LAS VEGAS — Sarah Guyard-Guillot, 31, an aerial performer in Cirque du Soleil’s Ka at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, died June 29 after a fall during a battle scene late in the show. The production stopped after the accident and the show has been put on hold until further notice. Audience members said the performer fell more than 50 feet into the production’s pit, which is hidden from the audience’s view.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – When Space Shuttle Atlantis, the newest attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, FL, opens to the public June 29, a new chapter in the story of interactive AV design for the themed entertainment industry will be written. The attraction was designed by PGAV and installed by Electrosonic. Norway’s projectiondesign high-performance projectors are used in the preshow visitor area and various exhibit areas to engage, enthral and entertain audiences.
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BERLIN – More than 7,400 visitors attended Showtech 2013, the international trade show and conference for theatre, film and events at the Berlin Exhibition Center June 19-20. It was a slight increase compared to the previous event two years ago, which drew 7,364 in 2011. Showtech organizers say this year’s show was characterized by “good business and high visitor quality.”
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WARSAW, IN – Da-Lite, a producer of commercial and residential projection screens worldwide, announces the addition of Jeff Largen to the company’s Pro AV sales… Read More »Da-Lite Welcomes New Sales Consultant
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HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – The Milos Group announces its latest acquisition of UK-based truss lift and lighting/speaker stand manufacturer Mobil Tech International. Peter Stressing joins the Milos UK team and will lead new business development for all Milos products while continuing to provide support for existing Mobil Tech clients.
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SYDNEY — Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4 performed at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, spicing up Timomatic’s performance during the 2013 State of Origin Game 1 pregame entertainment. Singer-songwriter and dancer Timomatic gained fame as a contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance” Australia. Josh Moffat of Events Infrastructure specified, designed and operated the lighting equipment, and also supplied the visual technical support for the event.
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BURBANK, CA – Chaos Visual Productions teams up with Six Flags Great America to premiere igNight – Grand Finale, the biggest nighttime event spectacular in the Chicago park’s 37-year history. igNight – Grand Finale is featured in the Hometown Square at park close and will continue its run, which began June 15, until August 11. Chaos Visual supplies the high-definition technology that brings the visually entertaining production to life during its limited run at the park.
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DEVON, UK – A special custom version of ShowLED Animation supplied by UK Distributor S+H Technical Support Ltd is being used on the current touring version of the hit ‘Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert: The Musical.’ The Animation Cloth has been supplied to the tour’s video contractors XL Video as specified by their project manager, Ed Cooper.
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MIAMI – Along with LeBron James & Co., some other sharp shooters were on hand to ramp up the excitement at the Miami Heat’s NBA championship celebration – Platinum Beam 5Rs from Elation Professional. There were 54 of Elation hard-edge moving beams shining overhead and onto the stage at American Airlines Arena, as the team received its championship rings in front of its fans.
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SEATTLE – Enhancing the overall shopping mall experience for visitors — by creating an atmosphere with low maintenance color-changing fixtures, which can be activated for selective events — is a challenge facing many management companies. When Gene Tasche, operations manager of Pine Street Group LLC, the company responsible for the Pacific Place shopping center in Seattle, contacted GLP authorized dealer PNTA, it was precisely with that in mind.
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LAS VEGAS – There are Spyders inside the Race & Sports Book at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and guests couldn’t be happier. Vista Systems’ Spyder video processors are part of one of the most sophisticated technology installations in Nevada created by Technology West Group.
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NEW YORK CITY – Kings of Leon, Pretty Lights, Feist and The Avett Brothers took the stage under a Bandit Lites rig at New York City’s annual Governor’s Ball festival to entertain fans who braved the rain and subsequent mud in their quest to rock.
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