LONDON – The Centre of the Cell learning center offers visitors an immersive AV experience, organized in five different "spaces," or scenes. The AV displays and interactive games help young minds absorb biomedical science and research in an entertaining manner, mirrored in the design of the center as a whole – a large pod suspended over an open-plan research laboratory.
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DUBAI – Al Laith Events Services, a new division of Al Laith Scaffolding, a provider of staging and roofing solutions for special events, is headed up by Jo Marshall, who previously served as a technical production director and executive producer during his five years at HQ Creative.
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STONY POINT, NY – Lighting Services Inc. named Gordon Pevzner regional sales manager for the eastern U.S. He has over 30 years of lighting and sales experience in a variety of technical roles, including theatrical lighting design, dimming and controls, lighting specification and calculation services.
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SYRACUSE, NY – Geoff Stock, a dealer project manager with J. R. Clancy, Inc., has passed the exam in the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) for Theatre Rigging. Stock is now an ETCP-certified rigging professional.
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MEXICO CITY – Hermes Music has signed an agreement with Clay Paky to distribute Clay Paky products in Mexico that includes a long-term strategic partnership.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic – Slovakia's Q-99 supplied lighting, video and sound for the 2010 Miss Universe Slovakia pageant, a live telecast on STV 1 staged in front of 5,000 at the SIBAMAC Arena (National Tennis Center) in Bratislava. Martin Kubanka designed the show's lighting, using a rig that included Robe moving lights as the main workhorses.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – The National World War II Museum's new 70,000-square-foot $60-million complex, which includes the Solomon Victory Theater, Stage Door Canteen and The American Sector restaurant, opened recently as part of the museum's overall $300-million expansion. All three venues depend on ETC lighting and control gear to provide a compelling guest experience.
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Read More »LONDON – E/T/C has been divided into two separate entities based in London and Paris, and projection artist and designer Ross Ashton has acquired ETC UK Ltd.
Read More »LOS ANGELES and LAS VEGAS – In a move that adds inventory as well as a new location, 4Wall Entertainment has purchased the assets of Cinelease's Event Lighting division. Cinelease Event Lighting previously included two shops in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. While the Las Vegas location will be merged into the current 4Wall Las Vegas facility, the Los Angeles location will now be known as 4Wall-LA.
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LONDON – City Theatrical named Alex Cowan European sales manager. He will be based at the company's London office, building the City Theatrical distribution network in Europe and helping customers to get the lighting accessories they need.
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SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX – Xtreme Structures announced a new iPhone application called iTruss. Available for download for $4.99 through the Apple iTunes store, the application is geared to help users in the field quickly determine load, span or truss sizes needed for their projects. The official Web site for the iTruss app is www.iTrussapp.com. From there, site visitors can link to where they can download the app from Apple's iTunes.
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