Stay Together
Joe Goode Performance Group & Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Creation: Joe Goode & Michael Tilson Thomas
Choreography: Joe Goode
Original Music: Michael Tilson Thomas
Costume Design: Wendy Sparks
Lighting Design: Jack Carpenter
Projection Design: Austin Forbord
Sound Design: Kevin McKereghan
Scenic Painting: Leticia Samonte
Venue: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Main Stage
Staging: Proscenium
Notes: Performance piece incorporating dance, monologue, live video feed and projection. Story and situations, loosely implied, revolve around the central character of a male artist. Presented as one half of two-piece evening presentation.
2006
Video Excerpt
The Space
From YBCA webstie:
The Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA has two-tier seating, dual-level lobbies, a spacious stage, great sight lines, and a generous technical inventory. Available for staged presentations, conference sessions, and special performances. The Theater has its own lobby for entrance at 700 Howard Street.
Features:
- Full theatrical lighting and sound equipment
- Sprung-wood dance floor
- Adjustable-height motorized orchestra pit
- Dressing rooms with showers
- Backstage Green Room
- Rehearsal studio
- Wardrobe room
- Full wired and wireless Internet connectivity
- Custom network design available per specification
Capacity :
757 seats with pit seats (551 orchestra/206 Terrace)
714 seats without pit seats (508 orchestra/206 Terrace)
Stage Dimensions
Main stage: 43′ deep x 93′ wide (wall to wall)
Upstage: 38′ wide x 38′ deep
Proscenium: 44′ wide x 33′ high
Stage: 1,848 sq ft
Visual Research
Preliminary Sketches
Design Drafting
Excerpt from Video Design
Video design by Austin Forbord/Rapt Productions
