BERGAMO, Italy – LD Carlos Colina specified 50 Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures and grandMA2 lighting systems for the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, telecast live Nov. 10 on Univision Network. Atomic Lighting of Lititz, PA, supplied the equipment for the second consecutive year. This year’s show took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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NEW CASTLE, DE – Pete’s Big TVs is providing LED screens, HD cameras and video crew for Donny & Marie Osmond’s touring Christmas Shows in Detroit and now in Chicago through Dec. 24. The Broadway-style revue, under Show Director Michael Barnard, features a mix of holiday songs, Broadway show tunes and career hits. The scenic elements include the LED screens which serve as the backdrop to display a family album of photos and filmed career highlights throughout the show.
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MIDDLETON, WI – Russia’s Bolshoi Theater recently underwent a massive $1 billion renovation project which restored its historic looks but went state of the art when it came to its stage technology. ETC Eos consoles are now controlling the new lighting system, which also includes ETC fixtures, in the theater’s historic main hall.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – The Warren Haynes Christmas Jam has become an annual tradition in Asheville, NC. In keeping with his “green” mantra, Haynes wanted more LED fixtures in this year’s show to reduce his carbon footprint, and Bandit supplied it once again. The event benefits Habitat for Humanity.
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DALLAS – LD Robb Jibson relied on a variety of VARI-LITE luminaires to create his organic layers of light for Incubus’ world tour. With limited space on the truss, and limited space on the trucks, Jibson looked at the feature set of VARI-LITE luminaires to meet his needs for fixtures that offered lots of flexibility.
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SYRACUSE, NY — It’s not too early to plan for next year’s conferences. J. R. Clancy, Inc. has done just that, once again becoming a lead sponsor of the 2012 North American Theatre, Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) set for July 22-23 in New York City. NATEAC, directed by Bill Sapsis, promotes communication between the architects, engineers, consultants and manufacturers responsible for designing and building new theatres and renovating existing facilities. Registration is now open and schedule information for NATEAC can be found at www.nateac.org.
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ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – The Rotterdamse Schouwburg’s stock of aging profiles were recently replaced with Robert Juliat zoom profiles with the purchase of 34 RJ 614SX 16°-35° fixtures from Netherlands distributor LightCo. Other theatres in Amsterdam and in Weert have also increased their inventory of Robert Juliat fixtures as well.
(Photo: X profile being rigged and focused on lighting towers at Rotterdamse Schouwburg by Ben de Jong. Credit Sefton Geubbels)
CYPRESS, CA – Christie MicroTiles are the first thing visitors see when going into the Church History Museum in downtown Salt Lake City, UT. In the lobby, in an array 12 units wide by six units high, the array shows two displays simultaneously – highlighting history and showing scenes of future exhibits. The MicroTiles are serving their purpose of drawing in visitors and guiding them through the exhibit.
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