International News

Wide-Angle i-Pix BB7s Used for Doves U.K. Tour

LONDON — LD Chris Bushell lit the recent U.K. tour for the Doves with new i-Pix BB7 wide-angle fixtures. The new fixtures offer a 20-degree angle dispersion, building upon the standard 10-degree version for i-Pix BB7 fixtures. Read More...

DWR Runs MA Training Days

JOHANNESBURG — MA Lighting’s South African distributor, DWR Distribution, ran the first of a series of grandMA Level 1 and 2 training events recently. The 3-day session took place at DWR’s headquarters and was attended by 10 working LDs and programmers. Read More...

Martin smartMACs Light BME Exhibition

LONDON — Having played a key role in concert lighting over the years, it was perhaps fitting that Martin gear be used for the recently-opened British Music Experience (BME), which gives visitors a retrospective look at popular music in the U.K. Read More...

Copenhagen Opera House Uses Martin LC Series Panels

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — LD Per Sundin combined the new with the classic for The Visit of the Royal Physician (Livlægens Besøg) at the Copenhagen Opera House. “We combined an 18th Century look with a very modern tool,” Sundin said, of the 64 square meters of Martin Professional LC Series LED panels used as moving set columns. Read More...

Krys Opticals Improves Visibility with Anolis

LILLE, France — You can be in need of a good pair of glasses and still find your way to Krys Opticals in Wattrellos, an upscale suburb of Lille, thanks to an installation of Anolis LEDs designed and supplied by Anolis’ French distributor, Ambiance Lumière. Read More...

London’s Barbican Centre Lit by PixelPar LEDs

LONDON — The Barbican Centre London, one of Europe’s largest multi-arts and conference venues with a variety of art, music, theatre, dance, film and education events, has recently purchased 16 PixelPar 90s. Read More...

Conelli Circus Tries 360-Degree Projection with Robe Gear

ZURICH, Switzerland — Lighting and media designer Matthias Kern of Kernfusion used Robe DigitalSpot 5000s for a 360-degree projection created for the Conelli Circus’ performances on a small island on Lake Zurich. Read More...

War-Torn Theatre Shines Again with ETC Lighting

GROZNY — Last year, after a six-year rebuilding effort, the State Theater and Concert Hall reopened in this war-torn capital of the Republic of Chechnya with a new lighting system provided by ETC dealer Sistema. Read More...

Christie Supplies Digital Projection Gear to Cannes

CANNES, France — Christie is serving as the technical D-Cinema partner for the Cannes Film Festival for the third year in a row, and announced a significant increase in movies being screened in the digital format — at least 50 out of the total 53 shown, vs. 37 in 2008 and 20 in 2007. Read More...

Sarah Brightman Tour Uses Tomcat for Rolling Stage Components

LONDON — When the time came to create the setting for Sarah Brightman’s Symphony tour, the soprano’s design team turned to Tomcat for custom stage components. The tour kicked off last fall with dates throughout North America and played a series of dates across Asia through April 2009.  Read More...

Impression Fixtures Get Chrome Looks for German Talent Show

COLOGNE, Germany — For the finale of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), a TV talent show featuring vocalists from Germany that has completed five seasons, six of the 30 GLP Impression XL luminaires sported a chrome finish. Read More...

Da-Lite Names Teevan VP of European Corporate Operations

WARSAW, IN — Da-Lite Screen Company promoted Matthew Teevan to the position of vice president of European corporate operations.  In his new position, Teevan will be managing director of Projecta in the Netherlands and managing director of Procolor in France.  In addition, Mr. Teevan will be responsible for Da-Lite’s sales in Europe. Read More...