LONDON – Robe CEO Josef Valchar is donating an Olympic torch – used on one of the torch relay legs for the London Games – for auction at PLASA 2012. Funds raised will benefit industry charity Light Relief.
Read More »Boston is bringing back memories in concert this summer on their U.S./Canada tour with “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind,” “Long Time,” “Amanda” and… Read More »Boston’s Tour: Goodbye Space Ship, Hello Video
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LAS VEGAS – 4Wall Entertainment was named to Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the nation for the third consecutive year. In the business products & services category, 4Wall earned a 2012 industry rank of #475 in the business products & services category by posting a double digit growth rate during the last three years.
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NEW ORLEANS — Wind and rain from Hurricane Isaac forced a wave of concert cancellations in late August and over Labor Day weekend as remnants of the storm moved inland. Although 2012 wasn’t the worst year on record for named storms from the Atlantic — thanks partly to better infrastructure, Isaac wasn’t nearly as costly as Katrina in 2005 — freakish weather has cancelled a number of events this summer.
Read More »NEW YORK – A draft for the safety standard of orchestra pit and forestage lifts is available for public review on the PLASA website. BSR E1.42 is being written to address the lack of a national standard in North America for orchestra pit and forestage lifts and to help establish minimum safety requirements and inspection procedures.
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SYDNEY, Australia – A new children’s theatre and performance space has opened as part of the new Darling Quarter precinct. The Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre is the home of the Monkey Baa Theatre Company as well. Jands completed the technical installation of the theatre as a turnkey project in partnership with The PA People. For lighting, the venue chose an ETC Ion 1000 console, along with a selection of ETC fixtures.
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PULA, Croatia — The 59th Pula Film Festival, held in the ancient Vespasian’s Amphitheatre, set a new standard for outdoor 3D film presentation.The 3D projection setup achieved one of the longest throw distances ever recorded at 73.6 meters (242 ft). The setup, which included an 18.70 x 8.45m Stagelite Stereo 3D Screen from Harkness Screens, achieved a wide-viewing angle of 60º allowing the 3D presentation to be viewed at suitable brightness levels throughout the entire seating area.
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DEVON, UK – S+H Technical Support has supplied 8,000 square meters of its ShowLED Animation curtain to the new series of Sky’s popular dating games show, ‘Love Machine.’ Set designer Patrick Doherty specified the Animation curtain to wrap around the entire back of the set and create patterns, texturing and other ambient effects. S + H is also supplying ShowLED Chameleon RGB Starcloth to mask around the back of the live audience in the studio.
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