From the Director

The United States Institute for Theatre Technology Midwest Regional Section presents our Cirque du Soleil Live Entertainment Workshop, hosted by Purdue University. The event will take place Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 23 on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. Centrally located to a number of schools and other campuses, Purdue provides outstanding conferencing facilities, economically-priced hotels and restaurants, and a welcoming environment just a short drive away from your school or campus. The faculty and staff at Purdue University have worked hard with USITT Midwest Regional Section and Cirque du Soleil to make this workshop available at no charge!

Cirque workshops are unique in the way they bring together managers, designers and technicians from a wide range of disciplines related to live entertainment in the performing arts. We hope to create a collaborative and supportive environment that encourages the sharing of ideas, techniques and experiences.

Our workshops will bring together all attendees in one meeting place for discussions related to topics that concern us all, and then will break out into Master Classes targeted to specific disciplines including Audio, Automation, Management, Lighting, Rigging and more. At the end of each day, we will come together again to celebrate the magic of live entertainment in special events hosted by Cirque du Soleil.

Thanks for joining us, and we look forward to learning and playing with you!

Sincerely,

Rick Thomas, Director