CHARLOTTE, NC – The Neutrik Group has announced the expansion of REAN, a global brand marrying over 45 years precision engineering know-how with the group’s… Read More »Neutrik Group Announces Global Launch of REAN Audio, Video and Data Connectors
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LONDON – Broadcast on April 26 as part of BBC4’s Lights Up season, J’Ouvert was filmed at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre. LD Simisola Majekodunmi chose two Ayrton Karif-LT fixtures as major workhorses in her design for the show, which had a three-week run from mid-June to early July, also at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
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MIDDLESEX, NJ – Victor Zeiser has developed a natural feel for David Summers’ lighting style. It’s easy to see why too. For years, Summers… Read More »Squeek Lights and Dave Summers Go Bold For August Burns Red With CHAUVET Professional
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PRIMOS, PA – The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) recently announced the successful completion of their 18th annual charity motorcycle ride, A River Runs Through It. The annual ride, which benefits the Behind the Scenes Charity and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, began and finished in Woodbury, MN June 20-26.
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JAPAN – Hibino Group, one of Japan’s biggest AV suppliers, has launched a world-class virtual production studio that is powered by disguise xR and… Read More »disguise powers Hibino’s new industry-leading virtual production studio in Japan
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PENNSYLVANIA – Goth metalcore band Motionless in White performed June 9th against the backdrop of the abandoned Pennhurst Asylum in southeast Pennsylvania for Deadstream… Read More »LD Mike Null sets mood with Elation for Motionless in White at Pennhurst Asylum
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The upcoming virtual North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) will host two sessions that embrace gender issues in the building design industry. Please… Read More »The North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference to address gender issues
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LAS VEGAS – What could be better than creating an ultimate entertainment atmosphere for patrons to “walk on water” and dance the night away?… Read More »XS Nightclub at Wynn Dances on Water with Custom Cover from Staging Concepts
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June 30, 2021—Present and future students at Yale University’s drama school will no longer pay tuition, thanks to a landmark $150 million gift from entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen, the university announced today. The donation—the largest on record in the history of American theater—makes the school the only institution of its kind to eliminate tuition for all degree and certificate students, removing financial barriers to access. In recognition of the gift, Yale School of Drama is now the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University.Read More »Yale’s Drama School Goes Tuition-Free and is renamed David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University
The Santa Fe Opera has appointed Eileen Garcia as its new Properties Director. Garcia had returned earlier this year as the Interim Properties Director to take the place of longtime SFO Properties Director Randy Lutz, who died on January 12, 2021. Stage Directions sends its sincere congratulations to Garcia and look forward to hearing all about her next act!Read More »Eileen Garcia Appointed Properties Director at the Santa Fe Opera
The National Endowment for the Arts announces the release of the report Tech as Art: Supporting Artists Who Use Technology as a Creative Medium, the result of a two-year field scan, an initiative of the Arts Endowment in collaboration with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Ford Foundation. The field scan and report explore the multi-faceted practices of artists who engage with digital technologies in both the creative and functional aspects of their work. The report also looks at the training and exhibition infrastructure that tech-centered artists have developed to pursue their creative practices and diagnoses a critical need for funding to advance the field. Here’s a video of the work of 3-Legged Dog on Designer, Writer, and Director Kevin Cunningham’ work on Losing Something and its work with technology:
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IRELAND – Launched on June 13 and running until 20 June2021, Light Ballet was presented as part of Brightening Air| Coiscéim Coiligh, a nationwide,… Read More »Irish Light Artist Mick Murray and Lighting Designer Matthew Cregan presented “Light Ballet” show on Shannon River, featuring Claypaky Sharpy Plus Aqua fixtures
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