Chapter 8Scenic Applications
3D printing is useful for many aspects of scenic design and its related techniques. Its applications range from scenic models to full scenic pieces and even construction.
Scenic Design
In 2015, Richard Strauss’ operatic tragedy Elektra was performed at the Opéra de Montréal in Canada, directed by Alain Gauthier. The set consisted of one 25-foot (over 7 meter) tall, rotatable statue of Agamemnon – the replica of a piece by sculptor Victor Ochoa, commissioned by the opera’s artistic director Michel Beaulac (see Figure 8.1). Unprecedented, the piece was 3D printed. Ochoa felt that 3D printing brought a certain meaning to the work.
The process was led by an industrial printing service in Spain called AsorCAD in collaboration ...
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