The Shubert Foundation recently announced a record $37.6 million in grants for not-for-profit theater and dance companies along with $2 million for two HBCU colleges. Another bright spot on the horizon: Ruth Arts, created on behalf of the late arts philanthropist Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, has plans for a wide array of grants totaling more than $17 million annually.
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Droneberger Showtechnik GmbH of Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, is the latest company in Austria to invest in Ayrton fixtures, adding more than 40 Ayrton Karif LT and Ayrton Perseo Beam to its lighting inventory. “With the relocation of the company to our new business premises in Gerberweg 44 in Klagenfurt, we are excited to have expanded our portfolio of Ayrton moving lights for the first time,” says Freidl Droneberger. “The first order is already successfully in use.”Read More »Droneberger Showtechnik of Austria Invests in Ayrton
Davina Michelle performed two impressive shows at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena that were lit with close to 300 Robe moving lights specified by LD Marc Heinz. He used a grid of Robe T2 Profiles and LEDBeam 350 fixtures to create a cage-like effect with the set’s visual focal point, a custom 10 x 7 meter glass riser.
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4Wall’s Virtual Production team was tasked to create a video panel wall that wrapped around a practical subway car to create a simulated effect of the subway rolling down the tracks for a pivotal scene in an episode of Netflix’s Russian Doll. They utilized Absen M2.9 LED video panels controlled via disguise media servers along with ARRI SkyPanels and Chroma-Q Chroma-Q Studio Force II LED battens to pull off the desired look.
Read More »Video of the Week: ‘Russian Doll’ Takes a Subway Ride Using LED Video
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in downtown Nashville to celebrate the Fourth of July with a big concert event and fireworks show in the heart of Music City. Bandit Lites provided lighting for two stages: the main stage on Broadway featuring Old Dominion and 17 Nashville-based artists, and the Ascend Amphitheater where the Nashville Symphony Orchestra performed.
Read More »Season 2 of Netflix’s highly anticipated series Russian Doll was released in April. 4Wall’s Virtual Production team was tasked to create a video panel wall that wrapped around a practical subway car to create a simulated effect of the subway rolling down the tracks for a pivotal scene. They utilized Absen M2.9 LED video panels to pull off the desired look. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video of production on Russian Doll:
Read More »4Wall Provides LED Video Technology for Netflix’s “Russian Doll” Episode
Obsidian Control Systems will be hosting three daily In-Person training sessions on the Onyx control platform featuring the NX4 console, ONYX software, NETRON Ether DMX devices, and Capture Visualization Software. Upcoming Obsidian training will also be taking place in New York City in August, Denver in September, and Dallas in October.
Here’s further information from Obsidian on the training:Read More »Obsidian Control Training, July 19-21 in Miami, FL
The lighting rig that George Gorton designed for Dallas Smith’s Some Things Never Change Tour took on a life of its own over the course of the early summer, seeming to expand, contract and morph in new directions with every show. After a 19-month pandemic-caused hiatus, the Juno Award-winning multi-platinum country star took off to play some live music on May 24, and invited some friends to join him. Seven different acts have supported Smith on his 24-show, five-week tour of Canada. This diversity made it essential that Gorton devise a rig with an organic-like quality to grow and change.Read More »Dallas Smith and Friends Perform with Structural Lighting Looks from Chauvet Fixtures
Experienced audio and lighting industry professional Ray Varela has joined the team at ADJ’s U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles. He will provide sales support for ADJ’s customer base in Northern California and Nevada.
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disguise has acquired Atlanta, GA-based immersive entertainment specialists Meptik, to empower the global deployment of trailblazing immersive productions, studios and installations delivered by Meptik and powered by disguise.Read More »disguise Acquires Creative Studio Meptik
LIT Lighting has added Elation Professional’s proven IP65 powerhouse LED luminaire, Proteus Maximus™, to inventory, an investment that allows the Tempe, AZ-based production and rental house to effectively fill more riders and service larger shows and events.Read More »LIT Lighting Raises Bar with Investment in ‘Rider-Friendly’ Proteus Maximus™
Internationally recognized directors and producers Robert and Elizabeth Muren brought their musical production, David: The King of Jerusalem, back to the Auditorium at Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, CO. Featuring amazing dance and song, breathtaking scenery, and world-class acting, the musical was further enhanced with a lighting rig of High End Systems fixtures.Read More »High End Systems Lighting Elevates ‘David: The King of Jerusalem’