“This is the first time I’ve had the opportunity to play every genre I’ve ever played all in one night. I really am excited about that. I keep telling people the coolest thing about what I’m going to do here is that it’s going to be everything. And I don’t think I’ve ever had a gig where I could do that.” Rob Sherwood is learning back on the plush red stairs of a room tucked away in the Halcyon Lodge; a glare reflects off his glasses as he angles his camera phone, one eye squinted with a furrowed brow that reminds anyone in his presence: he is a man of his craft. He snaps photos of the room he’ll be DJing in for Bal Ingenieux to send to Ben Sota, artistic director of the folk art acrobatic troupe Zany Umbrella Circus, who he plans to collaborate with for a mix

Local designer Chris Yanc (cyancdesign) will debut a preview of his latest project for this fall’s festival, the “Game of Life”, at Bal Ingenieux. Last September, cyancdesign brought the glowing Interactive Hallway and Digital Graffiti Wall, where festival goers used mock spray cans to create graffiti art on a large digital screen powered by openFrameworks. The History of the “Game of Life” The original “Game of Life” is based on the works of scientist John Conway, who devised a model in the early 1970s to explain how a neighborhood of cells could evolve alone under a simple set of rules. Conway’s theory has been studied and recreated by computer programmers for years as an example of automated design and evolution. “Game of Life” 2012 at Bal Ingenieux & IngenuityFest At Bal Ingenieux, cyancdesign will create an interactive LED wall that allows Conway’s classic “Game of Life” to actually be played. “Normally,

Vintage street theatre and whimsical circus kitsch will fuse with technology when the national touring Zany Umbrella Circus collaborates with legendary Cleveland DJ Rob Sherwood. “With Rob contributing sound,” Sota says, “I think we can provide really strong visuals.” Ben Sota talks spiritedly in a rapid fire of ideas about Hawaiian culture and couture, “I’ve been thinking of a scene working with Hawaiian recordings, Hawaiian muumuus.” As the artistic director of Zany Umbrella Circus, Sota is plotting out loud for the night his troupe of bohemian acrobats invoke the underground arts culture of the early 1900s Kokoon Arts Club  for Ingenuity Cleveland’s Bal Ingenieux masquerade fundraiser. His costume embellishment brainstorming may owe a small credit to his residence on the island where he studies for his doctorate in between coordinating performances for Zany Umbrella. “The history of Kokoon is really cool and I feel like there’s a big part that’s

You’ve probably seen the Nautica Stage — but did you know that the fabric was made and developed here in Northeast Ohio. Seaman Corporation has been in business for over 60 years. Richard Seaman talks about how the company produces innovative products and remains competitive through lean sigman

In our first installment of IngenuityBtoB, we interview Dr. Rishi Singh at the Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute. In the interview, Dr. Singh not only talks about how this innovation could save patient from painful, repeated eye injections, also talks about where his spark of ingenuity came: at a Halloween party. Thanks to The Rogers Company for its support of this episode. The eyes are considered to be the windows to the soul and there is something beautiful and terrifying about bringing technology close.  Got a reaction?  Leave a comment below or leave a video response. We’d love to get a discussion going! This interview is one of many that we’ll be bringing you to highlight innovation and ingenuity in Northeast Ohio. Truly you don’t have to dig deep to find it in art, business, or technology; ingenuity may be NEO’s greatest natural resource.   Our goal is to build