More than 25 Australian landmarks turned blue, including the Sydney Opera House, the MCG, Perth's Bell Tower and Canberra's Old Parliament House. However the most notable event was held at the iconic red rock Uluru, the only icon to have the UN logo projected onto it.
The event was held with the cooperation of the traditional owners - the Anangu people - and was the first time an image had been projected onto the rock face. The p
As CFO, Schroeter will oversee all of the company's financial affairs and work closely with Scott Hansen and the other members of PRG's senior leadership team directing the company's strategic growth and assisting in the Company's capital market transactions.
Prior to joining PRG, Schroeter was vice president corporate finance at Intrepid Aviation, a commercial aircraft leasing company, where he was instrumental in the company's growth and debt origination activities. Previously he held th
Unfortunately, the ample splashes of solar light also made it impossible for Lord of Life to incorporate video displays into its services a few years later when that technology became available to churches. That changed recently though when Excel AV Group provided the church with a video wall that was bright enough to stand up to the sun by installing PVP X3 modular indoor 3.9mm pixel pitch LED panels from
One theatre company that visits regularly is the Cambridge University Gilbert & Sullivan Society, and for this year's week-long presentation of The Sorcerer they decided they would light the stage from vantage points up in the cliffs entirely with LED - the first time it has been done at the theatre.
Lighting designer Jon French, who had been part of general crew last year, immediately turned to SGM's IP65-rated G-Spot, having seen its features and weatherproof pro
Like many New Yorkers, the LD had a special affinity for the sturdy two story building at 639 W. 46th Street in the city's Hell's Kitchen neighbourhood. Prior to becoming the go-to place for chic events like Versace's NY Fashion Week Runway Show, the 12,000 square foot building had achieved iconic status in the city as the home of H&H Bagel, the world's largest bagel factory, which at one time turned out over 80,000 of the hard circular rolls a day. The closure of H&H facility after its owner was indicted for tax fraud and its subsequent rebirth as a premier event centre only enhanced its mystique.
As Ayala and his production manager Jeffry
David Blyth has been involved in theatre management, in both the commercial and subsidised sectors, for over 35 years.
Between 1983-87 he gained experience with two major West End theatre owners - Maybox Group and Stoll Moss Theatres - before joining Croydon's Fairfield Halls management team as head of operations for the next five years.
He joined The Ambassadors Theatre in Woking as general manager in 1992 and became head of operations for all ATG theatres in 1997.
In 2000, he joined the board of ATG as operations and building development director and in March 2011 he became an e
"The entire team at Pacific Lighting are truly delighted to have received the award" said Hugh Chinnick, Director of Pacific Lighting. "It not only represents a great achievement by the company, but also the success of Altman's expansion into the global market."
"Pacific Lighting embodies everything you could hope for in a true industry partner" said Nicolas Champion, Altman Lighting Vice-President of Sales. "The entire Pacific Lighting team has a knowledge and integrity that is unmatched with a true passion for theatre that puts the craft and the art at the forefront."
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Under the art director's supervision, production director Mirco Resta and lighting designer Emiliano Morgia sought the best possible venue to present the car. They looked for a place that would meet the customer's specifications regarding logistics, and stage and lighting equipment, and found an appropriate venue at Studio City, Dubai.
They chose a completely soundproofed, large, fifty-foot high-room (with net area of 44 x 87 yards), which perfectly met the customer's special request: to put together impressive scenery, lights and video projections.
The venue was technically perfect and there were no constraints as regards the structures Emiliano Morgia wanted to use. This made it easy to create an "eleg
Two separate but related elements of the event - themed An Evening With ACP - in Colour - were staged in St. Mary's Church and The Beacon Hall respectively. The Beacon Hall has been recently refurbished and is a community based multi-purpose space in the picturesque Cotswolds, UK village, while the striking St Mary's Church is a grade I listed building dating back to the 15th century.
An Evening with ACP - in Colour is a fundraising event in aid of the village's summer ACP Festival - which attracts over 5000 art and fashion loving visitors to Painswick. It is a small and classy production which includes a catwalk show revealing some of the previous ACP competition winn
Warren Haynes originally organized the Christmas concert to gather musicians together in his hometown of Asheville, N.C. for a marathon of good music for a good cause. This year featured artists such as the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Doobie Brothers, Electric Hot Tuna, Dawes, Blackberry Smoke and Bruce Hornsby.
Lighting designer Paul Hoffman created a simple design consisting of four snake-like trusses in addition to a loaded front and back truss, while a circle truss hung over the audience. Additional fixtures were placed on
Housing two rooms with stages along with a café, exercise and cultural production areas, and rooms for workshops, Neushoorn can host a wide range of events - dance and club nights, rock and pop concerts, and theatre and dance performances. It also serves as a school for developing talent. Its two main stages, the 350-capacity Arena and the venues largest live performance space, The Big Room, feature all-LED Elation lighting rigs, as does a small performance space in the café.
The Neushoorn lighting set-up was designed from a concept created by Klaas Visser, head of audio, video and lighting at the venue. He explains, "The
This is the third year that Christmas at Kew has taken place and the third year in which WL has provided the lighting. Zoe Bottrell, creative producer at Culture Creative, comments, "Christmas at Kew is a really exciting event for us and we worked closely with Kew Gardens and Raymond Gubbay Ltd to create a breathtaking design within the landscape garden.&quo
The tour, Grande's first international tour, is playing 88 dates worldwide in support of her second studio album, My Everything. Kuroda, who is also lighting designer for Phish and Justin Bieber, designed the touring rig for the North American and European legs of Grande's tour as well as lighting for individual shows in Asia and South America. VER supplied the fixtures for the touring rig.
Prior to the start of the tour Kuroda sat down with Grande to discuss the feel of the show. "She really likes the look of diamonds," he says. "So we decided collectively to make the thrust diamo
The two day conference took place in the main event space at Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, a grade II listed building designed by Edwin Alfred Rickards and built in 1905-11 to commemorate the centenary of John Wesley's death, in a premium location opposite Westminster Abbey and adjacent to the Houses of Parliament!
CPL was working for Swindon-based Live Communications who managed the event production for the organiser dmg::events. CPL's proje
Aladdin opened on 7 December and the huge space has allowed for a truly spectacular show, featuring pyrotechnics, special effects, a flying carpet and even a live band.
Alex Marshall was tasked with creating the lighting design. He comments, "Derby Arena is a fantastic facility for the city, offering everything from a gym to an Olympic certified cycle track. The Arena was also designed to provide a large capacity pe
"The Platinum BX is now a part of the great concerts of this band," stated Edson Rivera of Elation partner Adimsa, who supplies lighting packages for many of La Trakalosa's bigger shows, including Platinum BX beam lights. "When it's a big show they want to up the production value. If it is a venue where there are 10,000 people or more then they look to make a bigger impact and the BX fixtures help them do that."
The band, whose members come from all over northern Mexico, plays a diverse blend of music from traditional to more alternative and is one of the most popular bands in Mexico. Originally only a regular act in ba
This market offers the visitors a rediscovering of Romanian arts, traditions and customs. This year also features 19 evenings packed with concerts held by renowned artists, children choirs and orchestras.
Ever since this tradition was created, SGM's partner FIVE'S International has been the technical provider of the event which is planned by Bucharest City Hall, organized wit
Andy immediately thought of Robe again after pioneering the large scale use of LED moving and static lighting luminaires in commercial panto for Dick Whittington last year at High Wycombe, when he was approached to light another popular fairy-tale story laced with slapstick humour, hi-jinks and audience interaction.
One of the classic references to this Brothers Grimm story is the 1937 Disney animated musical fantasy film, and Andy "wanted to bring that truly 'Disneyesque' surface optimism and style to lighting t
The musical, produced by Stage Entertainment, opened in September at the Beatrix Theatre in Utrecht. Peumans specified 24 Clay Paky Mythos and 36 Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures from Ampco Flashlight, using them to swing his looks from the intimate during the more tender scenes, to the big and bold for the numerous concert moments.
"The narrative is well known as the 1992 movie, so one of the objectives was to give the show a 'cinematic' feel but also present the story in a contemporary setting using current technologies and high production values," explains Peumans.
Peumans worked alongside set designer Carla Janssen Hofelt, content producer Ad de Haan a
Tasked with providing a modern lighting solution for the refurbishment of the Student Union theatre and club - two traditional hubs of student life - Audio Light Systems installed 12 Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 Spot fixtures to award the Students' Union venues with an arsenal of modern lighting solutions.
The central wish of the Students' Union was for both the theatre and club venues to be upgraded with high performing fixtures to give both venues unique looks - a task which initially looked impossible due to budgetary constraints. However, thanks to the lightweight and tour ready Rogue R1 Spo
The sessions will take place in the Morar and Ness rooms at the SECC on Wednesday 20th January 2016 at 11am, 2pm and 4:30pm and on Thursday 21st January 2016 at 10am and 1pm. Upon completion of the 90 minute session participants will be well on the way to running their first show on the dot2 lighting console.
The 90-minute intro sessions will cover all the basic operational features of the dot2 console including an overview of the whole dot2 product range, before diving into controlling fixtures, creating pre-sets and cue lists. Building chases, creating and using effects, managing speed and time, and a host of other features will als
This event which is in association with White Light, Richmond Theatre and ETC and supported by ABTT and ALD includes demonstrations, events and workshops. These include: Demonstrations of how to run pixel mapping through lights. [am and pm sessions]; The recreation (on a much smaller scale) the epic rig of Parcans that were used for the Kayne West Glastonbury event; Talk and Q & A with Fin Ross (Olivier award winning video designer for Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time); A panel discussion and Q & A with experts on video and lighting design and how they work together.
Visit to register your interest at www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/theatre/light-mapping
GSA has built an international reputat
"This has truly been a landmark year for Bandit," said chair Michael T. Strickland. "From a wildly successful festival season, winning Lighting Company of the Year, to millions blown away by tremendous lighting; we could not have done it without all the support of our world class employees, our loyal clients, and friends throughout the industry."
In gratitude for all good fortune Bandit has experienced, the world headquarters in Knoxville looked for a way to pay it forward to those in need. Now, what originally started as a toy drive at the annual holiday party more than 20 years ago has grown into a delivery of goods ranging from toothbrushes to toys to a local charity
Project manager Noreen O'Riordan commented: "It was actually our second tour with Chris Norman as a supplier and our first working with Amy, which we found really interesting. We love to see new and up-coming LDs doing well, and share our many years of knowledge and experience in assistance. We will all be hearing a lot more of Amy."
Chris Norman initially found fame in the 1970s with UK soft rock band Smokie, known for their many hits and distinctive thre
