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The 2010 event was televised by Alwatan Television Network in Kuwait beginning 4 February and running Thursday and Friday nights for three weeks and streamed live on the Internet.

ACT Lighting Design of Brussels, Belgium was responsible for set design, lighting design, and content design. Koert Vermeulen was principal lighting designer, working alongside lighting designer Thomas Boets. Marcos Vinals was set designer and content art director, and Joris Corthout was content designer.

Vermeulen was creative in his use of colourful action over the stage, using over 160 Clay Paky Alpha Series fixtures, including 60 Alpha

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The Besix Group is the largest in Belgium, and operates in construction, roads, infrastructure, environmental, concessions and property development sectors. Most recently it has been a subcontractor on the five-year construction of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, currently the tallest building in the world, and Yas Island, where the first F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi took place in October 2009.

The 100th Anniversary celebrations took the form of a spectacular show, The Bridge, performed at the 13,040 m² Palais 5 at Brussels Expo.

Luc Petit, designer and director of large scale spectaculars and long term associate of Franco Dragone, was brought in to create this special performance - which combined dance, acrobatics, lighting, m

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"We want an easily accessible way for our current and potential clients and OEM partners to keep track of what we're doing," says Niclas Arvidsson, CEO of Wireless Solution, "We think this new social media outlet is a great way to do that and we want to spread the word as fast as possible."

The draw will be held on May 15 and announced on the Facebook site.

(Jim Evans)

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CPS was approached by the casino to provide a new concert stage lighting system for the circular club. With its pie-shaped stage area being located directly behind the service bar and just 12ft below a curved soffit, the venue presented a number of technical challenges for CPS. They needed a lighting rig that would use very little power and be unob

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The team from A.C. Entertainment Technologies drove through the night to Nice, France, from London to board a flight to Dubai, arriving at 1am this morning to make the show. "We said we would be at the show and when we say something we mean it, but this is also an impo

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Powered by a 12V PSU, Flexi-Strip comes in Bright or Super-Bright options, with full RGB colour-mixing, and can be dimmed using Artistic Licence Rail-Pipe. A Warm White Super Bright version is also available.

Also showcasing on the Artistic Licence stand will be the Multichrome-Tile, which represents the next step in the expanding range o

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Featuring the patented x7 Color System, the five different Selador LED models produce a light and colour quality that conventional LED systems cannot duplicate. This system produces bright broad-spectrum whites and intense colours equally well, rendering pigments and skin tones in a far more natural way, says the company.

The latest additions to the Selador range are Vivid Fire and Vivid Ice, which produce warm reds and cool blues, alongside a new and improved Vivid-R, which now produces 50% more light - while consuming 10% less power.

In addition to the Selador Series, ETC will be showing models from the Eos, Congo and SmartFade control desk families, including the newest in the Eos line - Element, which is directed at smaller theatrical venues and s

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The exhibition space itself sold out long ago, as last year's returning exhibitors were joined by 33 new names, filling both The Royal Armouries & Saviles Halls. Dozens of new product launches have been announced, many making their first UK appearance following international launches at Prolight&Sound in

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Lighting for the events was designed by Carlos Silva and Pedro Leston, from the live show and event design practice, A Fundição, based in Lisbon, Portugal, and it was they who specified the 160 Robes, which were supplied along with other lighting equipment by Angolan based rental company, Puromix.

A Fundição is well known for its innovative and imaginative approach to design and communication at live events, utilising a variety of visual mediums including lighting, and they have also worked before on several occasions with Puromix. The themes for both shows focussed on the significant cultural and political events in Angola's recent history, and its vision for the future.

The 94 Robe

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Interest in LED street lighting is growing rapidly across the country, fuelled in part by cities looking to use American Recovery and Reinvestment Act/Block Grant funding to replace existing street lighting with energy-efficient LEDs.

Starting this week, cities and power providers and others who invest in street and area lighting are invited to join the Consortium and share their experiences through national and regional meetings, webcasts, web-based discussion fo

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Designed from the ground up to deliver the highest ratio of features vs price on the market, the M1 fits the bill in today's tight, ROI-conscious economy, says the company. Quality tested and reliably stable, the M1 is the result of over a decade of console development at Martin. It is built using the best components on the market and is made to endure the toughness of rental and touring.

The Martin M1 is equipped with a fast dual-core processor that makes operation extremely snappy. The dual core processor ensures that the

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So comprehensive is the range of equipment on show that White Light will have two stands, one in each of the exhibition's halls.

In the Royal Armouries Hall, White Light will be on stand RA-C4. Products on show there will include the newly launched VSFX3, a radically updated version of White Light's popular, long-established optical effect that is fully compatible with existing discs and projectors, but also provides better slow-speed movement and on-board DMX and RDM control. VSFX3 will be shown with Robert Juliat's 350LFX projector; other products from the Juliat range, including the Victor 1800W MSR followspot and Lutin 1000W a

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From Novalight, the ever popular Nova Flower 2K will be on show; from LDR a wide range of fresnels, profiles and PC fixtures, plus a brand new 2K discharge source follow spot.

From UK manufacturer Cogent will be a selection of the latest LEDs - white light, RGB and colour changing along with a selection of drivers including the new mains dimmable drivers.

Lightfactor reports it is enjoying unprecedented success with DTS's range of professional lighting products - including a full range of moving lights and a robust architect

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Fifty Nine has previously designed sets, video and film projection for a variety of theatrical and operatic production companies including the National Theatre, ENO, Royal Opera House and Metropolitan Opera New York. The company is now making its first foray into the world of rock music.

Jónsi's live show has been conceived of as a collision of two worlds - the immediacy and energy of rock and roll with the sophisticated production values of a theatrical s

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Totally new is a range of white LED engines - initially to be shown at the exhibition in i-Pix's BB1 fixture. Also new is the BB2, a self contained two-cell fixture and the BB 2x2 which is made up of a pair of BB2s.

The versatility of the BB series, plus i-Pix' innovative LED control technology and attention to quality engineering and detail will be demonstrated in full.

i-Pix launches a range of white light LED engines, absolutely hot off the production line from Germany. Initially shown in the BB1 fixture, these are available now across the full BB range in Warm White, Cold White and a super-smooth Warm-to-Cold white mix.

The Warm White has a colour temperature of 3000 degrees K

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Based around Robert Juliat's 600SX Series profile, the Aledin™ benefits from the famed double condenser optical system and retains all the features of a standard Robert Juliat profile.

Aledin's low power consumption is of value where power availability is limited, whilst the choice of colour temperatures make it equally at home in a theatre or opera house lighting rig, whether tungsten or discharge. Aledin is also suitable for environments such as historic theatres or museums, since there are no UV or IR emissions to damage sensitive fabrics or exhibits.

The Aledin LED Profile Spotl

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The Bristol-based manufacturer started its international trade show run in Frankfurt where it exhibited alongside its German distributor on the Lightpower Village. Showcasing LiteWare HO (High Output), the newest edition to the LiteWare range, GDS received an exceptional response. In addition to its successful product launches the manufacturer signed four new international distributors at the show.

Managing director Matthew Lloyd comments, "The response we received at this year's ProLight + Sound has surpassed all expectations. The launch of the new LiteWare HO and the new TCP/IP CueSystem were very successful and attracted great interest from both international customers and press."

The following we

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Thousands guests from around the world visited the booth to enjoy the Life in Light experience, that exhibits Megaman's full range of eco-friendly products and innovative designs including the latest LED member - Megaman LED MR16 which was unveiled at the fair. The product capabilities in design applications have impressed the architects, interior designers, engineers as well as media and trade representatives.

Alongside the exhibition, Megaman also held a series of press and customer events including a press conference, a designer meet and greet, a

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Demonstrations of the Vari*Lite VLX will be available on both days at stand C18 and are a not-to-be missed opportunity to see the VLX up close and personal. On Tuesday 27 demonstrations are at 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm or on Wednesday 28th at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

The stand will also feature other products distributed across the UK, Europe and the Middle East by PRG Distribution including Lycian, Seachanger, Pathway, Nila, Gekko Technology and GDS.

Visitors to the stand will also have the opportunity to enter a free prize draw to win a copy of the Lewis Lee book A Different Light which is a must-have for any lighting professional, wanting a unique and special photographic record of some of t

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Rigged above the event's main 40ft x 60ft Transformit Star Stage that was flown over the audience, the two DigitalSpots were utilised as an integral element of the lighting and visuals projecting onto a large screen surface above the audience. The evening also included a live performance by Philadelphia soul legends, The Stylistics.

The DigitalSpots allowed Olson to create a cost effective large projection surface above the guests, with the added bonus of utilising the DigitalSpot's LED module to add colour and depth to the other lighting and creating a "nice even wash".

Olson controlled the units from the lighting desk via Ar

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The R16i/o 16mm 4.092m (W) x 2.304m (H) LED screen was installed at the main entrance of the PNP Multipurpose Centre. It was used to display important event information and visuals in clear, accurate colour, while a 2000:1 contrast ratio and 5000nits of brightness ensured excellent visibility even under direct sunlight. A seamless mechanical system made assembly and installation quick and painless, and minimal maintenance was required.

The exhibition, titled Transformation through Information and Communications Techno

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This is in response to a major growth in AC-ET's servicing business to support the increasing range of product brands it stocks, as well as meeting customers' existing equipment needs. Despite 2009's challenging market conditions, the company has maintained its track record of trading profitably for over 40 years without any redundancies, and is currently enjoying a growth rate of over 10%.

As well as offering servicing and repair for many leading brands it stocks, AC-ET is an

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This 'People's light' uses 60 Rebel LED's (21 green, 21 blue and 18 red) to create a full colour palette from strong saturates to subtle pastel colours for shorter throw applications. The Volkslicht is small, easy to rig, weighs in at just 8 kg (17 lbs) and has a power consumption of just 180 watts.

It also features full range dimming, and a strobe effect, while the new Zoom version has motorized zoom optics from 10° to 26° light distribution.

(Jim Evans)