BERLIN - Wireless Solution Sweden AB was recently in Berlin to help the city celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the wall. A focal point for the four-day event was the Festival of Freedom held at the Brandenburg Gate. Thousands attended, including representatives of the former GDR opposition, eyewitnesses, official guests and personalities from politics and culture.
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BAMBURI, Kenya - Gearhouse South Africa supplied lighting, AV, video, staging, sets, rigging and power - and the venue itself - for a corporate event staged by the Swedish cosmetics multinational Oriflame. It gave the company the first chance to deploy its new In2Structures SupaDome.
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LONDON - For an oversized screening of the film
Mamma Mia! watched by 8,000 ABBA-loving viewers at the O2 arena - including members of the London musical's cast - Matt Plus played an important supporting role. But there was no actor in either the movie or the live cast that went by that name; Matt Plus is the brand name Harkness Screens uses for the 108-foot-wide screen material itself.
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SYDNEY - The John Butler Trio
One Way Road tour, which has recently finished touring Australia, adopted a carbon-neutral stance, calculating the carbon "footprint" and emissions generated during the tour and balancing those costs with an investment in renewable energy.
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LONDON - Cover It Up has been appointed as a "preferred" drapes and soft goods supplier to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. Events and functions are routinely staged in places like the museum's Central Hall, home to "Dippy," a 26-meter-long Diplodocus skeleton.
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SHENZHEN, China - Robert Juliat Cyrano 2500W HMI followspots are being used at two of OCT's Happy Valley theme park resorts in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China. Beijing Feng Shang Shi Ji Culture Art Co., Ltd. were the lighting installers for the theme parks.
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AMMAN, Jordan - TriTec AV used Clay Paky gear to light a concert performance by R&B singer/songwriter Akon last year. The show, hosted by
The Arabian Journal and organized by Young Modes, was themed, "Party Like Never Before." Honorary guest Melissa Feat opened the concert.
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KIEV, Ukraine - The
2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest featured competitors form 13 countries, and the live broadcast was seen by an estimated 13 million viewers. LD Per Sundin used wysiwyg to previsualize the rig at the Palace of Sports in Kiev.
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LONDON - White Light is supplying the lighting gear for
Love Never Dies, the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical,
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SINGAPORE - Craig Burridge, technical director for St James Holdings, parent company of Bellini Grande Pte. Ltd., specified eight Robe DigitalSpots and a moving light rig for the main room of the Bellini Grande jazz entertainment and dance club.
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UPPSALA, Sweden - The Upsala Nya Tidning (UNT), a Swedish newspaper, has a new visitor center that uses a Medialon system for a Media Center and also for conference facilities. PolyVision Teknik served as A/V system integrator for the project.
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PARIS - Le Queen nightclub upgrading its lighting recently with a two-pronged goal: to keep the party spirit in place, but also keep the lighting rig and its operation as simple as possible. The club management chose a mix of Martin MAC 250 Beam, MAC 250 Krypton and MaxModules for the job.
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