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Scharoun, the architect invented the
vineyard hall, derivatives of which are
being built everywhere. But while the
vineyard is a more visually interesting
room, it is possibly not quite as good
acoustically as the best shoebox rooms.
BTR:

Do you have a favorite theatre, opera house, or concert hall?

What a difficult question. I
have had some wonderful
experiences in found spaces. The great
European opera houses are wonderful.
Smaller venues are generally better than
bigger. On occasion, I have told clients the
two secrets of a successful new theatre
are lots of car parking and adequate women's toilets to avoid queues. So, I think I
am going to dodge the question.
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You have always been interested
in sharing and discussing your
knowledge and have been a long-time
member of ABTT and International
BTR:

Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA),
from which you received an international
award.
ISPA honored me with their
International Citation of
Merit " ... presented for unique lifetime
achievement which has enriched the performing arts. " When I look at the list of
previous recipients I realize this is a wonderful honor and wonder " Why me? " The
award was presented in New York at
ISPA's annual conference by Benson
Puah, my good friend, and former CEO of
The Esplanade in Singapore. I knew that
Benson could not resist the temptation to
tease me about my air miles and appalling carbon footprint. So, I decided to assemble some statistics in my defense:
* I have been a member of ISPA for 41
years.
* Part of the Theatre Projects team for 44
years.
* Been involved either in a major or peripheral role in auditoriums with 86,655 seats.
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* Worked in 67 countries
* Flown (approximately) 8,010,473 miles.
That's 22 months spent in the air and
the equivalent of 16.6 round trips to the
moon.
My son and his family were in the audience and when I said, " That's the equivalent of 16.6 trips to the moon. " Arthur, my
Grandson, leant across to his father and
asked, " Has Granddad really been to the
moon 16 times? "
I must finish by apologizing for my
carbon footprint but hope you enjoy the
theatres.
Karin Winkelsesser is the copublisher of
Buehnentechnische
Rundschau (BTR), the
German magazine for stage
technology, architecture and scenography. In
2007 she was nominated honorary member of
OISTAT. Winkelsesser was awarded the
Linnebach Ring in 2015, the only life-long
award for theatre technology in Germany.

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