LONDON – Elation Professional’s new Emotion moving head digital luminaire (pictured here) will have its European debut Oct. 4-6 at the PLASA show in London. A number of the company’s other new technologies will also be on display at Elation Stand A40, including the world premiere of the newest Satura Series luminaire, the Satura Profile.
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SINGAPORE – A squadron of six Avolites Ai Infinity EX8 servers were out in force for the Singapore National Day Parade celebrations in August driving specially created content onto a massive 400m-long LED screen.
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BRISTOL, UK – Arcadia’s giant fire-breathing spider, a big draw to the annual Glastonbury Festival, landed in the Queen’s Square in Bristol for an inner city festival dubbed Metamorphosis on Sept. 4-5. Some 20,000 attended the DJ event/visual extravaganza, which included three mini-spiders and the Lords of Lightning. CPL provided projection equipment and crew.
SHANGHAI, China — For the first Infinity Summer Festival, which took place Aug. 8 in Shanghai, Laserworld provided support in the form of their Swiss and German laser gear to accompany the festival’s EDM oriented house and trance music.
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CAESAREA, Israel – Caesarea-based rental company KolOr Eli, owned by Linda and Eli Avitan, recently 14 Robe BMFL Spots to their inventory. Robe’s distributor for Israel, Danor Theatre & Studio Systems, provided the gear, which was used to light a performance by Israeli pop star Ivry Lider, pictured here.
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LAS VEGAS – PLASA has announced that Steve Terry will receive its highest honor, the Eva Swan Award, which recognizes exceptional long-term commitment to the association. The award will be presented at PLASA’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 2:30pm-4:30pm at the Westgate Las Vegas Casino and Resort.
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Novalight’s Nova-Scope, now sold, supported, and serviced in North America by the entertainment equipment distribution company DNJ Pro, is a weatherproof aerial effect light.
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WALLERN, Austria, – AV Stumpfl’s SC Master acts as a central control system inside 4D theaters delivered to clients worldwide by Simworx.
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VASTERAS, Sweden – In order to work more closely with customers in one of their key markets, and to better understand their needs, GLP (German Light Products) has announced a new GLP Nordic office, based in Sweden. Running the operation (as Sales Manager, Sweden) is Daniel Rüdén.
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SYRACUSE, NY – Mark Shanda, professor of theatre design and technology and former Dean of Arts and Humanities at The Ohio State University, has begun a three-year term as president of USITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
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REDWOOD CITY, CA – Business in downtown Redwood City, CA, has taken an upward turn on Tuesday nights thanks to the Redwood City Improvement Association, Christie, Tekamaki and BartKresa Design. Previously the quietest night of the week, more than 1,000 people now flock downtown to see the San Mateo County History Museum lit up in a dramatic visual display.
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