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Spring Dance Team Show in Texas Brightens with HES SolaSpot 2000s

Spring Dance Team Show in Texas Brightens with HES SolaSpot 2000s

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AUSTIN, TX – For a recent collaboration with the Cavalettes Dance Team in Austin, TX, Lake Travis High School students Max Dalton and Trenton Schoonmaker used High End Systems SolaSpot 2000s to take the group’s production, Love, to a new artistic level. The technicians at the Lake Travis PAC are all students enrolled in the Technical Theatre program at Lake Travis High School, and are part of the LTHS Student Chapter of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.

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Unite with Tomorrowland events took place this year in Dubai, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, Malta, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan.

Fire, Typhoon Cancel Tomorrowland’s Satellite EDM Events in Barcelona and Taiwan

BOOM, Belgium – Although the main Tomorrowland EDM event in Boom, Belgium once again drew crowds with top EDM artists performing over two weekends in July, the biggest spectacle generating international headlines in 2017 was the fire that engulfed the stage of a “mirror” event in Barcelona, Spain on July 29, forcing the evacuation of 22,000 attendees. A typhoon also forced the cancellation of a similar event in Taiwan.

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Latest Eos Family Software Unlocks Output Upgrades And Empowers Element

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MIDDLETON, WI – When Eos® family console users install software v2.6, they may find that their systems get a serious boost. As announced at CUE, ETC’s professional development conference, Eos v2.6 brings major upgrades for Element consoles, and improvements to Snapshots and other programming features. The release also marks a change in the way the console family handles output upgrades for both new and existing users.

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Amos Lee Tours With Bandit Lites

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Amos Lee departed for his 2017 summer tour with both his sixth studio album, Spirit ̧ and a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites in tow. The singer- songwriter, known for his hybrid of blues, rock and folk sound has been bringing his smooth vocals to performances across the country, culminating in his first solo headline tour this fall. Bandit Lites provided Production Manager Drew Consalvo and Lighting Designer Tom Laveuf a package of over 75 fixtures for the tour, making sure to streamline the prep for the daily execution of shows by a single crew member.

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F&F Productions Selects 17 Fujinon 4k UHD Lenses To Outfit Company’s First 4k Mobile Unit

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WAYNE, N.J. – For the company’s first 4K mobile unit, F&F Productions, LLC, chose 17 FUJINON 4K UHD lenses to outfit the Sony HDC-4300 4K cameras systems on board the newest member of its fleet, the GTX-18 4K HDR Mobile Unit. The new unit will have eight UA107x8.4BESM 4K studio lenses, five UA18x5.5BERD 4K portable zooms, three UA14x4.5BERD 4K portable zooms, and one UA22x8BERD 4K portable lenses.

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Divadlo Mir Theatre Receives CHAUVET Professional Ovation Overhaul

[caption id="attachment_278322" align="alignnone" width="800"]DivadloMir Theater gets assist from Chauvet[/caption]

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA – Once the steel and coal powerhouse of Czechoslovakia, the city of Ostrava in the East of the Czech Republic has transformed itself since the fall of communism in 1989 into one of central Europe’s most vibrant cultural centers. In addition to hosting one of the most famous music festivals in Europe in a disused mining complex turned UNESCO World Heritage site (Colors of Ostrava), Ostrava is home to one of the most progressive theatres in the country, Divadlo Mir.

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A.C.T Lighting Supports Clearwing at Summerfest with Claypaky Fixtures, MA Lighting Consoles and More

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MILWAUKEE – Summerfest marked its 50th anniversary this year on the grounds of Henry Maier Festival Park along the Milwaukee lakefront. Clearwing Productions provided MA Lighting consoles and an array of Claypaky fixtures and Robert Juliat followspots. MDG atmospheric hazers were also on hand for the 11-day event, which is billed as the world’s largest music festival.

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Bespoke Audio Visual Turns to BroadWeigh for Prestigious Canada Day Event

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ONTARIO CANADA – Ontario’s Canada Day celebration at Queen’s Park has been a tradition since 1967 and commemorates the formation of Canada as one country on July 1 1867. The event draws audiences in their thousands, offering music and dance performances, roaming performers, games and children’s activities. This year, the festivities extended into the evening, with musical performances to celebrate Ontario and Canada’s 150th anniversary. Bespoke Audio Visual was brought on board to provide all the audio/ visual/ lighting/ staging and technical support for the event. 

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Elation Proteus Hybrid IP65 Moving Head Now Available

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Elation announced that its multi-functional IP-rated arc source fixtures, the Proteus Hybrid, is now shipping. The Hybrid is the second fixture in the company’s Proteus series of IP-rated, discharge-lamp moving heads. The 3-in-1 hybrid moving head joins the previously released Proteus Beam. The Hybrid offers spot, beam and wash modes along with ample power and a full range of features. They are also engineered to serve as high-performance, intelligent workhorses, indoors or out.

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Robe for WinDays 17 Conference

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CROATIA – Lighting designer Miro Hrg from top Croatian rental company Promo Logistika chose Robe BMFL Spots, CycFX8s, LEDWash 600s and MMX WashBeams to light the main conference plenary session for the Microsoft WinDays 2017 conference, staged at the Valamar Rubin Hotel in the beautiful historical city of Poreč in Istria.The four day event comprised a series of lectures, seminars, networking and interactive sessions aimed at Windows developers and administrators and involved two locations – the Rubin Hotel just outside the city center and at the Valamar Isabella Island Resort on the picturesque Island of Saint Nicolas in Poreč Harbor.

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Barbara Weldens released her debut album, 'Le grand H de l’homme,' in February

Investigators Confirm that French Singer who Died Onstage July 19 was Electrocuted

GOURDON, France – Authorities investigating the July 19 death of Barbara Weldens while performing at the Festival Leo Ferre held at the Church of Notre Dame des Cordeliers cited an autopsy that confirmed electrocution as the cause of death. Local reports indicated that about 200 people had been attending the concert, and that no other injuries were reported.

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