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PROLIGHTS Products Illuminate Swan Park Theatre

PROLIGHTS Products Illuminate Swan Park Theatre

Swan Park Theatre, a cornerstone of the arts within the City of Swan, has experienced a transformative upgrade in its lighting setup, with PROLIGHTS lighting solutions provided by Show Technology. Managed by the Calisthenics Society of Western Australia, the theatre serves as a versatile venue for a wide array of events, from dance performances and theatrical productions to conferences and community gatherings. Theatre Consultant Matthew Nankivell, together with system integrator Technical Alliance, led the initiative to upgrade the venue’s lighting, with a focus on integrating LED technology to replace outdated systems.

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Ivan Lavezzoli Creates Versatile Looks at Fuori Sanremo With CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL12 Curve

Capturing the flavor of The Sanremo Music Festival up close was Radio Italia’s very popular “Fuori Sanremo,”  a program that featured all of the artists from the festival with interviews and live performances recorded in a studio specially set up in this beautiful Mediterranean costal city’s Grand Hotel Londra. Lighting designer Ivan Lavezzoli created an elegantly engaging atmosphere for “Fuori Sanremo,” with a setup that featured CHAUVET Professional fixtures imported by Zalight.

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Scott Chmielewski Design for Mat Franco Vegas Show Features Elation DARTZ

Scott Chmielewski of DMDS7UDIOS is employing a large rig of DARTZ 360 narrow-beam luminaires from Elation to support the mesmerizing performances of renowned magician Mat Franco at The LINQ Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Chmielewski addressed an initial refresh of the show in 2021 before undertaking a complete redesign of the entire show, stage and theatre in early 2023, collaborating with Director Brian Burke, Art Director Joe Oneill and Mat Franco himself. 

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Robe Helps Perpetuum Celebrate 40 at Ljubljana’s Cankarjev Dom

Popular Slovenian vocal group, Perpetuum Jazzile, celebrated their 40th anniversary with a series of high-profile shows at Ljubljana’s Cankarjev Dom, the country’s biggest theater venue, asking Crt Birsa from design studio Blackout to create lighting suitable for the occasion. With typical enthusiasm and imaginative zeal – plus the assistance of substantial quantities of Robe moving lights – Crt created an impressive visual showcase, working closely with Mark Pirc, brought in as video content creator and co-show director with Aljaz Bastic for these special performances. 

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Education Fund Created to Honor James L. Moody

Jim Moody

Family and friends gathered to remember James L. Moody (1942-2023) on Saturday, March 2 at Kinetic Lighting in Los Angeles. At the Celebration of Moody’s amazing and productive life, his former business and writing partner, and friend of many decades, Jeff Ravitz, announced a fund in Moody’s honor at LA City College, where Moody taught and was head of the tech theatre program.Read More »Education Fund Created to Honor James L. Moody

A Monumental and Memorable Finale

The creative team for Daddy Yankee’s final ‘La Meta’ shows in Puerto Rico had a clear goal in mind: to give the artist and his fans the ultimate show experience as a send-off. Everyone on the creative team had their own favorite moments, from the top of the show where Daddy Yankee performs on his lighting platform and is floating back and forth to the beginning of Act III where the full scale of this 1,000-fixture production was presented to the reveal, in Act IV, of the giant inflatable statue of the artist that appears to cry golden tears. But the most memorable aspect of the production for Lighting Programmer/Operator Will Flavin was the behind-the-scenes teamwork that was required to stage this enormous production in the first place.

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ESTA’s Technical Standard Program Seeking Public Reviews

ESTA’s Technical Standard Program announces three newly-published standard reaffirmations, and seven documents now in public review: Three of ESTA’s existing standards were approved for reaffirmation recently, and have been published, now available for free. Seven documents – one reaffirmation, two new draft standards, and four revised draft standards – are now in public review until 08 April 2024.

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Christopher Bauder Favors MDG for his Autobiographical Installation VEKTOR

German light artist, Christopher Bauder, has chosen MDG ATMe haze generators and Me2 fog machines as the foundation of his latest installation, VEKTOR, a personal piece loosely based on his life experiences. VEKTOR, Memories in Light & Sound, is Bauder’s third installation at Berlin’s Kraftwerk, an old power plant-turned-art gallery in Berlin that Bauder refers to as an ‘industrial cathedral’.

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Myles Mangino Sets Stage for Runway 7 During New York Fashion Week with CHAUVET Professional

New York Fashion Week at Runway 7, one of the renowned event’s premier attractions. Held at the iconic Sony Hall, Runway 7 was organized around a “Made In” theme that featured designs endemic to different regions of the world.  The work of a record 117 designers from 10 different nations were highlighted during the event’s four-day run. From Anjali Phougat’s blend of Indian and western styles, to Microteje’s Chilean streetwear, Runway 7 showcased a global array of inspiring stylings. Accenting the artistry of these creations was a Myles Mangino lighting design that featured 20 Ovation E-260WW warm white ellipsoidals.

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Empowered Collaborates with Harlequin Floors to Illuminate the Importance of Performance Flooring Across the Arts

Empowered, the enlightening educational program hosted by acclaimed actress Meg Ryan is proud to announce a dynamic collaboration with Harlequin Floors to produce a captivating new episode focused on the necessity for performance flooring across various artistic disciplines. Set to film in the upcoming year, this episode aims to educate consumers on the critical role that performance flooring plays in supporting the needs of professionals in dance, theater production, live events staging, film, and video, among other creative fields.Read More »Empowered Collaborates with Harlequin Floors to Illuminate the Importance of Performance Flooring Across the Arts