Visual design practice Lightswitch partnered with art sculpture studio HYBYCOZO to create a new immersive nighttime experience, “The Nature of Light: An Exploration After Dark” at The Paine Art Center and Gardens in Oshkosh, WI. The project uses a host of fixtures from Elation Professional.
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Stage Right Lighting in Virginia Beach, VA expanded its Ayrton lighting inventory with 38 Perseo IP65 rated compact, multi-function luminaires, which have been flying off the shelves, according to Production Manager Doug Arble. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »Stage Right Lighting’s Ayrton Perseo Investment Pays Off for Live Events in Virginia’s Tidewater Region
Canadian electronic duo Bob Moses has been touring this summer with fluid lighting design from Envizion Group’s Will Chandler. He’s been using Chauvet Professional fixtures from Envizion Group’s own inventory for a design that makes use of dark spaces, a blow-through video wall, and a rig configuration that lets him “hide” fixtures when not in use.
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Bobby Glowacki does a bit of everything on country music artist Brett Eldredge’s current Songs About You U.S. tour and lights the singer/songwriter using a versatile lighting rig from Elation Professional. Production design, lighting design, lighting programming, lighting operation, even lighting tech, he’s a virtual jack-of-all-lighting-trades working behind the scenes to make sure the show runs smoothly and looks its best.Read More »Brett Eldredge on the Road with Impactful, Multi-Purpose Elation Rig
Since 1860, the Palais de la Bourse in Lyon, France, has brought together the forces of commerce, industry, education and art for the betterment of… Read More »Chauvet Energizes Vinci Group Gala at Palais de la Bourse
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MAXHUB’s ND86PNA 4K Commercial Display is an 86-inch diagonal Direct LED (DLED) display that promises a new level of visual vibrance for presentations, online conferencing,… Read More »MAXHUB: ND86PNA 4K Commercial Display
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The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management. The distinguished 2022 honorees are corporate, event, and theatrical stage manager Andrew Feigin, opera stage manager Raymond Menard, and theatrical stage manager Bernita Robinson. In addition to these Lifetime Achievement Awards, the SMA will honor Marguerite Price with The Founders Award and Narda E. Alcorn and Lisa Porter with a Special Recognition Award.Read More »The Stage Managers’ Association Announces 2022 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management
Denmark’s Roskilde Festival celebrated 50 years this year with a stellar line-up across multiple stages. Robe moving lights played a major role on the Arena Stage, where LD Sune Verdier offered guest LDs an automated setup with a “menu” of eight different truss configuration options, and on the Orange Stage, with a Robe-centered rig provided by Victory Tour Production.
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Dude Perfect is always trying to up the ante, whether it’s trick shots, wild stunts or a friendly competition, and in true Dude Perfect fashion, they took things to the next level with their 2022 Summer Tour. Bandit Lites partnered with 46 Entertainment to provide the lighting package for the American sports and comedy group that boasts more than 58 million subscribers and 14.6 billion views.
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Solotech announces its move to a new and improved 80,000-square-feet space in Las Vegas, NV. Here’s a video from Solotech on its new facility:
The Woodstock Music Festival began on Aug. 15, 1969, drawing half a million people to Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, NY. Here’s a video about the iconic event along with a link to PLSN’s interview with Chip Monck, the festival’s PM/LD, for the “Flashback” feature in the August 2022 issue.
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Lighting acrobats safely is one of the most challenging tasks in entertainment. As Mikki Kunttu, Lighting and Set Designer for Cirque du Soleil’s “Fuzion” notes, doing it successfully is “all about homework and meticulously watching the act to see the way they move, how they interact with each other and the technicians and what they need to grab at precise moments. It’s about studying both the technical and the artistic sides of each act and then putting those parameters together with your own creative approach.”
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