The Colours of Ostrava music festival returned to the former Vítkovice steelworks in Ostrava, Czech Republic over four days in mid-July. Prague-based SMART Production oversaw staging, rigging, lighting, video and audio for most of the stages, with the Liberty Stage getting extra visual impact with a Robe-centered rig provided by rental specialist AV Media Events.
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The Rockzilla Summer Tour featuring Papa Roach, Falling In Reverse, Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves has been crisscrossing the country with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. LD Mathias Kuhn worked to achieve distinct looks for each of the co-headlining bands all while using the same floor set by using lighting fixtures mounted on and in Tyler truss.
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“What’s new?” Unscientific research has shown those to be the most common words uttered by visitors when they first enter a trade show stand. Those who pose that question to the Chauvet Professional team at PLASA Stand C-16 will be treated to some exciting answers, as the company continues to build on its recent impressive string of IP65 rated product introductions, particularly in regard to their class leading weight.Read More »Chauvet Professional Answers “What’s New at PLASA?”
PLSN’s LD-at-Large, Chris Lose, turned the giant lemon of Covid shutdown downtime in a big vat of lemonade. Since early 2020, he has posted more than 200 of these topical chats with his fellow lighting designers and lighting directors along with others from different departments and disciplines. To have a listen, go to plsn.com/podcasts.
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Recently, Editor Emeritus, Richard “Nook” Schoenfeld posted some very good news on Facebook. We are excited to share this welcome news with the readers of PLSN:Read More »Good News from Nook
LD Jerry Appelt turns to power of Excalibur and Maximus on one of his favorite shows of the year
The annual Summer Night Concert (Das Sommernachtskonzert) by the Vienna Philharmonic at the illustrious Schönbrunn Palace is the second biggest show every year in Austria, only outdone by the world-class orchestra’s renowned New Year’s Concert. This year, lighting designer and director of photography Jerry Appelt used 280 Elation Proteus series luminaires to light the summer show for 80,000 spectators in the Palace Park plus a worldwide television audience of millions.Read More »280 Proteus for Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert at Schönbrunn Castle
The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) recently held their 29th Annual S*P*A*M Conference, where they elected three new officers. We at Stage Directions in PLSN join them in congratulating Karin Rabe Vance, Ben Hohman, and Liz Baehr for being voted in as S*P*A*M’s new President, Vice President, and Secretary.Read More »The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) Elects New Officers
Kane Brown performs “Grand” on the remote outdoor Toyota Stage from Ft. Lee, NJ during the MTV Video Music Awards 2022.
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Peaky Blinders: The Rise Production Team for Peaky Blinders: The Rise Creative Director: Tom Maller Production Design: Rebecca Brower Lighting Design: Terry Cook Sound Design:… Read More »Peaky Blinders: The Rise
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Leading dry hire rental partner, Main Light, LLC, has continued to expand it rental inventory with the addition of Martin MAC Aura PXL wash luminaires. These new lights are now available to rent from any of the Main Light locations. Main Light created a video demonstration of the Martin MAC Aura PXL luminaires:
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Noot vir Noot (Note for Note), a long-running popular and successful Afrikaans language TV music-based game show produced by Stemmburg TV and broadcast on SABC 2 has returned to screens after a two-year break due to Covid, with edition 40 featuring a slightly reimagined version of the slick brand-new set designed by Michael Gill and built by SDS for the fully visually revamped season.Read More »LD Ryan Lombard Lights New Set for Music-Based Game Show in South Africa with Robe
Robin Irvine, a New York-based tour manager for such acts as Cyndi Lauper, Foreigner, B-52’s, Eurythmics, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Robert Gordon and many others, died Aug. 21 at the age of 77. An open-mic celebration of his life is planned for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 at the Washington Irving Boat Club in Tarrytown, NY from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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