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Bernhard Endl Meets Ninja Warrior Austria Challenge with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M

AUSTRIA—For the two-million or so Austrians who tuned in every Monday to watch the country’s 2021 Ninja Warrior championships, keeping pace with the gifted young athletes as they raced across unstable bridges, swung along series of hanging rings, and hauled heavy weights up a “Salmon Ladder,” would have seemed like an impossible task. But, for Bernhard Endl, it was a matter of routine.Read More »Bernhard Endl Meets Ninja Warrior Austria Challenge with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M

ADJ Fixtures Used for Ghostbusters: Afterlife Cast/Crew Screening and Opening Weekend Celebrations

The latest Ghostbusters movie, released in the U.S. on Nov. 19, was filmed in the Calgary, Alberta area in 2019. Local production company Digital Media Integrations provided ADJ gear to brighten the opening weekend festivities in Calgary, which included a special screening of the movie for cast and crew just prior to the movie’s general release.

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Cirkusrevyen Gets Laughing with Robe

DENMARK—Cirkusrevyen (Circus Review) is hugely popular and the longest-running review performance in Denmark, with a six-month season kicking off every year since 1935 except for 1945 (due to fire) and 2020 (due to COVID). Staged in a purpose-built big top tent in Klampenborg, Dyrehavsbakken north of Copenhagen, they’re known and loved for its incisive and hilarious style of political satire. The 2021 season was lit for the first-time using Robe ESPRITE moving lights.Read More »Cirkusrevyen Gets Laughing with Robe

2022 Distinguished Achievement Award Winners Announced by USITT

USITT announced the 2022 Distinguished Achievement Award Winners who will be lauded at the 2022 USITT Conference, which is set to take place as an in-person event in Baltimore, MD from March 2-5, 2022. Honorees include Michael Hooker (Sound Design), Terri Purcell (Costume Design), Donyale Werle (Scenic Design), Dick Block (Education), and John McKernon (Lighting Design).

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Houben Souren and Elation Team Up on MECC Auditorium Renewals 

NETHERLANDS—AV rental and production company Houben Souren has installed Elation Fuze Profile™ and Colour 5 Profile™ luminaires in two auditoriums in the recently refurbished Maastricht Exhibition and Convention Center (MECC) in the Netherlands. As the audiovisual partner for the biggest convention center in the southern part of the country, Houben Souren enjoys special insight into the audiovisual needs of the venue and drew upon its close relationship with Elation’s European office to realize a successful installation. Read More »Houben Souren and Elation Team Up on MECC Auditorium Renewals 

ETC Upgrades Historic Venue for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

USA—The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) in Milwaukee, WI, needed an upgrade to its stage technology in the newly opened Bradley Symphony Center and Allen-Bradley Hall. The historic building dates back to 1931, when it opened as the Warner Theater. In 2021, Milwaukee Symphony moved in to the newly restored and renovated historic building and began to bring music to the community in new and innovative ways.Read More »ETC Upgrades Historic Venue for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra