With a move to NYC in the Fall of 1998, the influx of the new "cyber-economy" left little opening for budding artists in the Big Apple. The Three quickly shifted their focus from theatre production, to environmental creation. Using any and all environments they could get their hands on, Hall, Wooster and Stevens re-designed and added integrated pieces of Art to famed venues Kurfew, Webster Hall, and throughout the streets of Manhattan's East Village, with the intent of moving the mind beyond the dull black, white and grey of the city and re-birthing New York's color revolution.

In the year 2000, the triad moved to Atlanta and produced Love Revolution. In a town steeped in corporate art, where the alternative institutions were so far marginalized they had lost their effect on the culture of the city, the Three launched a 6 hour experimental performance journey and rave. This was the first of the triad's fully integrated performance environments and where they coined the term "Theatre of Proximity." Seeking to provide stimulating, but non-forceful alternative expression to an audience of 16-30 year olds, Love Revolution was a smashing success and has led to continued collaboration between the artists who were a part of the production and those in the larger community as a whole. Several smaller groups, most notably The Nomadix, are now attempting similar types of energy-based productions and performing to receptive crowds.

With the success of Love Revolution, the three loaded up in their moving van and drove cross country stopping to do spontaneous, unannounced, movement performances in public spaces along the way in the vast landscapes of Tennessee, Colorado and Wyoming.

One month after arriving in SF, Hall, Wooster, and Stevens saw all of their worldly belongings lost to a house fire in January of 2001. After a recovery period of six months, and intensive energy work, the concept of Illumiere came as a "vision." The first Illumiere A New Era of Art and Consciousness was to serve as the Dawn of an Era known not for its science and technology, but for the greatest explosion of expressive art and consciousness the world has ever seen. Combined, these first two events in SF drew over 400 people and saw the collaboration of over 50 different artists -- all converging their art forms to comment on one central, unifying theme. Through the on-going work of Illumiere along with various festivals, retreats, and training workshops, the triad will continue to embrace and connect the future "Warriors of the Light."

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