LONDON — Kasper Holten, the Royal Opera House’s director of opera, used projection on a rotating stage to bring a recent production of Mozart’s classic Don Giovanni to life. The creative team included Es Devlin (stage design) and Luke Halls (video design). The visual narrative got an assist from d3 Technologies.
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EAST LANSING, MI — The Michigan State University Spartans basketball program is getting an AV boost from Christie MicroTiles and a Christie Spyder X20 image processor. The technology was incorporated into a 30-by-5-foot MicroTiles display in a corridor of the Berkowitz Athletic Complex, home to Spartans basketball. Integrated Design Solutions (IDS) and BlueWater Technologies worked on the project.
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TILBURG, The Netherlands — A roster of DJs including Mark with a K, Dark-E, Transfarmers LIVE, Akyra, Lowriderz, Saltzer, and Lords of Tek LIVE brought the beats and the crowds to the 013 recording/rehearsal/live entertainment complex here April 5, lit by new Wonder Wash LED moving heads from D.T.S. Lighting.
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BETHEL, NY — Although it’s safe to say that many of the young attendees thumbing their way to the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair here back in 1969 didn’t have a whole lot of cash on hand, Mysteryland USA, an electronic music culture & arts festival set to return to the same hallowed grounds here over Memorial Day Weekend on May 24-25, is billed as North America’s first completely cashless multi-day music festival.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA —Barbizon Lighting named Jeremiah Brophy sales manager at the company’s Capitol offices, based here. He will oversee the company’s products and expendables sales operations in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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GLP US’s Scenex Lighting brand has launched AirDMX, a new wireless DMX application that runs from a standard Apple iPad device. Running a single DMX universe, the AirDMX uses a standard Wi-Fi connection for data transfer.
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NEW YORK – Christie was selected by Digital Media Systems to provide the 3D projection for the world premiere of X-Men: Days of Future Past. The event, which took place May 10, featured two Christie Solaria Series digital cinema projectors lighting up a 26-foot by 62-foot screen with bright, vivid images and 4K resolution.
KNOXVILLE, TENN.- Headlined by country music superstar Sara Evans, the Red, White & Rock event benefited the American Red Cross. Bandit Lites’ Director of Philanthropy, Allison Burchett was the event chair this year following being on the Red White & Rock committee last year. In addition to providing all of the production for the Sara Evans performance, Bandit Lites also oversaw production of the Scripps Networks company meeting and a Women in Cable Telecommunications event, all within the same studio and within 48 hours of one another.
LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced that Benny Collins, production/tour manager for Michael Jackson and Journey, will receive the live event industry’s highest honor, the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award, at the annual gala ceremony in Las Vegas Nov. 22. Collins has also worked with the likes of David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Madonna and U2, among others.
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