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Ayrton Bora and NandoBeam S6 Tell a ‘West Side Story’

Ayrton Bora and NandoBeam S6 Tell a ‘West Side Story’

Staged for the first time at the Cagliari Lyric Theatre in Sardinia, Arthur Laurents’ two-act stage musical West Side Story, with music by Leonard Bernstein and loosely based on William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, was a guaranteed success. The staging offered by the Cagliari Lyric Theater was derived from three major U.S. musical institutions: the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Houston Grand Opera, and the Glimmerglass Festival in New York. The performance, which blends the language of traditional opera with that of the musical, took place from 15th – 23rd December, bringing to a close the 2022 opera season with 10 highly anticipated English-language performances.Read More »Ayrton Bora and NandoBeam S6 Tell a ‘West Side Story’

Illuminate Production Services Opens U.S. East Coast Facility Stocked with Elation Gear

Illuminate Production Services (IPS) has recently opened an East Coast facility in Ft. Pierce, FL, to better serve clients nationwide. The family-owned company, which first opened its doors in Sacramento in 2006, is one of the live event industry’s premiere full-service production companies. The new facility, which is stocked with production quality audio, video, lighting, and staging equipment, includes many of Elation Professional’s most sought-after products.Read More »Illuminate Production Services Opens U.S. East Coast Facility Stocked with Elation Gear

BIGABOX Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Support Sonny Fodera at O2 Academy Brixton

Sonny Fodera performing at O2 Academy Brixton. Photo Courtesy: Zoe Visuals

“When I make my music, I want people to feel good, I can really feel that when they sing the lyrics back to me,” house heavyweight Sonny Fodera told an interviewer from Forbes earlier this year. The Australian-born star must have had no doubt that his music was having the desired elixir effect on his audience recently, when he performed two sold-out shows at O2 Academy Brixton. Throughout both shows, the walls of the iconic concert venue reverberated with fans responding to the highly emotive songs from his recently released fifth album “Wide Awake,” and other recordings.Read More »BIGABOX Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Support Sonny Fodera at O2 Academy Brixton

CHAUVET Professional Creates NYE Magic for Mike Grabowski and The Lighting Design Group

 

ABCs ‘Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest’ was lit by Lighting Design Group’s Senior Lighting Designer, Mike Grabowski with a range of CHAUVET Professional fixtures. Photo by John Argueta/ABC via Getty Images) DURAN DURAN

Mike Grabowski was thrilled with his experience designing the multiple stages under his purview for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest in Times Square this year, except for one thing. His single regret didn’t involve the rain that fell for much of the evening, either. After all, the “unpredictability of nature,” comes with the territory when lighting outdoor events, said The Lighting Design Group’s senior designer. Plus, given that most of his rig was IP65 rated, he had little to worry about regarding the showers. (He and the team have seen a lot of challenging weather, being at Times Square on NYE, for over a decade of these shows.)Read More »CHAUVET Professional Creates NYE Magic for Mike Grabowski and The Lighting Design Group

4Wall Invests in Thousands of Unilumin UPAD IV & IV-S Video Panels

4Wall has invested in thousands of panels from Unilumin’s newest range of rental LED Upad IV and IV-S, building on the success of their UpadIII fleet. Upad IV brings the newest technology in a lightweight, high-precision panel, demonstrating brilliant visual performance from NovaStar’s A10S Pro HDR processing.Read More »4Wall Invests in Thousands of Unilumin UPAD IV & IV-S Video Panels

Claypaky Sharpy Plus Aqua Fixtures Open the Floodgates on Gwar’s Fall 2022 Tour

Heavy metal band Gwar recently wrapped the fall North American leg of their Black Death Rager World Tour, in which Claypaky Sharpy Plus Aquas played a key and unusual role. Gwar’s fall tour kicked off at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Virginia in September and concluded in Baltimore in November.Read More »Claypaky Sharpy Plus Aqua Fixtures Open the Floodgates on Gwar’s Fall 2022 Tour

Avolites Announces the Release of New Titan v16.0 Software

Avolites, a leader in the innovation of visual control systems, has unveiled a major new release of its renowned lighting and integrated media control Titan software. Version 16 has two new main features developed to assist programmers and operators by providing fast access to the data they need. Here’s a video overview of two new features in V16, Freeform Layout and Cue List Tracking View:

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NovaStar at the World Cup, Not Just on the Pitch

NovaStar at the World Cup 2022
The LED screens at the various stadiums displayed considerable surprises during the World Cup 2022 in Qatar and brought fans a diverse and rich visual experience. Not surprisingly, NovaStar lit up the LED screens in eight stadiums for the World Cup 2022. NovaStar is very proud to have been part of three consecutive World Cups; it shows great recognition from the industry and customers.Read More »NovaStar at the World Cup, Not Just on the Pitch

Bandit Lites Holds Annual General Meeting for Company’s Historic 55th Year

Bandit Lites recently held its Annual General Meeting, a gathering of all the team members across the country for an assessment of the year prior and announcements of future endeavors. Bandit Chair Michael T. Strickland addressed the team, sharing insights on Bandit’s successes in 2022 and his goals for 2023, including new updated facilities, equipment, and support.Read More »Bandit Lites Holds Annual General Meeting for Company’s Historic 55th Year

Vectorworks, Inc. Announces New Cloud and Mobile Enhancements Built on Apple Technology

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. has released key updates to the Vectorworks 2023 product line focused on providing users with a more efficient and reliable experience on Vectorworks Cloud Services and the Vectorworks Nomad mobile app utilizing Apple’s innovative technology.Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Announces New Cloud and Mobile Enhancements Built on Apple Technology

Lighting Designer Lonnie Juli Joins Forces with Angry Badger Productions

Angry Badger Productions is excited to announce that renowned, award-winning Lighting Designer/Director of Photography Lonnie Juli has joined the ABP team as Chief Creative Officer. With four decades of network television production experience with both CBS Network and NBC, Juli brings to ABP, traditional high standards and a focus on cutting-edge technology and streamlined operations. His operational experience is invaluable to Angry Badger’s clients in streamlining workflows and controlling costs to provide exceptional results.Read More »Lighting Designer Lonnie Juli Joins Forces with Angry Badger Productions

Daniel Thibault Creates Big Looks on a Small Stage for BIG SOMETHING with CHAUVET Professional

A lot of lighting designers looked for ways to stay busy and productive during the pandemic lockdown. Daniel Thibault of Life is Art Studio found a number of means to do this; one was by lighting in-your-car-concerts at drive-in movie theatres, the other was by helping the Lincoln Theatre develop a “Covid safe” seating plan that could be implemented when restrictions on live shows were finally eased.Read More »Daniel Thibault Creates Big Looks on a Small Stage for BIG SOMETHING with CHAUVET Professional