Gregory Poggi is a retired university Chair and professor who has taught arts administration at both Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Prior to his distinguished academic career, he led three important theatre companies in the USA and Canada. We talked to Dr. Poggi about adjusting to an online teaching world and some of the challenges of running arts organizations during the pandemic.
Dear WIL and WIL supporters, we are pleased to share three new videos today with women working specifically in entertainment lighting.
Popcorn. Who here hasn’t munched on it at some point in their lives? It is inextricably linked to entertainment. Not all kinds of course. Connoisseurs of classical music and opera would most likely be aghast at all the crunching and rustling of paper bags during a performance. But, in circus, cinema, as well as during a myriad of other entertainment events, the iconic scent of popcorn will waft through the venue… and, most likely, you won’t be able to resist and will get yourself a bag, too.
