Main Light, LLC, a preeminent lighting rental partner, has expanded its support for its clients by opening a new facility in Teterboro, NJ, just outside New York City. With the opening of the Teterboro shop on Monday, February 20, there are now four optimally situated Main Light locations—Wilmington, DE; Teterboro, NJ; Nashville, TN; and Las Vegas, NV.Read More »Main Light Opens New Facility in Teterboro, NJ
4Wall Entertainment provided a lighting rental package to LD George Gountas for Trevor Noah’s third comedy special on Netflix, I Wish You Would. The special was directed by Noah’s The Daily Show colleague, David Paul Meyer, and filmed at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena.Read More »4Wall Provides Lighting to LD George Gountas for Trevor Noah’s Netflix Special, ‘I Wish You Would’
Nigerian ADJ dealer Showgear Limited provided more than 100 ADJ fixtures for the fourth season of The Voice Nigeria, including ADJ’s feature-packed Focus Profile and ultra-compact Focus Flex L7 luminaires. Other ADJ fixtures in the rig included the popular Vizi Beam RXONE and versatile Vizi CMY300, along with ADJ’s Ultra LB18, Dotz Matrix and D4 Branch RM rack-mountable DMX booster/splitter devices. Here’s a video of some of the blind auditions for The Voice Nigeria:
Stuck smack in the middle of the alphabet, the letter “M” has a bit of an identity crisis. Being the 13th letter, it’s sometimes associated with bad luck. Palm readers say it portends danger when it’s formed by the lines in your writing hand. On the other hand, though, it’s also a sign of wealth, being used as a symbol for money; not to mention that marketers regard it as one of the most visually pleasing letters, the only one in the alphabet to have a candy (M&M) named after it.Read More »SJ Grevett Energized M-Shaped MOBO Awards Rig With CHAUVET Professional and DMX Productions
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The Snow Queen premiered at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, a unique ice ballet extravaganza produced by the Tampere Hall & Kantelinen Company, which is as edgy as it is elegant and exciting. The brainchild of Melissa A. Thompson who has worked as a creative lead for Cirque du Soleil, set, lighting and projection designer Mikki Kunttu, costume designer Erika Turunen, director / choreographer Reija Wäre, composer Tuomas Kantelinen, and a talented creative team was involved in the delivery and imagineering of this epic production.Read More »The ‘Snow Queen’ a Ballet on Ice Designed by Mikki Kunttu
With their high walls and long cavernous spaces, the sturdy buildings were ideal for constructing ships and submarines. It was a function they fulfilled proudly for over 90 years during the last century. Today, the clang of hammers and buzz of milling machines can no longer be heard at the ‘Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij’ (RDM Grounds), but the site still resonates with powerful, soul- shaking sounds as the home of the Rotterdam Rave festivals.Read More »RF Shows and Powerproductions Evoke Industrial Mood at Rotterdam Rave With CHAUVET Professional
Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors working in live theatre, recently issued a request for proposal (RFP) to guide stakeholders through a process of determining a potential new name for the union, as well as for implementing a possible name change and rebranding. The goal of a name change is to create an identity for the union inclusive of all its members, which includes not only actors but also stage managers as well as other kinds of performers.Read More »Actors’ Equity Association Issues Request For Proposal For Name Change And Rebranding Process
LPS Production in Miami Lakes, FL has invested in more than 60 Ayrton Perseo Beam fixtures—compact, waterproof multi-function beam effect LED luminaires. LPS offers a full range of live show and event production services, professional-grade equipment rentals, the latest in event technologies and a dedicated team experienced in some of the most demanding production environments. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »LPS Production Invests in IP65 Rated Ayrton Perseo Beams for Peace of Mind in South Florida
AV Stumpfl’s award-winning media server platform, PIXERA, supplied the video backbone for Mandela, a musical about the life of Nelson Mandela which recently finished its run at London’s Young Vic theatre.Read More »PIXERA Provides Pixel-Perfect Production Power for Nelson Mandela Musical
Phoenix-based High Resolution Engineering (HRE) has added disguise vx 4+ media servers to its equipment rental inventory. The purchase marks the first disguise acquisition by HRE, which also offers rentals of the Christie Spyder X80 video processor and Lightware and Dexon routers.Read More »High Resolution Engineering (HRE) Invests in disguise vx 4+ Media Servers for Rental Inventory
Bandit Lites announces the complete overhaul of its website, www.BanditLites.com. Bandit’s team sought to revamp the online experience for both current and potential clients as well as its team members. With a robust social media following and engaged online community, the web team focused on redesigning the main website, seeking to build a space that would showcase the company’s continued dedication to both progress and excellence.Read More »Bandit Lites Rolls Out New Updated Website
Ambassador Theatre Group has agreed to combine operations with Jujamcyn Theaters, per a report in The New York Times. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, would expand the Broadway portfolio of ATG, one of the UK’s largest theater landlords.Read More »Broadway Theatre Owners Jujamcyn and Ambassador Theatre Group Join Forces