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2014 Olivier Award Nominations Announced

2014 Olivier Award Nominations Announced

LONDON – Presented by the Society of London Theatres, the Olivier Awards honor productions opening in London’s West End. In the lighting category, Paule Constable was nominated for her work on The Light Princess at the National Theatre, Paul Pyant for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Peter Mumford for Ghosts at the Almeida and then the Trafalgar Studios, and Tim Lutkin & Finn Ross for Chimerica at the Almeida and then the Harold Pinter Theatre. Lighting designer Michael Hulls was nominated in the Outstanding Achievement in Dance category for his body of lighting work, including Ballet Boyz – The Talent at Sadler’s Wells.

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Bright Group Acquires Lagom & Gott

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The Bright Group has acquired Lagom & Gott Ljud AB, a sound and light equipment provider based here. Lagom & Gott will continue to operate as a separate company, and becomes a sister company to Starlight in Sweden. The current owners of Lagom & Gott will assume a new role as Bright Group managers. They have also become shareholders in Bright Group.

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2014 BRIT Awards photo Photo © Dave J Hogan, Getty Images

Big PRG Rig Helps Give BRIT Acts Unique Looks

LONDON — With a big rig for the 2014 BRIT Awards staged at the O2 Arena here Feb. 19, PRG was able to give LD Dave Davey enough firepower and versatility to transform the lighting looks for each of the acts. The artist roster included Artic Monkeys; Beyoncé; Bastille and Rudimental; Pharrell & Nile Rodgers; Ellie Goulding; Katy Perry; Disclosure, Lorde & Aluna George; and Bruno Mars.

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USITT Show to Feature Architecture & Theatre Student Design Competition

FORT WORTH, TX – The finalists in the USITT 2014 Architecture & Theatre Student Design Competition will present their designs for a college theatre at USITT’s 2014 Annual Conference & Stage Expo, set for the Fort Worth Convention Center here March 26-29. Michigan-based American Seating sponsored the 2014 competition. Additional support came from San Francisco theatre consulting firm the Shalleck Collaborative.

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TV LDs in Israel Relying on Robe Gear

JERUSALEM – Robe continues to be a popular choice for Israel’s top TV lighting designers. A case in point: LD Ronen Najar’s design for the singing contest show, Rising Star. The rig for the first 24-episode series included Robin MMX Spot and LEDBeam 100 fixtures.  The show was recorded in the Globus Group Studios in Jerusalem and broadcast on national Channel 2.

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LD Chris Lose Turns to Clay Paky, grandMA for Vegas Awards Shows

LAS VEGAS – For the Interactive Achievement Awards at the D.I.C.E. Summit, honoring video game designers within the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino here Feb. 6, LD and programmer Chris Lose pixelmapped the entire stage with stock graphics and custom content cued by a grandMA2 console. The pixelmapping enhanced sets crafted by creative director Chris Wu. The console also drove the lighting rig, which included Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1500 fixtures. Lose used the same brand of fixtures and console for AVN Awards, held a few weeks earlier at the same casino.

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ETC Cobalt 10 Lighting Console

ETC’s Cobalt 10 lighting console shares some of the same features as the company’s larger Cobalt 20 desk, including short commands and on-the-fly lighting control. But as ETC notes of its more compact Cobalt 10, those features can now be accessed in a road-ready, portable package. Those compact dimensions are also a boon for fitting the Cobalt 10 into control rooms with limited space.

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The Light Source Names John Hartness National Sales Manager

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Light Source, Inc. named John G. Hartness national sales manager. Hartness has nearly 20 years of entertainment lighting industry experience, most recently as general manager of Eye Dialogue in Charlotte, NC. Prior to that, Hartness spent more than 15 years with Barbizon Charlotte, rising from Inside Sales to Systems Manager, a position he held for nearly a decade. 

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