Episode 143 – LDI Special with Bob Bonniol

Welcome to our LDI special. In our LDI series we will be speaking to some of the people who will be speaking or exhibiting at this year’s LDI show running from November 14 - 20 at the Las Vegas Convention centre. Today our guest is Bob Bonniol. Bob is an Emmy Award winning director, production designer, and producer. He is known for his implementation of extensive media and interactive features in his productions and installations. In 2021, Bob founded metaMODE as a laboratory and consultancy for metaverse based strategy and activation. Since 2020, Bob has served as creative director for Panasonic’s massive installations at the Consumer Electronics Show. In 2021 he won multiple Telly Awards for his creation and production of the Panasonic CES Virtual Experience. In 2019 he served as a screens producer and content artist for Occulus’ projection mapped takeover of the Los Angeles Theater premiering their new product Quest, appeared as featured VJ at the Amazon re:MARS conference, as well as designing the holographic Light Weave sculpture for Nordstrom’s new Manhattan flagship store Broadway Entrance. In 2018 he won the Knight of Illumination award for his creative direction of the massive renovation of The Core at General Motor’s World Headquarters in Detroit. The installation, GM World, features the largest AI driven interactive LED screen array on earth and creates a permanent immersive experiential venue for all of GM’s brands. In fall of 2018, Bob wrote, directed, and produced the acclaimed work, “Becoming Ailey,” for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 60th Anniversary Season at NY City Center. Utilizing holographic technology alongside classic theatrical craft, the piece put the voice and vision of Alvin Ailey back onstage with his beloved company. In the course of his career he has worked from Broadway to Beijing, helping clients like Disney, NBCU, ABC, Live Nation, AEG, Marvel Studios, and Lucasfilm gather and dazzle audiences of millions. We want to hear from YOU and provide a forum where you can put in requests for future episodes. What are you interested in listening to? Please fill out the form for future guest suggestions here and if you have suggestions or requests for future themes and topics, let us know here! @theatreartlife Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music.