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LI S A
V O LLE

FROM THE AMBASSADOR

Mind the Design
“Good design
is making
something
intelligible and
memorable.
Great design
is making
something
memorable and
meaningful.”
- DIETER

RAMS

Look around you. We are surrounded
by design: from the chair you are
sitting in to the clothing you wear,
from the computer you work on to the
pages you read. Design is the interface
between you and the material world.
Design is everywhere, and sometimes
the beauty of it is that when it is well
conceived it goes unnoticed.

The multi-disciplinary studio Mayer/
Reed makes Third Angle’s branding
and marketing material pop. Smart
Tech AV creates ideal sound environments for our performances. Robin
Greenwood guides the audience’s eyes
to the performers and the performers’ eyes to the music with subtle and
effective lighting. We are grateful and
privileged to work with such talented
local designers.
On the theatrical and operatic stage,
the designers’ work helps to define the
tone of a production with sets, costumes and lighting, but even then the
performers take the limelight. Designers provide the visual and aural context.
A performance production is the work
of many hands.

As a concert presenter, I can attest that
designers are crucial to Third Angle’s
look and sound. They’re like the perfect
undergarments for a little black dress,
unseen but providing essential support.

LISA VOLLE

2014-15 ARTSLANDIA AMBASSADOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THIRD ANGLE NEW MUSIC

LISA’S TOP FIVE PICKS
THE OTHER
PLACE
Portland
Playhouse
[MARCH 18–
APRIL 12]

URBAN BUSH
WOMEN
White Bird
Dance
[APRIL 9–11]

SECRET LOVE
IN PEACH
BLOSSOM LAND
Oregon
Shakespeare
Festival
[APRIL 15–OCT. 31]

SILVER
THREADS
Third Angle
New Music
[APRIL 16–17]

MY BELOVED
SPAKE: MUSIC
INSPIRED BY
THE SONG OF
SONGS
In Mulieribus

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