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Design and Architecture

Symbols of protest, lighting up EDM festivals

Hosted by Frances Anderton Apr. 18, 2017
The Women's March made a huge impact, in part because of its widely worn pink knitted "pussyhat." Does the March for Science need its own unifying symbol? Lighting designer Steve Lieberman is "the man behind the lights" for the country's leading electronic music festivals and nightclubs. He talks about his early experiences with rave culture, and what it takes to spark the excitement of today's EDM fans.

Photo: Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting controls the lights at Coachella's Yuma tent. (Adam Kaplan/Ask Media Productions)

From this Episode:

Does the March for Science need its own pussyhat?

The impact of the Women's March following President Trump's inauguration in January was amplified by the pink knitted pussyhat handmade and worn by millions of marchers....

19 min

The designer who lights up EDM

Music fans at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival can take respite from the heat and the crowds in the Yuma tent, an air-conditioned EDM club in the middle of the desert....

8 min

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Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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