PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Ballet is shining a new light on its 25th anniversary production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” by using a dozen Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800 fixtures. Pin Point Lighting supplied the lighting, as they have done since 2000.
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FLORENCE, Italy — For a theatrical touring production of Nascosto Dove c’e piu Luce (Hidden Where There Is More Light) featuring Italian actor/comedian Gioele Dix, set and lighting designers Francesca Pedrotti and Carlo Signorini chose Quadro L16 fixtures from RED Lighting as an integral part of the production’s abstract design.
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SYRACUSE, NY — Frank Willard, vice president of Syracuse Scenery & Stage Lighting Co., Inc., passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 8, 2013. Willard, who was drawn to technical theatre as a student at Watertown, NY-based Jefferson Community College in the early 1970s, joined Syracuse Scenery in 1975 and was its representative as a founding member of the Theatrical Dealers Association (then ESTA, now PLASA). Willard also was an ETCP-certified rigger and a member of JR Clancy’s dealer advisory board.
Read More »SALT LAKE CITY — ClearOne reported that it had entered into a settlement agreement with UBS Financial Services on an auction-rate securities dispute dating back to 2008. UBS agreed to pay $45 million. ClearOne also noted that an arbitration panel denied a similar claim against Morgan Stanley.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Working together with architect Mark Cavagnero Associates and SIA Acoustics, Auerbach Pollock Friedlander provided theatre and video consulting for the new SFJAZZ Center, which opened Jan. 21. The new three-story Center’s main venue, the Robert N. Miner Auditorium, can be formatted with as many as eight configurations, seating 350 to 700. Other spaces include the Ensemble Room for rehearsals or as an intimate performance space, three practice rooms and a digital lab.
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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Rotterdam-based rental company Peitsman Licht en Geluid (Light & Sound) has purchased Robe’s latest Robin DLX Spot and DLF Wash fixtures, becoming the first DLF users in the Benelux region. Of the new purchase, 10 DLFs and six DLXs went straight out on tour with Percossa, a high energy percussion ensemble now touring Benelux and France.
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MAIDSTONE, KENT, UK – More than 1,000 LED light sources from SGM have brought the new 1800-capacity Wonderland nightclub to life in Maidstone, Kent. Commanding the focus of attention is an overhang comprised of 225 of SGM’s 1-meter length pixel tubes interspersed with 784 LED Pix pixel cubes.
Read More »LOCUST VALLEY, NY — Screenworks-NEP selected MultiDyne’s DVI-6000 for video transmission during the 2012 worldwide Madonna MDNA concert tour. MultiDyne’s DVI-6000 fiber-optic transport solution extends transmission distances to up to 24 miles — over just a single fiber — enabling equipment operators to deliver video from servers located throughout concert venues to video walls onstage.
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LAS VEGAS – Blue Man Group are putting a lightweight screen, digiTHIN, to use when they appear to materialize from a video projection in their latest production. The screens, developed by displayLED under its digiLED brand, are worn by the artists who perform rigorous routines animated by visual effects. Says BMG show director Bill Swartz, the effects illustrate the group’s creative idea that a hybrid space exists between real life and the technical world of phones and texts. “We call it 2.5D space,” he says.
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LOS ANGELES – When the Hollywood Wax Museum refurbished its on-the-street lobby to attract the attention of passers-by, Electrosonic was called upon to design and install a number of HD video displays to capture the interest of strollers on Hollywood Boulevard. Electrosonic project manager Dan Laspa says the job posed the usual challenges for “an old Hollywood building,” including obtaining seismic certification for the monitor mounts. “We worked only at night when the museum was closed so we wouldn’t impede business in any way.”
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LONDON – Sarah Cox has joined White Light as European divisional sales manager. In her new role, Cox will focus on delivering White Light’s products and service to customers throughout the UK and European markets. Cox most recently worked as business development manager for Stage Electrics, and before that, she held positions with Roland Hemming and TMB.
Read More »COLUMIA, MD —Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. announces the Japanese-language version of the Vectorworks 2013 line of design software, including Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Fundamentals, Landmark, Spotlight and Renderworks. The “Vectorworks 2013 Caravan” launch events are free and will take place throughout Japan in January.
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