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‘Step Into the Light’ with Elation Proteus Mesmerizes at Valkea Art & Light Festival

‘Step Into the Light’ with Elation Proteus Mesmerizes at Valkea Art & Light Festival

In December, Särkänniemi Theme Park in Tampere, Finland, hosted the inaugural Valkea Light and Art Festival, filling the park with a myriad of captivating visual spectacles, one of which featured lighting effects from Elation’s pioneering and award-winning Proteus Hybrid IP65 moving head. The event transformed the park into an immersive art realm, engaging the senses with enchanting visual art installations, incorporating light, art, music, and live performances.Read More »‘Step Into the Light’ with Elation Proteus Mesmerizes at Valkea Art & Light Festival

SES Adds Extensive Ayrton Lighting Rig to New Two Cities Church Worship Center in Winston-Salem

Just before Christmas, Two Cities Church in Winston-Salem, NC moved into a new worship center where state-of-the-art production equipment enhances the in-person and broadcast experience for a congregation of some 2,500 people who attend three Sunday services. SES Integration in Mocksville, NC consulted on the design of the new building and, with the support of its SES Production division, suggested a complement of Ayrton Levante, Diablo and Zonda 9 wash lights for the rig. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »SES Adds Extensive Ayrton Lighting Rig to New Two Cities Church Worship Center in Winston-Salem

Elation and Best Audio & Lighting Support CQLP Lighting Design Competition in France

Elation and French distributor Best Audio & Lighting were delighted and honored to have provided lighting for the final of this year’s CQLP (C’est Qui Le Patron) lighting design competition in France. A demanding yet exhilarating competition that showcases lighting designer talent, this was the first time the competition was held outdoors, this year at the magnificent Collégiale Notre-Dame de Mantes-la-Jolie outside of Paris. Here’s a video of this year’s final of the CQLP:

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ETC Lights the Biggest Stadiums for the Biggest Games

There’s a whole stadium around every halftime show. ETC makes the systems and products that let stadiums look great hosting the Super Bowl and every other gameday. So of course Gopher Stage Lighting worked with the electrical contractor to select and install an ETC system to handle lighting controls for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home to the Las Vegas Raiders and host of Super Bowl LVIII.Read More »ETC Lights the Biggest Stadiums for the Biggest Games

New Possibilities for France 24 Studio with Help from CHAUVET Professional Ovation E-2 FC

Broadcasting 24/7, the international news channel France 24 reaches an impressively large audience of almost 500 million households around the world in French, Arabic, Spanish and English. However, as is the case all over Paris, space is quite limited, so France 24 has to make the best of its available capacities, with its largest studios being just under 100 square meters with a grill height of 3.5 meters.Read More »New Possibilities for France 24 Studio with Help from CHAUVET Professional Ovation E-2 FC

Claypaky Sharpy Plus Lights Up Fito Páez Anniversary Tour in Buenos Aires

Argentine rock and pop musician Fito Páez continued his “El amor 30 años después del amor” tour last year with a December 16 concert at the Estadio UNO – Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in Buenos Aires where 54 Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures enhanced the energy on stage.Read More »Claypaky Sharpy Plus Lights Up Fito Páez Anniversary Tour in Buenos Aires

Variable, Weatherproof Lighting for Sporting Events: GLP ArenaLED1 Touring Highlights the Love of Soccer

Back on 15 November, the German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas presented the official match ball for UEFA EURO 2024 for the first time. The presentation was followed by a five-day event, which took place directly in front of the Berlin Olympic Stadium. In order to put the new ball into immediate use, a temporary round playing field was created in the middle of a specially raised ‘crater’ – this was used both as part of an official program while at the same time being made accessible to members of the public. PRG Germany acted as general technical service provider for the event and used a total of 48 GLP ArenaLED1 Touring systems to illuminate the playing area, with 12 fixtures mounted on each of four arrays.Read More »Variable, Weatherproof Lighting for Sporting Events: GLP ArenaLED1 Touring Highlights the Love of Soccer

Jeff Croiter Calls on CHAUVET Professional for Sabbath Theatre

Reality dangles precariously on the strings held by the puppeteer. Hidden behind the scenes, this master of illusion exerts an invisible hand to create a world of its own in a small space. It is a world familiar to Mickey Sabbath, an aging, manipulative and sex-obsessed puppeteer, who is the subject of Sabbath’s Theatre, a new play by Ariel Levy and John Turturro, based on the Phillip Roth novel of the same name. Read More »Jeff Croiter Calls on CHAUVET Professional for Sabbath Theatre

Bandit Lites Named Concert Visuals Company of the Year at Pollstar Live

Bandit Lites is thrilled to share Bandit was named Concert Visuals Company of the Year at the 35th annual Pollstar Awards. This was Bandit’s 30th career win in 30 years as a lighting company across multiple honors. Hosted by comedian, actor and author Tom Papa, the Pollstar Awards took place at the historic Wiltern in Los Angeles on Feb. 8 and honored the most successful artists, executives, tours, venues, companies and more from the live industry in more than 40 categories. The event was produced by Ray Waddell and OVG.Read More »Bandit Lites Named Concert Visuals Company of the Year at Pollstar Live

Four Rig Plans for Kim Petras’ Feed the Beast Tour

Lighting Designer Ricardo Rojas designed German singer/songwriter Kim Petras’ latest tour, Feed the Beast, but Lighting Director Dan Lavoie took it on the road. Knowing that the show would be staged in different rooms, diverse versions of the set up were planned for—not just “A” and “B” rigs, but also a “C” and “D” ones as well. “Dan was great,” comments Rojas. “He was able to maintain my vision while making the adjustments necessary and deal with the occasional curveballs that come on tour.” Lavoie notes that he did in fact use all four of the rig plans. “Adapting to different venues presented unique challenges, especially dealing with low ceilings and daylight issues in amphitheaters,” Lavoie says. Follow the link below to learn about this tour’s design.

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