About John Watson

 

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Synopsis of work

Merlin theatre Volunteer 69-70

Crucible Theatre Sheffield Stage electrician, 71  Birmingham Repertory Theatre 71-73   Goetheanum stage group 1973-5 Emerson stage group Edinburgh Festival 1975-77 Eurythmeum Stuttgart  America, European tours  77-85    London stage group home and America tours  78 –80  West Midlands Stage eurythmy tours England 96-2005 these performances have taken place on humble stages to large opera house stages in America, Canada, South Africa, and Europe, and back to very small stages such as Wynstone school, Michael house school  stages.

 

I have also been responsible for refurbishing a great number of lighting systems in Steiner related venues: in this country. These include Merlin Theatre Sheffield, (I was co-worker technical manager for 14 years)   Steiner house refit in the 80s, Botton village, 90s St Christophers Bristol 90s , Michael Hall school 90s, Pennine community 90s,

Glasshouse small studio Stourbridge 03

Technical tour manager & Lighting design 1st 2nd 3rd and set construction 2nd ,3rd Steiner’s Mystery Plays, English Mystery play group.90s

Director Creative Lighting Design 1994 hands on lighting workshops into schools colleges and drama schools, inset teacher training and technical advice for new build projects nation wide for education authorities.       

Research Project ; Leading the Eurythmy lighting and staging of the Foundation Stone Meditation in Eurythmy research project Easter 06- July 08   

                  

The refurbished Joan of Arc Community Hall.   Camphill Botton Village, North Yorkshire. Theatre consultant John Watson, Architects: Camp Hill Architects.

 

Catwalks for easy focusing     Joan of Arc Hall Botton Village     tracked side lighting

 

This project won the Royal Institute Of British Architects White Rose Award.   

Botton village stage lighting has just been upgraded May 06 with 6 Puppeteer remote focus units. see NEWS and events.  

 

  Steiner's 3rd Mystery Play on tour from the Rudolf Steiner's 3rd Mystery Drama 

"the elemental forces" Lighting John Watson.  The use of coloured shadows and gobos onto a white cyclorama, with dominant blue back lighting.    

For suggested colours see click on  Eurythmy Lighting info