“Little Italy” Production Designer
Dir. Donald Petrie
“Dr. CABBIE” Production Designer
Dir. Jean François Pouliot
“RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION” Supervising Art Director
Dir. Paul WS Anderson
“MADE....the Movie” Production Designer
Dir. Samir Rehem
“ALL SAINTS DAY” Production Designer
Dir. Troy Duffy
“THE REPO MEN” Art Director
Dir. Miguel Sapochnik
“THE HUNT FOR B.T.K” Production Designer
Dir. Stephen Kay
“CINDERELLA MAN” Art Director
Dir. Ron Howard
“THE INTERPRETER” Canadian Supervising Art Director
Dir. Sydney Pollack
“THE ELIZABETH SMART STORY” Production Designer
Dir. Bobby Roth
“ FIONA ” Production Designer
Dir. Tom McLoughlin
“ MOM’S ON STRIKE ” Production Designer
Dir. James Keach
“ BETWEEN STRANGERS ” Production Designer
Dir. Edouardo Ponti
“ AND NEVER LET HER GO ” Production Designer
Dir. Peter Levin
“ SECOND STRING ” Production Designer
Dir. Rob Lieberman
“ A HOLIDAY ROMANCE ” Production Designer
Dir. Bobby Roth
“ LOVE LETTERS ” Production Designer
Dir. Stanley Donen
“THE MARRIAGE FOOL ” Production Designer
Dir. Charles Matthau
“ THE LAST DON Part II ” Production Designer ( A Four Hour Mini Series )
Dir. Graeme Clifford
“ BLUES BROTHERS 2000 ” Art Director
Dir: John Landis
“ MURDER AT 1600 ” Art Director
Dir: Dwight Little
“ DOLORES CLAIBORNE ” Art Director
Dir: Taylor Hackford
“ PRIMARY MOTIVE ” Production Designer
Dir: Dan Adams
“ WELCOME HOME ” Production Designer
Dir:Franklin Schaffner
“ PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ” Production Designer
Dir:Michael Crighton
“ THREE MEN & A BABY ” Art Director
Dir:Leonard Nemoy
“ THE BIG TOWN ” Production Designer
Dir. Harold Becker / Ben Bolt
“ IN THIS CORNER ” Production Designer
Dir:Atom Egoyan
“ SEEING THINGS ” Production Designer (24 episodes)
Dir:George McGowan
“ S.C.T.V. ” Production Designer (26 episodes)
Dir: John Blanchard
“ TALES OF THE HAUNTED ” Production Designer
Dir:Gordon Hessler
“ BURLY-Q ” Production Designer
Dir:Jerry Rochon
“ MISS WORLD CANADA ” Production Designer
Dir:Danny Mann
“ JEEVES TAKES CHARGE ” Production Designer
Dir:David Devine
“ STUBBY PRINGLE’S CHRISTMAS ” Art Director
Dir: Burt Brinckerhoff
“ TAXI ” Art Director
Dir: Joseph Hardy
“ EMILY-EMILY ” Art Director
Dir: Mark Daniels
“ THE NUTCRACKER WITH MIKAEL BARISHNIKOV ” Art Director
Dir:Tony Charmoli
“ BILLY GRAHAM’S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ” Art Director
Prod.Co: Graham / Glenn Warren Prod
“ DOROTHY HAMILL’S CHISTMAS SPECIAL ” Art Director
Dir:Tony Charmoli
“ JONATHAN WINTER’S BASEBALL SPECIAL ” Art Director
Prod.Co:Columbia Pictures T.V.
“ MISS PEACH SPECIAL ” Art Director
Prod.Co: N.B.C. Network
“ CIRCUS ” Production Designer
Prod:Arthur Wienthal / Bill Hartley
Dir:Jorn Winther / Michael Steele
“ THE PATSY GALLANT SHOW ” Co Designer
Prod.Co:C.T.V. Network Variety (26)
“ THE DAVID STIENBERG SHOW ” Co Designer
Prod.Co:Gary Blye / C.F.T.O. T.V. (52)
“THE BOBBY VINTON SHOW” Co Designer
Prod.Co:Gary Blye / C.F.T.O. T.V. (52)
“ MY KARSH PICTURE ” Production Designer
Dir:Jonothan Reid
“ DECISION ’ 90 ” Production Designer
C.F.T.O. News Dept. Election Coverage.
“ FITNESS FOR LIFE ” Production Designer
C.F.T.O. / Glenn-Warren Productions
“ NATIONAL LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CONVENTION ” Production Designer
C.T.V. National News Dept.
“ GLOBAL NEWS DEPT. SETS & OFFICES “ Production Designer
Global Network News Dept
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS
A.D.S. : Purina “Cat’s Cafe”
Boardwalk : CIBC , Joy Liquid Mrs.Smith’s “Families” Eggo “Smillin’”
Circle : BUICK Regal “Underground Parking”, Pears Shampoo
Champagne : McDonald’s “LIPS”, P.B. Max pool, The Dales
Dalton/Fenske : Sears “Arctic Landscape” SKOR “The Apt. , Labatt’s Classic “Oyster Bar” Eckrick “Our House” pool, FORD “Hittin’ The Streets”
Director’s : Old South “Summer Camp”, Fed.Ex.”Chicken&Egg” pool, Ritz Crackers “Steppin’ Out”, Eastern Airlines “The Clock”(Gold), Levis “Walk on the wild side”, Dairy Bureau “Farm Dies”(Gold), K.F.C. “Roof Tops” Mott’s “Apt’s”
Glenn Warren Prod. : Too many to list 3 to 4 per week for 3 years. Approx. 180 in total!
Imported Artists : Sears “Optimists Club”,
Kessler-Irish : Eaton’s Christmas ‘94
LiveWays N.Y.N.Y. : Ocean Spray pool.
McWater’s / Van Lint : Frigidaire “Lifestyle”
Other World : Black Label “Staircase”, G.M. ASUNA .
The Partner’s Film Co.: Fed.Ex. pool, Pampers”Newborns”, Care-Canada “Clean Water”, Air Miles Launch, Mr. Clean“KitchenHelp”, Heritage Canada “Laura Secord” Pepsi Taste Challenge pool ‘91&’92 (Silver) HONDA Garage doors, CIF (France), Ameritech (Michigan Bell) pool, Canadian Tire “Earth Quake” pool, Nestle Crunch pool, Labatt’s: “Exploding Bar”“Loudspeaker” “Drill-Rig”, HONDA “Baggage”, VIM “Sales pitch”, Ontario Lotto pool, Goodyear”Water Skier”, B.F.Goodrich”Parking Garage” Chrysler “ Tight-Rope” Wilson Golf Balls “N.A.S.A.” Heritage-Canada “Louis Lafontaine & Baldwin”
Rawi/Sherman : Fed Ex. (Peter Ustinov) pool, Graves “Walking Forest”, Maxi-Slims”Mud Slide”, Dimetapp”Park Ranger”, Canadian Tire”Concert”, Purina “Dog Chow” Irish Wolf hounds”, Canadian Airlines “Wing Walkers”, Molson’s Party “Wayne’sWorld”, Stouffer’s”Work-Work”,
Skogland Films: Shoppers Drug Mart pool*x4, Seldane”Plant Attack”,
Stripes : Bell Canada”Long Distance” pool, Roxul”Revolving Walls”, Westinghouse “E.F.X.’
Rabco : NISSAN “Spacemen”
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
1976: ONTARIO PLACE FORUM THEATRE
Technical Director & Design of Revolving Stage
Dave Brubek Oscar Peterson The Toronto Symphony
Count Bassie Michel LeGrand And many Jazz,Classical
and Contemporary Concert Productions .
1975: MINTO ICE FOLLIES
1975 : THEATRE NEUF -Ottawa LES NONNES
1973 - 1975 : NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE
Technical Director: Oversaw set-ups in all venues at the
‘Centre i.e. Opera Stage ,Theatre & Studio Stage .
Stage Companies & Shows :
ALWYN NICHOLIAS TORONTO DANCE CO.
DANNY GROSSMAN BALLET BOLSHOI BALLET,
THE RED ARMY CHORUS ANJALI INDIAN DANCE
MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE NEPTUNE THEATRE
“THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO”
“DON GIOVANNI” “COSI FAN TUTTI”
“LA BELLE HELENE” “THE MAGIC FLUTE”
NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA
ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET
CANADIAN OPERA CO.
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE CO.
“GREASE” “PIPPIN” “TOMMY” “BRIEF LIVES”
And many Jazz,Classical and Contemporary Concert Productions .
1973 : OTTAWA YOUTH THEATRE : Stage Craft & Lighting Design Instructor
1973 : RAY SINGER COMEDY CABARET “FOR PIANO DRUMS & VIOLENCE”
1973 : TORONTO WORKSHOP PRODUCTIONS
“THE INSPECTOR GENERAL” “INDIANS”
1973-1971 : TARRAGON THEATRE Founding member
“BATTERING RAM” “THE STAG KING”
“FOREVER YOURS” “MARY-LOU”
“LEAVING HOME” “LAST OF THE ORDER”
“THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WILLIAM BENDS”
“SURD SANDWICH” “SEE NO EVIL ..... HEAR”
“CABBAGE TOWN PLAYS” “SNAILS AND CREEPS”
1971 : Ontario Department Of Transport Traffic Safety School Touring Set .
1971 : University Of Toronto’s “RENAISSANCE ’71” THEATRE FESTIVAL
Design & Technical Consultant
“THE RELUCTANT PROPHET” “SEX , COLD CANS & A COFFIN”
“WE THREE YOU AND I” “ONE TWO THREE ALARY”
“DRACULA THREE” “L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT”
1970-1971 : UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PLAYHOUSE / Bread & Puppet Theater
Lighting ,Set Design , Prop making
1970 : CENTRAL LIBRARY THEATRE “FLOWERS IN THE CITY”
1970/69 : FACTORY THEATRE LAB Founding member
“AN ACT OF VIOLENCE” “WE THREE YOU AND I”
1969 :SIMPSONS’ DRAMA FESTIVAL Winner Director’s Award of Merit
DAN YARHI
Bio
Dan has been fortunate to work around the world: Europe, South East Asia, the United States and Canada on a variety of projects:
Dan Yarhi’s Design Credits include : “Dr Cabbie”, “All Saints Day”, “Between Strangers”, “Love Letters”, “Welcome Home”, and “The Big Town”.
He Art Directed such high-profile projects as Three Men & a Baby, Dolores Claiborne, Cinderella Man, Blues Brothers 2000, Murder at 1600, The Repo Men and Taxi.
Working with such Directors as : Ron Howard, Franklin Schaffner, Taylor Hackford, Sydney Pollack , Harold Becker, Stanley Donen , Michael Crighton, Leonard Nemoy, John Landis, Dwight Little, George McGowan, Bobby Roth, Peter Levin, Tony Charmoli, Jorn Winther, Graeme Clifford, Rob Lieberman, and Miguel Sapochnik.
Among his television credits include the legendary:
S.C.T.V. , CBC TV’s Seeing Things.
CBS Mini Series Mario Puzo’s The Last Don, Part II.
Movies Of the Week: Love Letters, Moms on Strike, Second String.
Mini-series, And Never Let Her Go.
He also Art Directed: Emily Emily, Stubby Pringles’ Christmas, all for Hallmark Hall of Fame,The Nutcracker with Mikail Barishnikov & The NY City Ballet for PBS.
Born in Cairo of Italian and Sephardic parents he has a working knowledge of French, Italian, Spanish and Arabic. Yarhi lived briefly in Cyprus and Rome with his family before they emigrated to Canada in late 50’s.
While studying pre-law at the University of Toronto, his interest shifted to theatre, where he was designing Stage Sets, and Lighting. During the next five years, he became a "Founding Member" of Factory Lab , and The Tarragon Theatres. Dan also worked at Toronto Workshop Productions, and later at The National Arts Centre in Ottawa. He returned to Toronto in the mid seventies to design the revolving stage at the Ontario Place Forum Theatre, which led to a job in television, at CFTO . There he apprenticed as Art Director to Ben Edwards, and was given the opportunity to design his own shows.
