--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | SPOTLIGHT (11) description: SPOTLIGHT | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. 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Couzin is a Mexican American designer with a passion for opera, a BS in pure mathematics, and an associate design credit on a show currently running on Broadway. Read interviews with other... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/07/mextly-couzin) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CreedeRep1-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/07/local-rep-theatre) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Summer bucket list: visit your local rep theatre](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/07/local-rep-theatre) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 14-Jul-2022 If you’ve ever wanted to pursue a career in professional theatre, there’s a good chance that you’ve spent some time working summer stock or at a repertory theatre. Designers, actors, stage managers, and backstage crew from far and wide come together for a few months each year to learn, experiment,... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/07/local-rep-theatre) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/miamiufashion_005-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/06/fashion-show) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Fashion Show at Miami University features HES](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/06/fashion-show) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 30-Jun-2022 Miami University in Oxford, Ohio held its 16th Fashion and Design Program’s Fashion Show on April 30th, where High End Systems lighting offered beautiful illumination of the 75 student models on the catwalk. All of the designers, models, and volunteer staff are students in the school’s fashion and... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/06/fashion-show) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/75-years-tony-awards-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/06/75-years-of-the-tony-awards) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [75 Years of the Tony Awards](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/06/75-years-of-the-tony-awards) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 9-Jun-2022 The Tony Awards are happening this coming weekend and as an industry built on live theatre, we thought it would be a missed opportunity to go without mentioning the history of this award, all the amazing talent that is recognized year after year, and how ETC is proud to play a role in many of these... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/06/75-years-of-the-tony-awards) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/40A0092-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/05/eos-dance-interview) [Consoles](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/consoles) ### [Eos and the world of dance with Sharon Remartini & Fabio Passerini](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/05/eos-dance-interview) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 11-May-2022 Sharon Remartini and Fabio Passerini are two young lighting designers from Italy, specializing in the discipline of dance. Like many of their colleagues, [Eos](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Consoles/Eos-Consoles/) is their preferred console. Their recent work includes a project with the [Kataklò athletic dance](https://www.kataklo.com/) theatre company, directed by the famous... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/05/eos-dance-interview) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/EricaMaholmes_lighting-designer-750x500.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/04/erica-maholmes) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Erica Maholmes - Lighting design after the pandemic](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/04/erica-maholmes) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 28-Apr-2022 Like so many designers in this industry, Erica Lauren Maholmes says she came upon her career by accident. And like so many students, the momentum of her young career was dramatically impacted when the world shut down in 2020. Despite the unfortunate timing, however, she is an inspiration to... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/04/erica-maholmes) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/earthday-s4cover-1-750x500.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/04/measuring-sustainability) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [Measuring sustainability within the theatrical lighting industry](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/04/measuring-sustainability) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 22-Apr-2022 Earth Day is April 22 and we at ETC continue to look at what we can do as a manufacturer to increase our sustainability efforts and decrease our carbon footprint. During CUE 2022, a team from our London office did a deep dive into the data behind our product manufacturing, shipping, and end-of-life... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/04/measuring-sustainability) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Amber-Whatley-blogheader-750x500.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/01/amber-whatley) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [An interview with Amber Whatley, lighting designer](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/01/amber-whatley) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 27-Jan-2022 When Amber Whatley decided to study lighting design in college, she quickly realized that many of her peers were coming to the program with prior training because of the programs that existed at the high school level. Unfortunately, in the majority of Black communities in the United States,... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/01/amber-whatley) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CandC_blog.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/01/korea-film-festival) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Product seminar in Korea for largest film event in Asia](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/01/korea-film-festival) By [ETCAdmin](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/etcadmin) 6-Jan-2022 ETC and Korean dealer, C&C Lightway, were invited by Busan Cinema Center to organize a product demonstration seminar on October 25. The Busan Cinema Center is the exclusive venue for the largest film event in Asia, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2022/01/korea-film-festival) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Emanuele-Agliati-and-Oscar-Forsio-main-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/12/interview) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Lighting for musicals with Emanuele Agliati & Oscar Frosio](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/12/interview) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 2-Dec-2021 *Emanuele Agliati and Oscar Frosio are two lighting professionals from Italy with an abundance of experience, especially in the world of musicals. Emanuele is an esteemed lighting designer and co-founder of [k5600 Design](https://www.k5600design.com/#about) – an associate studio of lighting designers focusing on visual lighting design...* [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/12/interview) [9](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/9) [10](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/10) [11](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/11) [12](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/12) [13](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/13) - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [About](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [Authors](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [Links](https://blog.etcconnect.com/links) - [Contact us](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Privacy Policy & Legal Notices](https://www.etcconnect.com/Privacy-Policy-Terms-of-Use-and-Acceptable-Use.aspx) [CA Transparency Act & Transparency in Coverage](https://www.etcconnect.com/About/California-Supply-Chain-Transparency-Act.aspx) [Do Not Share My Personal Info](https://www.etcconnect.com/Do-Not-Share-My-Personal-Info/) [CA Privacy Rights](https://www.etcconnect.com/CA-Privacy-Rights/) ![ETC blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/ETC-logo_footer-wh.png)   ![ETC 50 anniversary](https://www.etcconnect.com/uploadedimages/Main_Site/Images/50yr_160x80.png "ETC 50 anniversary") [![ETC social networks](https://www.etcconnect.com/uploadedFiles/Main_Site/Images/social_Footer.png "ETC social networks")](https://www.etcconnect.com/Get-connected.aspx)