BERLIN, Germany — The 15th Showtech, a biannual trade event which ran from June 7-9, drew more than 7,520 attendees to the Exhibition Center Berlin. The turnout was just a slight dip from the previous record (7,813 in 2009) and included a noticeable increase in international visitors. Surveys also revealed less economic gloom among attendees and exhibitors.
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ABU DHABI, UAE — The 842-meter-long, 60-meter-high Sheikh Zayed Bridge, which connects mainland Dubai to the island of Abu Dhabi and acts as a gateway to the city, features a color-changing lighting design using fixtures from Martin Professional, including 204 Martin Exterior 600 and 130 Martin Exterior 200 color changing luminaires, as well as 956 Martin Cyclo 01 linear fluorescent luminaires.
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SYDNEY — It sounds like an LD’s nightmare: an array of cheap moving light fixtures blasting forth with flames instead of beams. But for FireDance, a display produced and created by Howard & Sons Pyrotechnics for the Vivid Festival at Sydney’s Campbells Cove in the Rocks, the flames were 100 percent intentional.
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ATLANTA — The 27th edition of WrestleMania muscled its way into the Georgia Dome in Atlanta with some hefty visual firepower for the 70,000 live spectators and PPV broadcast to 35 countries. The centerpiece was a digital cyclorama that helped the event set a new high mark for the greatest number of Martin LED panels ever used. The lighting rig also included close to 500 Martin MAC moving light fixtures. Upstaging provided the gear.
Read More »MIAMI — A.C.T Lighting will be on hand at Stage Equipment and Lighting’s (SEAL) Miami office on June 30 to showcase the Clay Paky range of automated fixtures, featuring the Sharpy and the new Shotlight Wash. Attendees will also have an opportunity to get hands on with the grandMA2.
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KANSAS CITY, MO — XS Lighting used 10 RevEAL Color Wash fixtures from Prism Projection for Dining by Design, a fundraising event held May 21 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center Exhibit Hall. The event, sponsored by the Kansas City chapter of DIFFA (Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS), which has raised more than $1 million for HIV and AIDS education, showcased the work done by regional visual designers, and included a dinner and dancing.
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MURFREESBORO, TN — Morris Light and Sound Inc. is doing a brisk business with Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures and grandMA light consoles, both distributed by A.C.T. Lighting. Recent projects included the Music Builds: CMT Disaster Relief Concert and the Xtreme Muzik The Tour this summer and fall for performances by Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — The International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees Local 8 (IATSE) celebrated the grand opening of its new $6 million Education and Training Center at 2401 Swanson Street in South Philadelphia.
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LAS VEGAS – Anyone who walks into the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, where the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is being played, immediately turns their gaze upward to a glowing circular object. Positioned above the featured final table at the card-playing tournament, the saucer-like object is actually a giant structure of circular trusses designed off the WSOP bracelet, created by Innovative Show Design (Longwood, FL). Its purpose is to “provide a 360° “JumboTron” view above the poker table, just as you would find in any sport venue,” said Justin Garrone of Innovative Show Design (ISD). Illuminated with LED lights, the structure features a wraparound row of EVLED Video Panels from Elation Professional to provide added special effects.
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VIENNA — Lighting designer Helmut Krammer used over 100 Robe fixtures – a mixture of moving lights and units from Robe’s innovative LED series – for the 2011 Summer Night Concert, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra in the Baroque gardens at Schönbrunn Palace. The event was attended by 150,000 people and broadcast by ORF to approximately 60 other countries.
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Wybron’s Cygnus Incite 375W Profile uses LED technology to combine a bright profile light with new color mixing technology and a high color rendering index of 92. The fixture offers a 6400 lumen field, while only consuming a maximum of 375W, promising up to 10 times the brightness of competing fixtures.
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