THE SCULPTURE:
Tony DiBernado’s Plywood Protection Project sculpture, Open Stage, takes the form of a stage where local theater workers will have a chance to perform outdoors - in some cases for the first time in over a year.
“Tell a writer to create without a page. Try and make a movie without a camera. Taking away our stages is taking away our art. I wanted to create a work that could capture and reflect on how this affects theater artists, while also embracing and preparing New York for the future. Open stages will be a place where people can gather safely and watch live performance on top of the very plywood that was used to cover and close so many theatres here in New York.” - Tony DiBernardo
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Tony DiBernardo celebrating the installation of his sculpture, Open Stage.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Tony DiBernardo has over five years of professional design experience working in Broadway, film and TV, as well as renowned theatres around the world. He also acts as the Founder and Visual Director of At Home Artists Project LLC, an arts company creating spaces to support artists and produce performances virtually across the globe.