Speaking to delegates from the architectural, acoustic, engineering and technological disciplines will be Charcoalblue's managing director Andy Hayles, creative director Jon Stevens, design director Gavin Green and senior consultant Giles Favell. Each will draw from their own experience, gained from careers in the entertainment and theatre industry and as design consultants for Charcoalblue.
Andy Hayles will join Scott Crossfield of Theatre Projects and Vassily Laffineur of Renzo Piano Building Workshop to discuss the Design Processes in the Information Age. Hayles comments, ''We're delighted to have been invited to sponsor and speak at such a significant industry conference. I'm looking forward to learning lots from my fellow panellists and will be doing my bit by trying to define what RIBA Stage E actually means."
Jon Stevens will discuss Essential Stage and Technical Planning alongside Matthew Smethurst-Evans of TheatrePlan and George Ellerington of Arup Venue.
Gavin Green will examine The Development of Theatre Forms with Len Auerbach of Auerbach Pollock Friedlander chairing Josh Dachs of Fisher Dachs and Flip Tanner of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Giles Favell will join Alan Bartlett of The Royal Shakespeare Company to consider the pros and cons of demountable stage floors.
The quadrennial conference kicks off at 10am on Sunday 13 June at the Central Hall, Westminster. This year the theme is Are Performing Arts Buildings Fit for Purpose and What Does This Involve?. The conference will focus on the business of planning, building and equipping venues for the performing arts. New buildings will be reviewed and the latest equipment developments presented and discussed.
The conference will be followed by two days of the ABTT Theatre Show at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Victoria.
(Jim Evans)
