TOO Episode 95: Interview with Master Scenographer Jean Guy Lecat (part 1)
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In this episode, Adam speaks with Master Scenographer Jean Guy Lecat.
Dubbed "Monsieur Space“ by Peter Brook, from 1976 to 2000 as technical director and space designer for Peter Brook, Jean-Guy Lecat was charged particularly with researching, transforming, or creating more than 200 spaces throughout the world, many still in use such as BAM's Harvey-Majestic Theatre, Beaumont Theatre Lincoln Centre, Theatre for a New Audience with architect Frank O. Gehry and Hugh Hardy, and La MaMa in New York, The Other Place Theatre at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Teatro Azul de Almada and Teatro Trindade in Lisbon, The New Young Vic (Winner of the RIBA London Building of the Year Award) The Roundhouse and, The Unicorn Theatre in London, The Abbey Theatre in Dublin and many more.
As space designer, developer of architecture, stage designer, theater maker, Lecat devotes himself fully to the transformation of space for performance. He is untiring in his exploration of the interaction of theater and architecture, design and performance, space and storytelling. He left Peter Brook's Company in 2000 and continued to take part in the creation or transformation of spaces at the side of directors and architects. Concurrently he began to share his experiments and discoveries by offering workshops about space around the world, for young professionals or students, theatre-makers, architects, artists, set- and light designers.
Mentioned in this episode:
Dallas
Edward Gordon Craig
Jean Claude Carriere
Umm Kulthumm
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Show Credits
Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi Miller
Producer: Jack Burmeister
Music: (Intro) Jack Burmeister, (Outro) https://www.purple-planet.com
Additional compositions by @jack_burmeister