Tucson, Arizona's Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures will collaborate with KorinsStudio to present an exhibition of work by three-time Tony nominated designer David Korins. The exhibition will be on view September 2024 through May 2025.
Called Stages of Imagination: The Iconic Broadway Designs of David Korins, the exhibition will immerse visitors in Korins' process, exploring his work on Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Beetlejuice, Here Lies Love, and The Who's Tommy. On display will be his scale models, real-to-life recreations, and exclusive interviews with many of Korins’ collaborators.
Said William Russo, executive director of MTMMM, “I am thrilled to have David Korins as our partner, collaborator, and featured artist in The Mini Time Machine’s most ambitious exhibit to date, manifesting our dream to be a place of creation as well as exhibition. To be immersed again in David's creative process, but this time in a new arena has been thrilling. I can't wait to share that experience with the visitors of The Mini Time Machine.”
Korins added, “I was honored that Billy was encouraging me to showcase my entire body of work, including all the various disciplines we work in at Korins Studio. But in the end, we decided to go deeper, not wider, and focus our attention on five very different but successful theatrical productions instead of exploring our projects in film, television, hospitality, museums, and experiential design.
"What is most exciting to me is the chance to pull the curtain back on how collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do and showcase the creators and craftspeople who contribute to it—all the many hands that touch a design from page to stage, including the amazing work in my studio. The real magic is in sharing the steps of the process. We don’t just design shows, we build worlds. We collectively tell stories through a community of collaboration.”
For more information, visit TheMiniTimeMachine.org.