UTRECHT, The Netherlands – For a Dutch musical version of The Bodyguard staged at Beatrix Theatre, LD Luc Peumans of Painting With Light included Clay Paky Mythos and Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures in the lighting rig. Ampco Flashlight supplied the gear.
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ELGIN, IL – The Harting Technology Group, headquartered in Espelkamp, Germany, reported that its sales in its 2014/2015 fiscal year were up by 3.7 percent to a new high point, EUR 567 million, for the company.
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SUNNYVALE, CA – For Sunnyvale Seventh-day Adventist Church, which is located less than a 15-minute drive from the world headquarters of Apple, Google, Intel, Cisco and a host of other Silicon Valley powerhouses, Legend Theatrical installed LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The new rig includes Ovation E-190WW LED ellipsoidals, Rogue R1 Spots, COLORado 2-Quad Zoom VW Tour par-style fixtures, COLORdash Par-Hex 12 RGBAW+UV pars and COLORado Batten 72 Tour washes.
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LYON, France – Four nights of utter enchantment was planned in December for Lyon’s most famous festival to date, broadcasting the heritage of the city. However, due to the recent tragic events in Paris, the Festival of Lights was cut short to a one-day tribute to the victims on Dec. 8, inviting people to stand united and light candles while the city became illuminated for that one evening at La Colline de Fourvière.
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LOS ANGELES – NBC’s production of The Wiz Live!, which drew 11.5 million viewers and critical acclaim, featured a lighting design by Allen Branton, that included Clay Paky Alpha 800 Profile and Sharpy fixtures along with grandMA2 consoles for lighting and show control. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. distributes both product lines in North America.
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BLACKPOOL, UK – Robe gets into the great tradition of English Panto this festive season with over 50 fixtures – including the latest in the DL series luminaires which are built for theatre – specified by Lighting Designer Andy Webb for a lively and colorful production of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’, produced by UK Productions at Blackpool Grand Theatre.
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NASHVILLE – Music City is home to yet another production company, as Screenworks hung out their shingle and got one of those respected “615” area codes on Dec. 10. They celebrated with an all-day open house/reception that brought long time friends and new acquaintances into their new office and warehouse. Pictured here, from left, are Andy Gerber, Danny O’Bryen and Randy Mayer.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Ustream, a leading provider of live and on-demand video platforms, is using Roland’s VR-50HD all-in-one HD multi-format AV mixer to control internal streaming audio and video communications within its corporate environment. Pictured here with the switcher is Ustream’s Alden Fertig.
Read More »GLENDALE, CA – Kinetic Lighting announced that James Diaz has joined its team in the role of Customer Service Representative. Diaz comes to Kinetic with 12 years of industry experience. He was previously logistics coordinator for a lighting design firm.
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MONTERREY, Mexico — Elation partner Adimsa supplies lighting packages for many of the bigger shows for Banda La Trakalosa, a 20-member Mexican ensemble. With some of these concerts drawing 10,000 or more, the show visuals get extra impact from Elation Professional’s Platinum BX beam fixtures.
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TORONTO — For the 2015 Pan Am Games (held July 10-26) and Parapan Am Games (held Aug. 7-15), APG Displays provided large LCD video displays. The company supplied their 55” LCD modular NEC X554UN videowall and their 46” LCD modular NEC X462UN videowall to support the events for able-bodied and disabled athletes.
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BUCHAREST, Romania — Bucharest City Hall’s annual Bucharest Christmas Market, organized with an assist from CreArT (Centre for Creation, Art and Tradition), draws holiday visitors with crafts, foods, music and a 50-foot-tall Christmas tree emblazoned with 20,000 lights. SGM partner FIVE’S International has been serving as the technical provider of the event, deploying SGM LED luminaries for both architectural installations and entertainment stage light setups.
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