KITCHENER, Ontario – TELUS Spark, The New Science Centre is welcoming visitors with the help of 48 Christie MicroTiles and an assortment of Christie projectors. The Calgary, Alberta venue opened for people of all ages and abilities to explore and discover science, technology and art in new ways. A second wall will be installed later this year, comprising an additional 22 Christie MicroTiles.
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SAN FRANCISCO – The Jack Morton Worldwide-produced general sessions at Dreamforce 2011 and VMworld 2011 used Prelite Studios, LLC to previsualize their extensive lighting design needs. In addition, Prelite helped make the transition to the lighting rigs for each conference’s gala concert – Metallica headlining Dreamforce and The Killers at VMworld – smooth and efficient.
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Valasske Mezirici, CZECH REPUBLIC – An energy saving Anolis LED lighting scheme designed by Petr Kolmacka has been installed to highlight the City Hall Tower in Ostrava. The city’s first civic lighting scheme is part of the process of helping to create a new cultural identity for Ostrava, the ‘City of Colors.’ Kolmacka, Anolis’ brand manager, designed and managed the lighting project. Challenges included the copper cladding on the exterior. The lighting is programmed to switch on at dusk and off at dawn, and runs right through the night.
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – Univision 41 TV in San Antonio recently decided to update the look of its news sets from its outdated, conservative old set with dark wood veneers to sleek new furnishings with bright, colorful lighting. Local company Event Ignition designed and installed the new lighting for the new looks, outfitting three different sets with products from American DJ and sister company Elation Professional.
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CYPRESS, CA – At Northern Kentucky University’s College of Informatics, a Christie MicroTiles interactive video wall installation takes education and gaming to a whole new level. The 25-feet wide by 15-feet high installation lights up the Digitorium at Griffin Hall, lining the ‘BigWall’ with projections from live video, HDMI and display footage, and cable TV, among other sources.
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LONDON – White Light continues its long association with The Royal Shakespeare Company by supplying the rig for the RSC’s production of Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre in London. The show was first created on the thrust stage of the RSC’s Courtyard Theatre; some re-thinking was therefore required for the show’s transfer into the proscenium-arch Cambridge Theatre. LD Hugh Vanstone was able to revamp and reshape the show a bit, including the late addition of lasers for dramatic effect.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand’s Rigging Project Manager, Jesse Adams, is now an ETCP (Entertainment Technician Certification Program) Certified Rigger for Theatre, now making Rose Brand an ETCP Recognized Employer.
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TEMPE, AZ – Precise Corporate Staging promoted Dan Arends from director of operations to national director of sales, a new position. The company also added Dash Cooper, a musician and band founder, as digital media marketing manager.
Read More »DALLAS – Philips Vari-Lite has appointed Svetlost Teatar as its new distributor for Serbia. Svetlost Teatar has operations in Moscow, Skopje and Belgrade and already represents Selecon and Strand Lighting across Serbia. The company has 20 years of specialization in entertainment technology installs for theatres and other related venues.
Read More »BALLARAT, Australia — George Langley Jr., 47, who was nearly electrocuted in a Jan. 6 accident while setting up outdoor speakers in Buninyong for the… Read More »George Langley Jr. Recovering from Near-Electrocution in Australia
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AARHUS, Denmark – A production of traditional song, dance and art, “Holy Heimori,” premiered in the Shanghai Temple in Inner Mongolia with Martin lighting incorporated into the design. LD Sha Xiao Lan, world renowned for his lighting design of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, helped the show come to life. Lighting supplier was Beijing Constellation Digital Technology Ltd., the sole distributor of Martin lighting in Northern China.
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GLENDALE, CA – Kinetic Lighting has become the first Southern California company to add the new VARI*LITE VL880 Spot luminaire to its rental inventory. “Demand has been strong for a fixture that was brighter than mid-range alternatives, but without the size and weight of larger units. And from the standpoint of rental flexibility, the VL880 auto-ranging power supply is huge for us,” said Kinetic Lighting President David Rosen.
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