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Vangrudenberg, Luthwaite Open Tait China

Alex Luthwaite

Vangrudenberg, Luthwaite Open Tait China

SHENZEN, CHINA – Tait China has opened in Shenzen with two people at the helm. Alex Luthwaite joins Tait China as Technical Manager. He will work with General Manager Ysabel Vangrudenberg to oversee all production carried out in the region. Luthwaite most recently worked with Neg Earth in the UK, where he dealt with production design and development of large scale custom control systems. Vangrudenberg coordinates all Chinese based projects and plays a key business development role in the region.

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Droplet

Anolis and The Droplet

CANBERRA, Australia – Anolis ArcPad 48 LED fixtures are internally lighting artist Stuart Green’s ‘Droplet’ sculpture, a 6 meter tall by 3 meter wide stainless steel work which has been installed on the corner of Furzer and Worgon Streets in the Phillip Woden district of Canberra, Australia. The fixtures are installed in the base of Droplet, programmed to run a color changing sequence that morphs from blue to pink to white over a five-minute period.

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Friedrichsbau Variete

Jands Vista Takes Center Stage at Friedrichsbau Variete

STUTTGART, Germany – A Jands Vista T2 is at the heart of the lighting control system at Friedrichsbau Varieté in Stuttgart, a venue featuring variety shows. Technical Director/LD Torsten Schulz specified the console to to run up to 156 dimmers, a number of automated lights and a media server. Friedrichsbau Varieté stages four of its own well known productions each year, featuring internationally acclaimed artists as well as new talents.

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Richard Pilbrow

Richard Pilbrow to Keynote at NATEAC 2012

NEW YORK – Leading theatre design consultant Richard Pilbrow will give the keynote address at the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) July 22 in New York City. NATEAC will feature more than 60 panelists speaking at 24 sessions, on topics ranging from the impact of current ADA standards to restoring pre-Depression era theatres.

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Emirates Airline event

Herrick Goldman Scores with 50-Yard Line Event

DALLAS – LD Herrick Goldman recently scored big at Dallas Cowboys Stadium helping transform the football field into the site of an event which straddled the 50 yard line for the launch of Emirates Airline’s Dubai to Dallas route.  With support from GDS LiteWare fixtures and grandMA lighting control, he gave a “larger than life” look to the celebratory dinner and presentation for 950 guests with entertainment by musical group Splash and a performance by cast members of “Dancing With The Stars.”

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David Whitehead and Dan Large

Stage Electrics Appoints Dan Aldridge as MD

BRISTOL, UK – Dan Aldridge has taken on the post of Managing Director at Stage Electrics.  Aldridge has been involved in the company for more than six years, both as Operations Director and most recently as a Non-Executive Director. Founder and majority shareholder of Stage Electrics, David Whitehead, will continue in the role of Chairman.

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Variant Spectrum

Wholehog Consoles Control A Variant Spectrum

HELSINKI, Finland – During the darkest days of winter, Helsinki brightens the nights in an event called Lux Helsinki. High End Systems lighting consoles commanded one of Helsinki’s most visible landmarks – the Olympic Stadium Tower – which was transformed into a light installation called the Variant Spectrum. LD Jukka Huitila designed the architectural project.

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Munk School of Global Affairs

Christie MicroTiles Installed at Toronto’s Munk School

KITCHENER, Ontario – Thirty-six Christie MicroTiles were installed at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs. Positioned in the front wall of the Vivian and David Campbell conference facility, the 6 units wide by 6 units high Christie MicroTiles array displays Blu-ray videos, still images and PowerPoint presentations for foreign and domestic officials who present their research findings at the facility.

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Arena Lift

Stageco Arena Lift

Stageco has developed Arena Lift, a hydraulic lifting system that raises larger ground supports with grids into venues to increase rigging capacities. Arena Lift is based around four hydraulic lifting units that form the anchors at the corners of the ground support towers. It’s designed for touring, and is compact for efficient packing to give cost-effective transport and make loading in through small venue entrances possible.

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