NORTHFIELD, OH – Stage Research co-founder Carlton Guc put SFX and LightFactory software through its paces on two recent Ohio productions: A Christmas Carol, staged in Akron's Greystone Hall by the Actor's Summit; and Steel Magnolias, at the French Creek Nature Center in Sheffield Village, LaGrange, Ohio, by TrueNorth Cultural Arts.
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MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins' new interactive multimedia display, featuring Christie MicroTiles, is up and running at the team's Sun Life Stadium. Called the Dolphins Interactive Wall, it's a customized version of The BuzzWall, developed by Christie and Montreal-based Arsenal Media.
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The Elation ELAR 108 par fixture, housed in a die-cast aluminum case, is an IP 65-rated RGBW LED fixture that can be used outdoors. It has a maximum operating ambient temperature parameter of 113° F and an LED life rating of 100,000 hours.
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MIAMI – Fixtures from sister companies Elation, Acclaim and American DJ, including Elation Design Spot 250 Pro, Elation Flex Tape and Acclaim X Chip fixtures, light up the chic black leather accents in Spazio Nero, a boutique nightspot and daytime espresso rendezvous in Miami's business district.
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TEL AVIV, Israel – Stage Design, with locations in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, recently invested in a 24-way Kinesys Elevation 1+ variable speed motor control system for its rental inventory.
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BLACKBURN, U.K. – HSL provided lighting, Kinesys automation, projection and LED video to support LD Andy Liddle's design for U.K. and European legs of the recent tour for Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark (OMD).
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MEXICO CITY – The Mexican government sponsored a range of festivities celebrating 200 years of independence and the 100-year anniversary of the Mexican revolution, culminating in two separate events held in the main plaza of the capital, El Zócalo.
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Rose Brand now offers stock patterns of Precision Cut Fabric designs to eliminate the creative quandary many customers experience when submitting their orders. They also promise speedier production and lower pricing.
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STRATFORD UPON AVON, U.K. – The Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) reopened recently after a major renovation that created a new main auditorium with a thrust stage and updates to the adjacent Swan Theatre, with a colonnade connecting the two. Stage Electrics played an extensive role supporting the sweeping upgrade.
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Martin's latest addition to its Tripix Range of products is the Tripix Wash, an IP66 color mixing fixture with "pre-mixed" LEDs and custom lenses designed to eliminate unwanted color separation and color shadows. It outputs 1400 lumens and is available in very narrow, narrow, medium or wide beam angles.
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LONDON – JLS, the U.K. boy band first thrust into the limelight as finalists on The X-Factor talent show in 2008, have since sold 1.3 million albums worldwide and are now performing before screaming fans in support their second release, Outta This World.
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NEW YORK – There was no "flash" or intense light movement, no lasers or pyro, and even the light that was used was mostly just plain white. But a variety of venues and delicate white-light transitions, the Bob Dylan Fall Tour still had its share of lighting design challenges. TMS supported the tour with 35 Vari*Lite luminaires.
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