SHEFFIELD, U.K. – For the Sheffield People’s Theatre production of A Dream, described as a “modern-day mash up of Shakespearan romance,” the production team made use of ModTruss as a structural piece of scenery. The structure was a 37 by 19 foot platform on 8-foot uprights. It was made up of the three available sizes of aluminum ModTruss – 3″, 6″ and 12″. The production was presented in Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre.
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MUNICH, Germany and SAINT-QUENTIN, France – Osram purchased ADB TTV SAS, also known as ADB Lighting Technologies, on Aug. 3, and will run the company going forward as part of its Clay Paky lighting subsidiary. ADB, founded in Belgium in 1920, ran as a family business until 1987 when it was acquired by the Siemens Group. Under Siemens, it expanded from a maker of digital dimmers, memory control systems and condenser optics for theatre spotlights and emerged as a broadline manufacturer with facilities in Belgium and France,and a sales unit in Germany. Christian Léonard, then General Manager of ADB-TTV France, led a management buyout in late 2002. The company is now based in Saint-Quentin, with R&D, Product Engineering, Marketing and International Sales still located in Belgium.
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VENTURA, CA – Total Structures announced that, after successful testing of several models, Pointman Electric Chain Hoists have been approved for use with the Elevation drive system from Kinesys. Currently hoists are available in 1⁄4 Ton, 1⁄2 Ton and 1 Ton capacities, with maximum speeds ranging from 40 to more than 70 feet per minute. All units have the added benefit of complying with the D8+ hoist standard common throughout Europe, offering a 10:1 design factor, dual brake assemblies, and overtravel limit switches.
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ATLANTA – Rapper Gucci Mane recently made his grand comeback at The Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia with production design by DK Production Design LLC and full lighting, audio, and video production support by JR Lighting Design, Inc. The production featured special appearances by Drake, Two Chainz, and Fetty Wap. Production Designer Daunte Kenner and Lighting Designer Brandon J. Clark from DK Production Design reached out to JR Lighting one week prior to the show (having previously worked together on the Tinashe World Tour).
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SWITZERLAND – The Gotthard Base Tunnel, a milestone feat of human engineering that cost nine lives and $12+ billion over 17 years of construction, is officially open. Traversing 37.5 miles beneath the Swiss Alps, and including more than 93 miles of tube excavation for rail service between Erstfeld and Bodio, the project drew even more notice with a decidedly avant garde opening ceremony staged by Volker Hesse on June 1. The lighting design by LD Rolf Derrer made use of 140 GLP impression X4 Bars, supplied by Wohlen-based Winkler Multi Media Events.
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FREDERICK, MD – Parlights, Inc. has become the most recent member of A.C.T Lighting, Inc.’s dot2 Preferred Stocking Dealer program. Launched earlier this year, the program is open to select dealerships, which stock MA Lighting’s dot2 family of consoles and offer system training and support. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.
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LAS VEGAS – Tweny years after the first Electric Daisy Carnival, and the sixth year since the event moved from the Los Angeles area to Las Vegas, EDC 2016 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway updated the Circuit Grounds performance arena by expanding it enough to accommodate twice as many people as previous years. To light the massive area, production and lighting designer Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting used nearly 850 Elation Professional LED luminaires.
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FORT MYERS, FL – Creative Sound and Lighting Solutions of Cape Coral, FL gave an AV boost to Cypress Lake United Methodist Church by adding to their current Eiki projection equipment. The church has two new Eiki LC-HDT700 HD Widescreen Projectors.
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LIMA, Peru – The new Clay Paky Scenius Spot has landed in South America for the first time and is dubbed ‘fixture of choice’ by prolific lighting designer Mario Raez in the Peruvian staging of jukebox classic Mamma Mia at the Teatro Peruano Japones in Lima. Raez is the first lighting designer in South America to put the Scenius Spot through its paces, employing six of the units in his show.
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LOUISVILLE, KY— Held annually at the Galt House Hotel’s Grand Ballroom on on the eve of the Kentucky Derby, Unbridled Eve is a black tie-optional event which offers live performances along with a VIP cocktail reception and dinner. The 2016 event featured performances by Robin Thicke, John Elefante, Dennis DeYoung, JD Shelburne and Wynonna Judd.
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LAS VEGAS – Along with a 10,000-square-foot tent devoted to the sale of fireworks, the Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza offers 4th of July pyro enthusiasts an open space in the desert where they can ignite their purchases and light up the night sky. This year, the two-day Moapa Madness Festival offered a stage with live music as well. LD Steven Brody used 16 Q-Wash 419Z RGBW LED washes from Chauvet Professional LED fixtures. Kilroy’s Lighting & Production supplied the gear.
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CHICAGO – NanoLumens worked with DIRTT Environmental Solutions on its Green Learning Center (GLC) in Chicago, which now features the first NanoSlim Engage 1.8mm ‘digital wallpaper’ display embedded into a DIRTT-designed wall.
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