LONDON – The National Theatre’s newly transformed Dorfman Theatre opened for the first time in its seated format last month with Tom Stoppard’s The Hard Problem. More seats than ever before are available for the show, following the regeneration of the theatre by architects Haworth Tompkins and theatre consultants Charcoalblue.
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Mantracourt, makers of BroadWeigh load monitoring system, has come up with a new way of testing and calibrating its systems. The company notes that the new technology will help further ensure the accuracy and reliability of its wireless load monitoring system.
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LONDON – It was all hands on deck at Ahoy Rotterdam recently when the arena was transformed into the biggest pub in the Netherlands filled with the best live bands and 15,000 excited fans. “De Vrienden van Amstel Live,” the 17th annual festival sponsored by Amstel Beer and produced by Tribe Company b.v., used d3 Technologies’ 4U v2.5 media servers to pre-program lighting and video and act as media servers during two weeks of sold-out shows.
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CIRENCESTER, UK – Central Presentations Limited (CPL) has collaborated with event producer Bright to throw a distinctive airport-themed fancy dress party for the 1200 guests of a leading technology brand. CPL lighting designer Lee Gruszeckyj chose an array of Clay Paky fixtures to deliver effects, color and key lighting throughout the glittering event, including Alpha Spot HPE 1200, Sharpy and Sharpy Wash 330s.
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LONDON – Pop artist Robbie Williams recently completed his ‘Swings Both Ways’ tour, where LD Mark Cunniffe used Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330s to create a fun and extravagant Vegas-style show.
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ERLANGER, KY – tvONE, a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge video and multimedia processing equipment, is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Paul Streffon to the Training Manager position in the Americas.
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ALBANY, NY — When video production company Myriad Productions was tasked with selecting key components for the upgrade of the Times Union Center’s video production system to HD, they faced a very tight timeframe and couldn’t afford any compromises in video switcher selection as a critical piece of the municipal indoor arena’s HD upgrade. Myriad Productions opted for FOR-A’s HVS-390HS 2 M/E video switcher.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – Multiple solutions on display to help brands break through the visual noise and chaos to engage customers.
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LONDON – Green Hippo’s Mercedes Stevao-Boase and Stefanie Mueller made their way to Elstree Studios at the end of January 2015 and spoke with “HippoExpert” Russell Grubiak.
Read More »STERLING HEIGHTS, MI — Serapid, Inc. announced plans to feature its LinkLift platform lift system featuring the company’s Rigid Chain Technology (RCT) at booth #726 at the USITT Conference and Stage Expo planned for Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH March 19-21, 2015.
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U.K. – Technical production rental specialist Entec provided sound and lighting equipment and crew for the recent and highly acclaimed UK tour by singer songwriter John Grant featuring a unique collaboration with the Royal Northern Sinfonia – orchestrated by Fiona Brice – and delivering material from his two albums, 2013’s Pale Green Ghosts and 2010’s Queen of Denmark.
Read More »PHOENIX, AZ – Clearwing Productions announces Clearwing Systems Integration will now be a separate entity.
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