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Robe Gets Intoxicated with Helene Fischer

Robe Gets Intoxicated with Helene Fischer

It’s been a busy year so far for Lighting Designer Tim Routledge, including crafting a stunning production lighting design for Helene Fischer’s audacious new LIVE 2023 arena tour collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, which is playing to sold out audiences across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until the autumn, presenting an energetic collage of a 360° production, seat-edge acrobatics, and superlative musical performance. Cirque’s creative team led by Marie-Helen Delage approached Routledge to work alongside Show Director Genevieve Dorion-Coupal and Set Designer Bruce Rodgers on this ambitious production.Read More »Robe Gets Intoxicated with Helene Fischer

Returning to Lititz with a Continuing Commitment to Positive Industry Change

‘THE Conference: Live at Lititz’ will return to the Rock Lititz Campus on Dec. 6, 7, and 8, 2023. Building on the success of the inaugural 2022 conference, which featured more than 620 attendees, 30 sponsors and vendors, and 70 diverse speakers, the number of available tickets is increasing to 800 for 2023. As Production Manager Charlie Hernandez puts it, a key point of discussion will be “How do we leave the industry better than we found it?” adding, “There are a lot of smart people in our industry. Let’s all get together and try to come up with solutions, have a conversation, and try to come up with different ways of doing things.”

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Last Chance: Nominations for Regional Hometown Heroes Close Aug. 25

Each year, PLSN honors regional lighting production companies with our Hometown Hero award. This award—from nominations to winners—is selected by PLSN readers. The winning company will receive the Parnelli Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year Award on Jan. 26, 2024 in Anaheim, CA during NAMM. But hurry, nominations close soon. The deadline is this Friday, Aug. 25, at 5 p.m. PDT.

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Emmy Nominated Production Design

Among the nominees for the 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards is NBC’s ‘Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love’ for Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special recognizing Production Designer Tamlyn Wright and Art Director Travis Deck. Here is a clip showing some of their work for this special evening.

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Steven Pechie Appointed Vice President, Global Managed Services for Solotech

Steven Pechie, Vice President, Global Managed Services of the Sales and Systems Integration Division

Solotech, a global leader in audiovisual and entertainment technology, announces the appointment of Steven Pechie as Vice President, Global Managed Services of the Sales and Systems Integration Division. This strategic leadership role will contribute to the company’s continued growth and success in the managed services sector.Read More »Steven Pechie Appointed Vice President, Global Managed Services for Solotech

LD Connor Sullivan Reimagines Fall Out Boy with Elation and Magmatic

American rockers Fall Out Boy released their first new album in five years in March, So Much (for) Stardust, and then kicked off their So Much For (Tour) Dust tour in style on June 21, playing a 27-song set at a packed Wrigley Field. Lighting design is by Connor Sullivan of So Midwest, Inc., who is using Elation’s new Fuze Wash 500™ in his tour design, along with Prisma Wash 100™ lights from Magmatic effects. Lighting supply is by Upstaging.Read More »LD Connor Sullivan Reimagines Fall Out Boy with Elation and Magmatic

75th Emmy Awards Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced this past week, including the nominees for the Creative Arts Emmys, honoring artistic and technical achievements in television. The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards are currently scheduled to take place at the Peacock Theater over two consecutive nights on Saturday, September 9, and Sunday, September 10.

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Inner Circle Distribution Appointed as Exclusive Distributor of Roxx®

Gary Mass (Partner ICD), Craig Singer (Partner ICD), Ole Kaack (CEO ICD), Noel Duncan (Partner ICD)

ROXX®, a manufacturer of lighting products, designed and developed in Germany, announces its exclusive partnership with Inner Circle Distribution (ICD), a distributor of lighting solutions. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for both companies and users in the lighting industry.Read More »Inner Circle Distribution Appointed as Exclusive Distributor of Roxx®

Pathway Connectivity Solutions Introduces the VIA24 Installation Ethernet Switch

Pathway Connectivity Solutions, a leader in developing DMX distribution and networking products, announced the debut of the VIA24 Installation Ethernet Switch, the latest addition to the VIA™ series of entertainment Ethernet Switches. Pathway’s highest density VIA Ethernet Switch, VIA24 delivers exceptional performance and functionality to improve the capacity and capabilities of the user’s entertainment network.Read More »Pathway Connectivity Solutions Introduces the VIA24 Installation Ethernet Switch

The Shubert Foundation Gives Record $37.9 Million In Annual Awards To 635 Arts Organizations Nationwide

The Shubert Foundation announced a record $37.9 million in unrestricted grants to 635 not-for-profit theatres, dance companies, academic theatre training programs, and related service agencies across the country. As the nation’s leading provider of unrestricted funding for the performing arts, grants benefit a broad spectrum of theatre and dance organizations—from large to small, from urban to rural. Long committed to a fully open-door policy, The Shubert Foundation further increased access to theatre and dance companies across the country by revising requirements for those organizations with the smallest budgets.Read More »The Shubert Foundation Gives Record $37.9 Million In Annual Awards To 635 Arts Organizations Nationwide