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Dubai Opera Upgrades House Rigs With Claypaky Investment

Dubai Opera Upgrades House Rigs With Claypaky Investment

[caption id="attachment_279404" align="alignnone" width="800"]Claypaky lights installed at Dubia Opera[/caption]

DUBAI, UAE – Dubai Opera, located in what is claimed to be ‘the most prestigious square kilometer in the world’ in Downtown Dubai, has recently purchased 37 x Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K10s as part of a technical upgrade to the event space’s lighting rigs. Dubai Opera is considered a masterpiece of contemporary architecture. The ‘dhow-shaped’ building, designed by architect Janus Rostock, houses a flexible, 1900-seat venue which can be transformed into a theatre, concert hall or ‘flat-floor’ event space.

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The Metropolitan Opera Guild Debuts DaCapo Arts Administration Program

NEW YORK, NY– Enhancing its mission to provide opera-based education for the wider community, the Metropolitan Opera Guild unveils DaCapo (Developing Artistic and Creative Administrative Professionals) to educate the arts administration students, who will be the next generation of performing arts directors, managers, and stewards. Registration will open Tuesday, August 29 for the new two-day intensive arts education program, which will take place October 14th and 15th at the Opera Learning Center.

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Robe Enjoys Mega PLASA

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LONDON – PLASA 2017 proved a lively, energetic and vibey hub for meeting the UK’s lighting and visual designer community and other creatives commented Robe UK’s MD Mick Hannaford, words echoed by the moving light manufacturer’s CEO Josef Valchar, stating, “We have enjoyed seeing many individuals, companies and organizations from all over the UK as well as several from Europe – the quality of the visitors and the networking opportunities were really excellent this year!” The annual trade show was again staged at the Olympia exhibition center, with Robe’s large, high-impact stand right at the heart of the domed ceiling hall,

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Registration Open Now For 2017 Touring Career Workshop; October 25 At Soundcheck Annex

NASHVILLE, TN  – It’s undeniable that live touring is a constantly changing multi-billion dollar industry, a staple for music stars in every genre and employees thousands of people all over the world.  Chris Lisle and Erik Parker, touring industry veterans, created Touring Career Workshop (TCW) to give “roadies” a great place to learn, grow and network.  TCW’S seventh annual event will take place on October 25 at Soundcheck Annex.  Registration is open now for the event.

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Martin MAC Encore Performance

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Martin’s new MAC Encore Performance is a full-featured LED moving head designed to produce premium white light in a wide variety of applications where critical lighting is required. MAC Encore Performance is available in two dedicated color temperature variants: WRM for a 3000 K warm incandescent emulation and CLD for crisp, 6000 K neutral daylight.

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Eisbrecher Breaks the Ice at Rock Event with GLP Fixtures

NEU-ULM, Germany — German rock band Eisbrecher (Ice Breaker) staged a festival titled Volle Kraft Voraus (Full Force Ahead), joined by fellow rockers Lord of the Lost, Combichrist and And She Came. The hevent, staged at Ratiopharm Arena in Neu-Ulm, was lit by Martin Heining, who opted for a rig including 18 GT-1, 25 Impression X4 XL and 70 Impression X4 Atoms from GLP.

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Photo by Kirk Tougas

Christie and Applied Electronics Add Ocean Visuals to Vancouver’s Cambie Street Bridge

VANCOUVER, BC – Christie and Applied Electronics are bringing the annual salmon run to Vancouver’s Cambie Street Bridge in a striking projection mapping display for Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations. With content provided by Canada Wild Productions and using eight Christie 3DLP® projectors, the attraction, titled ‘Uninterrupted,’ opened June 28 and runs into early fall. The cinematic spectacle celebrates British Columbia’s annual salmon run, which sees millions of salmon migrate from the Pacific Ocean to their spawning grounds.

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Depeche Mode on tour

Depeche Mode ‘Global Spirit’ Tour Travels the World with Hippotizer Media Servers

PHOENIX – For Depeche Mode’s current “Global Spirit” tour, Sooner Routhier of SRae Productions noted how the visual design team makes use of two Hippotizer Boreal media servers to manage the show’s video playback. The tour, slated to travel to 32 cities in 21 countries, supports the venerable band’s latest album release, Spirit, with a production design by Anton Corbijn.

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Chauvet Professional Sponsors Worship-themed Session by Bethel Church’s Alex Fuller

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DALLAS – Balancing lights with scenic elements will not only help churches create more engaging visuals on their sanctuary stages, it will also allow them to stretch their lighting budgets. This message is at the heart of “Lighting’s Secret Partner,” a WFX learning session by Alex Fuller, the well-known lighting and scenic director at Bethel Church in Redding, CA. Sponsored by CHAUVET Professional, the session runs from 10-10:45 am on Wednesday October 11 in room C-145 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, during the WFX Conference.

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Philips Lighting Enhances Performance For Arcola’s Grimeborn Season While Reducing Power Use by 36%

[caption id="attachment_279378" align="alignnone" width="800"]Philips Entertainment Lighting supports the Grimeborn season at Arcola Theatre.[/caption]

LONDON, UK – Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced that its support of London’s Arcola Theatre in staging the popular Grimeborn opera festival helped the venue with its ambition to become carbon neutral. At the same time, the lighting rig also providing lighting designers with a dynamic, beautiful and consistent quality of light.

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