"Products and subjects relating to theatre and stage technology have gained greatly in significance for Prolight+Sound. Therefore, I am particularly pleased that, with this lecture by Guang Jian Gao, we can also present a special highlight for trade visitors from this segment at this year's fair", says Prolight+Sound Director Michael Biwer. "Our special thanks go to Florian von Hofen, CTO of Rouge AVE, who made contact with Guang Jian Gao and went to great lengths to make this extraordinary highlight possible."
China's leading stage designer, Gao has been honoured many times for his work at national and international theatres. In the course of his 20-year career, he has been involved in numerous productions including works such as Rigoletto, The Magic Flute, Don Pasquale, Nora, The Wager and The Orphan of Zhao. Additionally, he was responsible for the design of the opera Turandot directed by Golden Globe winner Zhang Yimou. Their version of Turandot was initially performed in Florence, then in the Forbidden City in Beijing and subsequently at many venues around the world, such as the Olympic Stadium in Munich and, most recently the Chinese National Centre of Performing Arts and the Olympic Stadium in Beijing. At the 2015 Quadriennale in Prague, Gao was presented with the gold medal for the best stage design.
(Lee Baldock)
