FORT WORTH — Two 2001 recipients of a research grant from USITT recently gave back not only the $10,000 they originally received, but another $10,000 to help others going forward. Novella Smith and Robert Gerlach, who used their grant to research the use of LEDs in theatre technology, developed the Selador series of LED light fixtures.
Read More »FORT WORTH — The United States Institute for Theatre Technology used its 2014 Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Fort Worth to launch a new annual event to spark innovations in entertainment technology. The first Spark entertainment innovation symposium will be held at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Sept. 7 to 9, 2014, USITT President Lea Asbell-Swanger announced in her opening remarks Wednesday, March 26.
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FORT WORTH — USITT honored Eugene Lee with its 2014 Distinguished Achievement Award in Scene Design at the 54th Annual Conference & Stage Expo here March 28. USITT Scene Design co-commissioner Michelle Harvey, pictured right, presented the award. Lee was recognized for a career that includes 40 years as production designer for Saturday Night Live and three Tony awards for best scenic design, for Broadway’s Candide (1974), Sweeney Todd (1979) and Wicked (2004).
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Pasquale Quadri, founder and chairman of Bergamo-based Clay Paky SpA, received the lifetime achievement prize at the MIPA/PIPA awards on March 13 during Prolight + Sound.
Read More »INDIO, CA — Phillip K. Smith III, who used mirrors and LEDs to transform the look of an abandoned desert cabin from day into night for two weeks last fall, a project titled Lucid Stead (lucidstead.com), has been commissioned by the organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for a new work, Reflection Field. Also incorporating mirrored surfaces and LED light sources, the artwork is expected to serve as a key artistic focal point for the 2014 festival, which returns to the Empire Polo Club fairgrounds here April 11-13 and April 18-20.
Read More »MELBOURNE, Australia – The Emerson, an entertainment venue here that offers patrons dining, drinking and dancing options, is also adding visual flash with Martin Rush lighting fixtures sourced via Australian distributor Show Technology. South West Solutions designed and installed a system that includes six MH2 Wash, four MH1 Profile and four MH3 Beam fixtures, with a control solution that includes Martin M-PC V3 controller software accessed via a touch screen along with a M2PC control surface for live control.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – At this year’s Prolight+Sound Show, Hans Günter Dünkel from Motion in Fürth, Germany received a special award to commemorate the purchase of their 1000th SGM P-5 wash light. Pictured here, from left, are Thorsten Sattler (SGM Deutschland), Hans Günter Dünkel (Motion Light) and Michael Herweg (SGM Deutschland).
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Chauvet Professional’s ÉPIX 2.0 series of linkable LED display fixtures let designers add pixel mapped video content to their shows and designs using Art-Net or Kling-Net. Multiple ÉPIX 2.0 series elements can also be linked on top of one another to easily build vertical displays.
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LAS VEGAS – Le Maitre noted recently that its G300 smoke and haze machine has reached a 20-year milestone. The units have been adopted for use at theme parks, theatres and cruise ships since then – and also for emergency services training applications. Le Maitre credits the decision to include a haze option in the G300 as a key factor to the unit’s longevity.
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DALLAS – Gemini Light Sound & Video has invested in 30 Clay Paky Sharpy Washes and plans to add more to its rental inventory soon. “I can’t keep them in stock,” said project manager Jason Cain, who credited the fixtures for their “size, speed, color saturation and output.” Among the recent events where Gemini’s new Sharpy Wash fixtures were used: the National Cheerleaders Association’s High School National Championships at the Dallas Convention Center (pictured here.)
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EILENBURG, Germany – ChainMaster Bühnentechnik GmbH, based here, recently celebrated 20 years since the introduction of the first VBG70-certified chain-hoist controller for the entertainment production industry.
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