31/07/08 11:19
We have had a
busy summer at DAP. Having completed “The Music
Man” designed by Robert Jones, we then worked on
elements of Dr Atomic, for English National Opera,
designed by Julian Crouch. This opens at the
Metropolitan Opera in October. We also created
additional floor cloths sections for Hansel and Gretel
and a small floorcloth for Love and Other Demons, both
for Glyndebourne.
We are now painting Calendar Girls For Robert Jones
that will open in Chichester in September, before a
national tour, and we are about to start a mural for
“Rain Man” designed by Jonathan
Fensom.
27/05/08 08:38
We have added a
paint frame to the back wall of the studio. It is
suitable for mural and studio theatre projects and
allows us to paint cloths up to 10m x 4m. We can of
course still paint much larger cloths on the floor, but
the frame will increase the capacity of the studio and
should prove a very useful new facility.
Recent work has included two shows for Shakespeares
Globe Theatre. King Lear was designed by Jonathan
Fensom, and A Midsummers Night's Dream,by Mike Britain.
At the moment we are working on scenery for The Music
Man designed by Rob Jones. This will be followed by
cloths and scenery for Milkshake, a touring children's
show.
14/03/08 09:44
After completing
work for the Royal court and the Almeida we shifted
scale slightly and undertook a series of floorcloths
for Glyndebourne . This was for a production of Hansel
and Gretel. The design was of a forest floor with thick
mossy areas. Pictures of the cloths will be added to
the site once the production opens later in the year.
We also undertook a small mural project and have just
finished a cloth for a children's theatre show produced
by the BBC.
Facilities in the studio continue to improve. we now
have an airline system powered by a hydrovane
compressor. This makes for a much quieter working
environment and gives use greater control when
spraying.
06/01/08 07:05
The end of last
year and the start of 2008 have been a busy time. We
worked with Fitch, an international design company, on
a prototype for a new marketing idea for one of their
major clients. We painted a new floor for "Macbeth"
designed by Anthony Ward, which is moving from the West
End to Broadway. Over the christmas period we painted a
large floor for " Lucia De Lammermoor" for English
National Opera, designed by Charles Edwards. The extra
studio space came into it's own with this job!
The new year gets off to a good start with work for the
Royal Court Theatre. The Vertical Hour, a new play by
David Hare is designed by Mike Britton. This will be
followed by a cloth for "Rupert the Bear" a children's
show produced by Children's Showtime and then "The
Homecoming" at the Almeida Theatre designed by Jonathan
Fensom.
We are looking at a number of other projects for the
late winter and spring.
01/11/07 08:37
A number of
changes have been under way through the autumn. The
first to mention is our change of name. Decorative Art
Projects was a bit long winded and so we have decided
to employ the website address and become DAP Studio. To
go with our name we have a new set of business
graphics. Many thanks to Michael at Blue Rabbit
Creative for his work on our new look.
The website has been smartened up and a feedback page
has been added where you can let us know how you've
found working with us. As this is a recent addition it
is sparsely populated at the moment!
Our layout area has expanded to 24m x 15m. (Cloths up
to 27m wide can be laid out without a byte provided the
drop is less than 12m.) This will enable us to tackle
larger projects and has created a more flexible working
environment.
We have just finished painting Cloud Nine designed by
Peter Mackintosh for the Almeida Theatre. Next we'll be
working on elements of Macbeth designed by Anthony Ward
for it's broadway run. We are looking at a number of
other projects for the remainder of this year and also
for the new year.