BARCELONA, Spain — Willie Williams, show designer and director for U2’s 360° Tour, had the goal that “when the fans come into the stadium they see something the like of which they have never seen before.” Williams worked with architect Mark Fisher and production director Jake Berry to flesh out that vision, relying also on PRG’s Bad Boy fixtures to handle the gaping distance from the truss to the stage.
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ZLIN, Czech Republic — Powerdance specified and installed a Robe moving light rig for the recently-opened Morava club in this university town, which was a “no brainer” according to Šiška Zdenek, who worked closely with the club’s lighting operator, Miroslav Werunsky on this project.
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NEW YORK — Big Show Construction Management (BSCM) served as construction manager for the Kissinger Global Conference Room at The Paley Center for Media’s midtown Manhattan location at 25 West 52 Street.
Read More »VIERA, MERRITT ISLAND, FL — Although a mix of traditional incandescent and fluorescent light sources would have met Calvary Chapel Melbourne’s restrictions on watts per square foot for the sanctuary for its newest house of worship, the resulting quality of light was a concern.
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ST. LOUIS — Daktronics and GoVision recently teamed up to provide video displays at three July events: the Fair Saint Louis…LIVE On the Levee music festival; a MLB charity concert event featuring Sheryl Crow; and the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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LONDON — White Light is supplying the rig for the Whoopi Goldberg/Stage Entertainments production of the musical Sister Act at the London Palladium, which is being directed by Peter Schneider, designed by Klara Zieglerova and lit by LD Natasha Katz.
Read More »NEW YORK — ETCP has added 10 new testing centers in Canada for all three of its exams. Computer-based testing is now available in Ontario at Sylvan Learning Centres in the cities of Courtice, Etobicoke, Oakville, Pickering, Scarborough, Vaughn and at three locations in Mississauga. Testing is also available at Robertson College in Winnipeg, MB.
Read More »ORLANDO — Da-Lite Screen Company named Beverly Clark and David Sweeney as its Sales Consultant of the Year award just before InfoComm 09 last month. It was the second time in the company’s history where the honor was shared by two sales consultants.
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SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico — The Labyrinth of Sciences and Arts Museum in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi features a 31-by-17-foot Harkness Spectral 240 3D screen and MF Wrap-round frame for a film that is part of its Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia exhibit.
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LONDON — Summit Steel provided motors, rigging and a Kinesys K2 automation system for the U.K. pop band, Take That, and their recent Circus stadium tour, plus a custom-designed lifting system for a key movement cue involving a set piece weighing 6.5 tonnes.
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LONDON — Clay Paky is organizing the second edition of the Knight of Illumination Awards. The awards program, which honors lighting designers from around the world who work in both live entertainment and on television shows, is organized in association with STLD and ALD and is sponsored this year by Osram. It will be held on Sept. 13, 2009 at the Ibis Hotel at Earls Court, London.
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DUBLIN, Ireland — In “57 Channels,” Bruce Springsteen sings about trading his remote for a .44 magnum to adjust the picture on his big-screen TV. But if tours for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have also downplayed the big screens, video is slowly taking a more important role in the look of the shows.
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