NORWALK, CT – Theatre Projects noted that Jim Niesel, who began his theatre consulting career at Theatre Projects back in 2001 before joining Arup in 2007, has returned to the consulting firm as project manager and theatre equipment/audio-video designer.
MANCESTER, U.K. – HSL recently expanded its rental inventory with more than $3 million in new lighting equipment to help service its busy summer season. The purchases included more than 500 moving lights, 400 additional LED products and control technologies made by Robe, SGM, Martin by Harman, Ayrton, GLP and Philips. Pictured here is HSL MD Simon Stuart.
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WROCLAW, Poland – More than a hundred Philips Entertainment Lighting products, including Vari-Lite, Selecon and Showline fixtures, have been installed in the National Forum of Music (NFM) in Wroclaw, Poland. The venue, which will serve as the new home to the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, is set to open Sept. 4, 2015. Wroclaw has been designated as a European Capital of Culture in 2016. Philips distributor PS TEATR provided the gear.
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LONDON – British singer Paloma Faith’s current UK tour includes Chroma-Q Color Force 72 Fixtures specified by LD Tony Austin. The tour, in support of Faith’s third album, A Perfect Contradiction, features an all-white, high-gloss set design by Joshua Grace. The Color Force 72s were used to up-light the white cyc backdrop.
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TORONTO – The Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology (CITT) honored North American distributor A.C. Lighting Inc. with its 2015 CITT Supplier (Corporate) Achievement Award. Pictured here, CITT President, Michael Harris, presents the award to A.C. Lighting Inc.’s Chief Operating Officer, Penny Watier.
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CHICAGO — With a mission to train the next generation of theatre artists in all disciplines, The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago had lighting design students illuminate St. Vincent de Paul Parish church with storytelling visuals. The 30-minute displays, presented May 20-22, made use of Elation lighting products supplied by Protolight, Inc.
BLACKPOOL, UK – Astera named Stardream as the exclusive distributor of its wireless, app-controlled LED event lights in the U.K. Stardream, based in Blackpool, will support the brand in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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MEXICO CITY – Lighting and video rental company LED Project, headed up by Sergio Serrano (pictured here) and Jesus Guerro, has been growing and expanding its inventory of Robe fixtures since their first Robe purchase in 2013. Serrano also serves as production manager for a popular band, Café Tacuba, and as a show producer for Radio station MVS, staging around 100 events a year.
MELBOURNE, Australia – Lexair Entertainment, exclusive distributor of High End Systems products in Australia, noted how Craig Boyes of bdesign has been using Shapeshifter C2 LED fixtures with a Road Hog 4 console for control. The Shapeshifters pictured here are lighting Transit Dance Company’s recent performance titled Every Inch of Me.
Read More »CULVER CITY, CA – FujiFilm’s 4K Day, staged at the Digital Motion Picture Center (DMPC) in Culver City, CA on Aug. 13, drew a capacity crowd, with attendees eager to discover what makes a 4K lens truly 4K.
BUENOS AIRES – Christie noted that Village Cinemas, one of Argentina’s leading film theater chains, has completed its digitalization with the Christie Solaria Series. In the final phase of its digital roll out, Village Cinemas installed 38 Christie CP2220 projectors, making the majority of Village Cinemas’ 79 screens Christie installations.
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RIVERHEAD, NY — The FOLD (Freak Out Let’s Dance) festival, staged on the eastern end of Long Island, NY on Aug. 4-5, 2015, featured Nile Rodgers and Chic, Pharrell Williams, Beck, Duran Duran, Chaka Kahn, Q-Tip and Keith Urban, among others. ProShow provided Chauvet Professional fixtures for the event.
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