Ms Katz by Scarlet O'Neil
It's an odd thing - we saw Dahlia Katz's work for Antony and Cleopatra and were awe-striken (and - forgive the TMI - aroused). It was easy to choose one of the photog's shots as The Still but it was only after we contacted her for this interview that she mentioned one of her photos had also been chosen as picture of the week at our sister site, CharPo-Canada - the brilliant poster art for Dying Hard (see below). So, yes, Dahlia Katz is good and we simply wanted to know more.
CHARPO: How long have you been in the business of photography and, more specifically, theatre photography?
KATZ: The business, 12 years. Theatre, about half that.
CHARPO: Correct us if we're wrong but theatre photography has gone far beyond snapshots of a show in dress rehearsal, hasn't it?
KATZ: It has. The term 'theatre photography' can casually refer to several types of shooting, all serving the promotional needs of the production: 1) The early-on overall branding image(s), 2) candid and action shots in the rehearsal hall, 3) fully staged production shots, 4) archiving of design elements, and everything else in between. It depends on the publicity strategy, how you want to build your audience, who they are, and where you expect to find them.
