Phoebe Bridgers Reunion Tour 2021
BBC’s The One Show during COP26 Lit with Astera AX9 PowerPAR Fixtures
A special edition of BBC’s The One Show in Glasgow for the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference was broadcast live from the foyer of the BBC Scotland building on the banks of the River Clyde, featuring an eye-catching set designed by Ali Mills and constructed from recycled materials, which was lit using Astera’s new AX9 PowerPARs. Lighting Designer and Director Richard Jarrett chose the fixtures—the first time he had used the AX9 product—supplied by Quay Light, also Glasgow based, which has the largest stock of Astera luminaires in Scotland, all supplied via UK distributor Ambersphere Solutions.Read More »BBC’s The One Show during COP26 Lit with Astera AX9 PowerPAR Fixtures
Justin Quiles Performs in Venezuela, Lit with Fixtures from Chauvet Professional
Justin Quiles brought his reggaeton sound to the Universidad Santa Maria in Caracas recently, his first show in Venezuela in six years. Jeremy Danis of Oz Shows designed a light show using 50 fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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Justin Townsend to Lead NYU’s Department of Design for Stage & Film
NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Dean Allyson Green announced that Justin Townsend will be leading the Department of Design for Stage and Film as Chair starting in August 2022 and will join the faculty immediately. Townsend is a Tony Award-winning educator and international designer who has designed more than 250 shows throughout his 25-year career. Townsend will continue the legacy of renowned costume designer Susan Hilferty, who has guided the program for more than 20 years to the outstanding reputation that it holds today. Hilferty will remain on the faculty.Read More »Justin Townsend to Lead NYU’s Department of Design for Stage & Film
The Shubert Organization Acquires the GalaPro App
The Shubert Organization announces that it has acquired the GalaPro App, the software that allows for real-time translations and captioning in theaters. After incubating GalaPro in 2016, The Shubert Organization implemented an organization wide rollout of the software in all of its theaters. Shubert’s first investment in GalaPro was in 2018, before acquiring the GalaPro App in November 2021.Read More »The Shubert Organization Acquires the GalaPro App
Heavenue Launches Cloud-Enabled Platform to Deliver Immersive Live Shows
Heavenue, an entertainment-focused platform delivering high-fidelity, immersive live shows from the cloud, has opened in New York. Founded by Alex Coulombe, CEO, the early development platform has already been used by the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Kentucky in its R&D Lab, exploring old and new media, a virtualized rendition of Dickens’s classic, A Christmas Carol in a hybrid live stage and virtual theater performance. Here’s a video trailer of the production that aired in December 2021:
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Creative Lab Deploys Ayrton Mistrals on Montreal Canadiens’ Les Samedis FANatiques and GM Paillé Corporate Event
Laval, Québec-based Creative Lab, which creates lighting and visual installations of all kinds, has invested in 24 Ayrton Mistral-TC LED spot moving lights. The new… Read More »Creative Lab Deploys Ayrton Mistrals on Montreal Canadiens’ Les Samedis FANatiques and GM Paillé Corporate Event
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Metropolitan interactive & Mitsubishi Electric DiamondVision Partner on Boston’s WynnBET Sports Bar
Metropolitan interactive doing business as Metinteractive, which provides strategic solutions for architecture, communication, and technology, partnered with Mitsubishi Electric DiamondVision to deliver the massive LED video canvas showcased in the WynnBET Sports Bar at the new Encore Boston Harbor hotel and casino.Read More »Metropolitan interactive & Mitsubishi Electric DiamondVision Partner on Boston’s WynnBET Sports Bar