LONDON – To promote their literacy campaign, the London Evening Standard, in partnership with Nook, planned a one-day event in Trafalgar Square called ‘Get Reading.’ The July 13 event featured an appearance by War Horse, performances from the casts of Billy Elliot The Musical and Wicked and live readings by celebrities including Hugh Grant, Warwick Davis and Rupert Everett.
Read More »NEW YORK – Three newly proposed industry standards, relating to manual counterweight rigging systems, RDM and Automation Control System show file exchange formats, have been posted to the Technical Standard Public Review Page maintained by PLASA. The last day to comment for these three standards is Oct. 7, 2013.
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BRATISLAVIA, Czech Republic – Clay Paky’s Alpha Spot HPE 700s and Alpha Wash 700s alongside its Alpha Profile 1500s are being used to light pop idols on the Czech and Slovak Nova TV show, “SuperStar,” a show aimed at discovering the next big singing sensation. Clay Paky’s Bratislavia-based distributor, Pro JGS Light, Sound and Video, supplied the fixtures to Prague-based production company Media Pro Pictures.
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STOCKHOLM — As some of the world’s most pronounced DJs took the stage at the Sweden Summerburst Festival, a team of lighting professionals designed and managed a complete Harman Martin lighting display, highlighting artists such as David Guetta, Sebastian Ingroso, Axwell, Steve Angello, Alesso, Steve Aoki and Hardwell, among others. Deployed by Westridge Audio AB, the Martin system was required to have enough power to shine brightly and effectively during both day and night performances.
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NEW YORK, NY – Six new sessions have been added to PLASA Professional Development Program taking place in Austin,TX, a two-day program of free educational seminars and workshops running alongside PLASA Focus: Austin. The event takes place Sept. 10-11 at the Palmer Events Center.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Tom Sullivan joins Rose Brand as a senior project manager in the New Jersey office. Sullivan’s background includes 16 years at Hudson Scenic Studio, where he was the engineering department manager for scenery production for Broadway productions and other entertainment venues.
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