Fall 2024 CPAD Open House
Friday, Sept. 27 from 2 – 4 pm
Borland 113
Please join us for a collaborative AI quilt-making activity in collaboration with Teaching and Learning with Technology and Maker Commons. Participants will be invited to generate AI fabric-inspired images, which will be printed on magnets and arranged into a quilt-like wall installation.
You will also enjoy the work of Michael Ciaramitaro, an MFA Costume Design student and Alivia Cross, an MFA Scenic Design student.
“Michael Ciaramitaro was born in San Diego, California and got his Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts from the University of the Incarnate Word. He has worked as a designer with the Magik Theater of San Antonio for shows such as The Magical Piñata, Bunnicula, and Mariachi Girl. He has also worked with SRO Associates in partnership with Ballet Idaho for their revamped production of The Nutcracker designed by Margaret Mitchell. Recently he designed Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 and Bernarda Alba at Penn State Centre Stage, some of those designs will be available to view at the C-PAD Open House.”
Alivia Cross explores eco-scenography, a sustainable approach to theatrical design that goes beyond material considerations, focusing on the interconnected relationships between people, places, and communities. Her work challenges the assumption that sustainability limits creativity in stage design. Through projects like Penn State’s Urinetown and Sweeney Todd, she reimagines the design process by replacing the traditional 3 R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) with 3 C’s (co-creation, celebration, and circulation). Alivia’s research aims to reshape how theatre production can engage in more environmentally-conscious practices, fostering a new vision for sustainability in the performing arts.
