designs.
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This
is a new section to showcase the host city to TETA’s Convention’s educational
and professional artwork!
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Entries
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Local
professional theatre companies
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Local
community theatres
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Local
educational theatrical institutions (all levels of public education)
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No
costs to register for DesignFest or the Convention, unless a representative
wants to actually attend the Convention.
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Just
email the Co-DesignFest Chair, John Landon, jlandon@wtamu.edu,
that the theatre wants to display.
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Deadline to send the email for
intent to participate: Jan. 22nd
As you
can see, there are some exciting changes to DesignFest! It will be come more than just a competition,
it will be a home to showcase Texas Technical Theatre!
For
those that are entering the competition part of DesignFest, we want to announce
the Guest Artist for DesignFest this year will be the scenic designer/film
& television production designer, Bob Lavallee. His work has been seen on numerous stages in
North Texas: Dallas Theater Center, Wyly Theatre, Casa Manana, Bass Hall,
WaterTower Theatre, Shakespeare Dallas, Fort Worth Opera and Fort Worth
Shakespeare. His work includes
university designs at University of North Texas Opera, University of Oklahoma
and Midwestern State University. He
designed for Barney & Friends,
for Peter Wolf Design and for the African American Repertory.
He will
be responding to student design work in DesignFest along with Featured Artist,
Susan Branch Towne from St. Edward’s University in Austin. Her costume design work has been seen at the
Denver Centre Theatre Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Ballet Austin,
Utah Shakespeare Festival, New York City Opera at the Zachary Scott Theatre
Center in Austin and the Skylight Opera Theatre.
Such
wonderful opportunity!! Let’s make
DesignFest GREAT!!
If you
have any questions, please contact me. We look forward to seeing you and your
work at TheatreFest!
John
Landon
Tana
Roberson
West
Texas A&M University
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