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Designing such high-profile projects as The Enchanted Island, Two Boys , and Satyagraha for the Metropolitan Opera, the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, and the Tony-winning Broadway production of War Horse , Ben Pearcy has upped the benchmark for the visual wow-factor in theatre, opera, and architectural projects around the world. Creative director for 59 Productions, Pearcy-who also does lighting design-works from 59's US headquarters in New York City, and will appear as a featured speaker at the Broadway Projection Master Classes, held at NYU, June 2-3, 2014.
1) How did you get into the projection design world?
I was trained as a lighting designer, but always took a strong interest in projection. I started out with Pani projectors, which I would...