Event producers Graham Colton and Brian Bogert are in talks with developers of the OAK to bring live entertainment to the heart of the mixed-use project being built in northwest Oklahoma City.
Colton is helping design a stage and performance area that will accommodate up to 1,750 guests for an array of local and regional music, events and festivals. The $1 million stage is set to be built under the 25-foot-tall sculpture “Cloud Trees,” a set of illuminated bronze tree trunks and a shared canopy of mirror-polished clouds.
The sculpture, along with “Cloud Puncher” by artists Brad Oldham and Christy Coltrin, are being constructed out of stainless steel similar to the Chicago bean-shaped sculpture “Cloud Gate.”
“It was very exciting to collaborate with Brad and Christy to design a multi-purpose stage/art piece that will serve as a hub of a variety of entertainment. This is built quite literally under a piece of art. It’s an exciting challenge to work within such a beautiful piece of art and keep its integrity while accommodating technical needs for performances.”