ROAD TRIP
BANG ON A CAN

Music band performing on stage with colorful geometric screen and vibrant laser lights.
A musical band performing on stage with large multimedia screens behind them displaying abstract landscape visuals, illuminated by blue and white stage lights.
Orchestra performing on stage with a colorful digital backdrop
A live music band performing on stage with six musicians, surrounded by colorful stage lighting, and a large multi-screen virtual background displaying roads and transport-related visuals.
A live band performing on stage with a large digital screen backdrop showing a highway scene with blurred lights and streaks of light from moving vehicles.
A musical performance on stage with musicians playing instruments, and a large screen behind them displaying abstract visuals and images of a city street and desert landscape, illuminated by colorful stage lighting.
A live musical performance featuring a band of six musicians on stage with a digital projection of a city map in the background.
A live band performing on stage with multiple musicians playing guitar, bass, cello, and clarinet. Behind them, a large digital screen displays a collage of landscape images including mountains, a road, fields, and the ocean.
Orchestra performing on stage with a large multi-screen display showing a montage of desert and mountain landscapes.

For Bang on a Can's 30th Anniversary, I designed the scenic environment and projections for an evening-length visual experience featuring works by Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe.


The design centered on a 12-screen, multi-dimensional scenic structure inspired by the shifting perspectives of a road trip. Directed by Michael Counts, the production celebrated freedom, movement, and the open road through an immersive visual environment. Premiering at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the production played to more than 12,000 audience members across three nights.

Production Credits

Director: Michael Counts

Scenic + Projection Design: Deborah Johnson

Lighting Design: Ben Stanton

Photography: Stephanie Berger