About Our New 2024 Production Design
The show is celebrating its 15th year by bringing new technology and specially designed projections to the show designed and created by Emmy-award winning filmmaker and artist Ryan Glista whose work will enhance the sense of magic already created by the production’s colorful characters, costumes, and design. The projections will fully immerse the audience in the world and create special effects, allowing characters to perform magic with jaw-dropping moments like an army of giant Nutcrackers, dancers flying in duets, and characters’ movement controlling swirling snow storms.
More Magic!
Audiences this year are in for a real treat thanks to our team of designers that worked with Choreographer/Creator Carolyn Paine to pair the choreography with visuals.
Vision
The projection and videos were designed by RYAN GLISTA.
Ryan s an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and multi-disciplinary digital producer working at the intersection of performing arts and new media. His short films and music videos have screened nationally and internationally, most recently including 'While You Were Gone' directed by Tony-nominated choreographer Jennifer Weber. Ryan applies his skills as a video director, photographer, music producer and designer to create unique audio-visual experiences, including The Museum of Science in Boston and LUMA Festival in NY. He currently directs immersive video installations at The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts, leading the Local Arts Stage program. This past year he co-created "Lumaria" with The Warner Theatre and "Stories of Queer Love" with Carolyn Paine for The Bushnell which was performed digitally and live at various venues and won a Telly Award.
To bring new technology to the stage for Nutcracker, he teamed with Digital Effects Artist and Video Game Programmer PATRICK BELANGER and Animator JACOB RODIER.
