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5 things to watch for at Lumenocity

Janelle Gelfand
jgelfand@enquirer.com
The 2014 edition of Lumenocity, featuring the art of Charley Harper, was free but ticketed. This year, it is a paid event and already sold out.

Brave Berlin, an Over-the-Rhine creative design and production company, has developed the visuals that will beam across Washington Park from trailers set up on Race Street. Creative directors Dan Reynolds and Steve McGowan will oversee the 40-minute live concert from their control station in stacked boxcars.

The theme, “Masters and Dreamers,” will shine a light on the creative people – the masters and dreamers – who live, work and play in Cincinnati.

McGowan offered five things to look for in this year’s Lumenocity:

1. Some moments will be a surprise to the audience. In the opening number, when people hear the wall of sound that will be created by the May Festival Chorus in “O Fortuna” from “Carmina Burana,” mixed with the dramatic cinematic visuals, they will feel the emotion that is Lumenocity.

2. People will see things that they’ll recognize, including a few of our local “masters and dreamers,” and a nod to some of the iconic treasures of our city.

3. There will be interaction and engagement of the audience. Agar Agency, doing the activation, is our partner on this. That’s always our favorite, because people feel a part of the show.

4. We are bringing one story to life as a puppet theater, which is totally unique to any projection mapping we’ve ever seen. We think it will bring out the childlike wonder in all of us.

5. Our finale will be a celebration of Cincinnati like we’ve never done in Lumenocity. The music is Brahms, and it harkens back to the German heritage of Cincinnati.