ASTANA, Kazakhstan – The Khan Shatyr, or Royal Marquee, is a 500-foot-high clear tent supported by cables extending from a central spire. The structure is designed to moderate the temperatures felt by visitors to the 10-football-field area that it encloses, which range from very cold during the winter (-30 degrees F.) to hot in the summer (95 degrees F.)
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LAS VEGAS – LD Carlos Colina lit the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards using 124 Vari*Lite luminaires provided by Atomic Lighting. The event, presented by the Latin Recording Academy, was broadcast live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center Nov. 11.
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Times Square Lighting says its LED21P delivers the lighting equivalent of a 75-watt pattern projector utilizing a 21-watt LED module, promising 10 times the lamp life and 70 percent energy savings.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Global Truss America LLC has filed suit against GLP German Light Products and Mark Ravenhill, President of GLP US Inc., alleging trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair business practices and other violations of the Lanham Act.
Read More »Martin Professional's eShop has expanded its functionality and changed its name to myMartin. Accessible to pre-approved customers, myMartin is a source for lighting, video and smoke products and accessories with an emphasis on product info, pricing, product availability, special campaigns, ordering information, account management and more.
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WEST ORANGE, NJ – Jersey Shore's Snooki wasn't there, but Dina and Caroline Manzo from The Real Housewives of New Jersey were, along with the cast of Jerseylicious.
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NEW YORK – The expanded and renovated Museum of the Moving Image reopens Jan. 15 with 17 Barco RLM series projectors used in prominent locations. These include a 50-foot-long seamless projection wall in the lobby, the new Video Screening Amphitheater, a new 68-seat screening room and an inaugural exhibition, Real Virtuality.
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LONDON – Les Dennis presented a new series of the BBC children's TV show, Fee Fi Fo Yum, where the object of the game is to avoid being eaten by Brian the Giant. Made in BBC Television Centre TC 3, the whimsical dinner table set, animated by computer-generated creatures and lots of slime, was lit with Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300s and Alpha Spot HPE 700s.
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MILWAUKEE, WI – Lighting Programmer Seth Robinson used Martin's M1 console to control the concert and television lighting for Farm Aid, featuring Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews. Stan Crocker was the LD for the event, with Bandit Lites supplying gear.
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LONDON – LD Andy Hurst opted to use GLP 120 RZ impression zooms for Faithless' European arena tour at the end of last year. Hurst also incorporated 100 standard impressions into his rig for 30 Seconds to Mars' shows, led by Jared Leto.
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NEW YORK – Scharff Weisberg teamed with projection designer Zachary Borovay to integrate video into two more Broadway productions, Lombardi and Elf, continuing a nearly 10-year relationship including collaborations on other Broadway productions such as Xanadu, To Be Or Not To Be and Peepshow in Las Vegas.
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