ESTA welcomes the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) as the newest addition to their community. The association is proud to be the new host of the quadrennial conference, the fifth iteration of which will take place July 2024 in New York.Read More »ESTA Acquires NATEAC
The Lighting Design Group (LDG) appointed Bill Groener, a 40+ year industry veteran, as COO. The company also recently named Ann Van Dyke as its vice president – finance. Lisa Aldisert, who previously served as LDG’s COO, has been appointed as LDG’s CFO.
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On December 2, 2021, NBC aired a star-studded, live broadcast of the hit musical Annie. Annie Live was broadcast to a TV audience of over 5 million, with 350 watching in the NBC studio. Award-winning lighting designer Bob Barnhart lit the production, evoking mood, atmosphere, and a vivid sense of time and place. Having previously worked on NBC’s live broadcast of The Sound of Music, Barnhart knew that he required a lighting fixture with maximum technical and creative potential. To that end he selected the VL2600 PROFILE from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand.Read More »The Vari-Lite VL2600 PROFILE Ensured The Sun Came Out on NBC’s Annie Live
Production Designer Owen Pritchard-Smith used GLP’s impression X4 Bar 20 battens and JDC1 hybrid strobes for several rescheduled UK shows on Dermot Kennedy’s recent ‘Better Days’ tour before the Irish singer headed off to the U.S.
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At their best, cultural institutions do more than provide an engaging setting where people can enjoy the performing arts. They also serve as reassuring landmarks, standing out from their surroundings to remind all who gaze upon them of a community’s shared ideals and values. The winner of multiple architectural awards, The Michael Fowler Centre is in keeping with this tradition. Helping to define the Wellington, New Zealand skyline with its tri-level glass façade and towering concrete columns, which are often adorned in colorful light, the almost-four-decade-old building embodies the city’s commitment to culture.Read More »Chauvet Professional Supports Eco-Friendly Lighting Upgrade at The Michael Fowler Centre
Oak View Group (OVG), the global venue development, advisory, and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry, recently announced its vision to welcome a newly planned entertainment district including an arena in Las Vegas. Groundbreaking and construction for the estimated $3B point of destination entertainment district and arena are scheduled for 2023. Read More »Oak View Group to Build Las Vegas Entertainment District with Arena, Amphitheater, Casino and Hotel
Bandit Lites announces the recent promotion of Mike Stanley to client representative. In this position, Stanley with identify and develop new opportunities of growth for… Read More »Bandit Lites Promotes Mike Stanley to Client Representative
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The Parnelli Awards Board of Advisors are pleased to announce that, as reservations open for the 20th awards gala and voting for the Indispensable Technology (“IT”) Awards get underway, the roster of official Parnelli sponsors also continues to grow.
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For Moshe Baskin, lighting pro of the @Eagleproducionco team. music is something that can shape the movement of light. This was obvious for the audience… Read More »Moshe Baskin and Chauvet Professional Flow with the Music at Winterlude
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PRG helped bring the lighting design from Full Flood, Inc. to life for the ABC broadcast of the Oscars. The lighting order included more than 1,000 fixtures, five PRG GroundControl™ Best Boy® followspot units, and PRG’s proprietary V676® lighting control console.Read More »PRG Supported Full Flood, Inc.’s Lighting Design for the 94th Academy Awards
To provide the Oak Ridge Boys with dynamic and reliable lighting for their recent 2022 tour, Lighting Designer David Boots selected the lightweight but powerful… Read More »The Oak Ridge Boys Embark on 2022 Tour with Martin Professional
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The 94th Oscars® were held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. Production designer and creative director David Korins returned to the Oscars, having previously been the designer in 2019, for which he received an Emmy nomination. Lighting designer Robert Dickinson returned for his 33rd Oscars show. During his three-decades long career, he has won 18 Primetime Emmy Awards, including three for Oscars telecasts, and has over 1,500 on-screen television credits.
Here are the winners in the design and technical categories:Read More »Winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards