NEW YORK – When you're tasked with explaining the history of civilization to an audience in 75 minutes, it helps to have some visual support. For Broadway's Colin Quinn Long Story Short, starring Colin Quinn and directed by Jerry Seinfeld at the Helen Hayes Theater, Quinn gets it in the form of projections and scenery from scenic designer David Gallo.
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GUANGZHOU, China – The opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on Haixinsha Island earlier this month featured a 2,000-square-meter main stage covered with 10cm of water. Decorative elements included four stylized sailing ships and eight LED velomena.
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NEW YORK – The New York Public Library's main Fifth Avenue branch joins a growing list of iconic buildings that Ross Ashton has lit with projection art.
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Da-Lite's Mount Selector is an online tool that can be used to determine which Advance mount is compatible with a variety of flat panel monitors or projectors. Users can enter the model of the flat panel or projector in the search box and the box itself will display a filtered list of displays as they type. They can also indicate whether they are looking for a flat panel or projector mount, then enter the manufacturer and get an entire list of available models.
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MACON, GA – Country artist Jason Aldean's shows feature distinctive looks with LD Aaron Swetland choreographing imagery and lighting effects using moving lights, video panels and scissor truss.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – For Montecasino, a destination for gaming and entertainment in Fourways, Johannesburg, Declan Randall from Congo Blue and the casino's David Butcher came up with a lighting design for the "pit" gaming table area. They used Anolis ArcSource 3 RGB LED fixtures and an Anolis ArcControl 1024, which was supplied by Anolis' South African distributors, DWR.
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GUANGZHOU, China – Robert Juliat has supplied dozens of its lighting fixtures including profiles and followspots for the recently-built Guangzhou Opera House, which was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – "Shinedown is simply one of the best rock bands in the world, period."
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SINGAPORE – Robe and Anolis lighting fixtures have been specified and installed into three separate clubs in Orchard Tower on 400 Orchard Road, a popular destination for crowds seeking drinking and pole-dancing diversions.
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BOURNEMOUTH, U.K. – The Pavilion Dance Centre in the southern coastal city opened recently with new lighting equipment from ETC, including six Selador Vivid-R LED fixtures.
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