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Milan Piazza Lit for the Holidays with Clay Paky Gear

Piazza della Scala lit up Dec. 16-Jan. 7, 2014 with a son et luminaire display. Photo by Piero Gatti.

Milan Piazza Lit for the Holidays with Clay Paky Gear

MILAN, Italy — Piazza della Scala, near Milan’s opera house, lit up with a holiday-themed son et lumière show titled Polvere di Stelle (stardust). It ran Dec. 16-Jan. 7. Working for the Milan City Council and others, show designer Sebastiano Romano used seven Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500s to project images of stars along with greetings in different languages over the entire square and on the façades of surrounding buildings.

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Artist Dan Corson recently designed a light show for the park using Martin Professional fixtures provided by Bandit Lites. Photos by John Jenkinson, Bandit Lites

Iowa Park Transforms with Artistic Lighting Design

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA — Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park here borders the Missouri River, which separates Council Bluffs and Iowa from Omaha, Nebraska.  Artist Dan Corson recently designed a light show for the park using Martin Professional fixtures provided by Bandit Lites. Corson used 16 Martin Exterior 1200 Image Projectors with custom gobos mounted on 35-foot poles and four MAC III Profile fixtures with custom gobos in Tempest enclosures mounted on 14-foot poles.

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RSN Elects President and Board for 2014

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ — The Rental and Staging Network (RSN) elected Bob Daniels of BlueWater Technologies, of Southfield, MI to serve as the group’s president for 2014. RSN also announced its 2014 Board. It includes returning members Steve DeVries, Showcore; Pat Basteri, massAV; and Don Guzauckas, HB Live; and new members Scott Stedronsky, Stage Right; and James Brett, Mediaco.

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LD John Lucksinger used GRNLite Pars, GLP Impressions, GLP X4S fixtures, GRN Battens, Clay Paky Sharpys, Vari*Lite VL2500s, VL3500 Spots and two grandMA2 Lite consoles for the New Year's Eve Bash in Nashville, TN

Nashville NYE Celebration Lit by Bandit Lites

NASHVILLE — Bandit Lites provided lighting gear for Music City’s New Year’s Eve Bash on Broadway. Thousands poured into the streets of Nashville to watch Hank Williams, Jr., Blackberry Smoke, Brett Eldredge and Striking Matches ring in 2014. LD John Lucksinger used GRNLite Pars, GLP Impressions, GLP X4S fixtures, GRN Battens, Clay Paky Sharpys, Vari*Lite VL2500s, VL3500 Spots and two grandMA2 Lite consoles.

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Painting With Light worked with LD Luc Peumans on the visuals for a new music quiz-and-talent show, Sing That Song. It was recorded in front of a live audience at Londerzeel Studios and broadcast weekly on Belgium’s national TV channel, VRT.

“Sing That Song” in Belgium Lit by Painting With Light

LONDERZEEL, Belgium — Painting With Light worked with LD Luc Peumans on the visuals for a new music quiz-and-talent show, Sing That Song. It was recorded in front of a live audience at Londerzeel Studios and broadcast weekly on Belgium’s national TV channel, VRT. The grandMA2-controlled lighting rig included 38 Clay Paky Sharpys, 12 Robe LEDWash 600s, 72 Showtec Spectral M800 LED fixtures, 45 Fresnels (1K and 2K) and 24 Showtec Active Sunstrips.

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“Festigal,” a musical show for children, runs for five weeks each year during Hanukkah in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Beersheva, Israel.

Holiday Show for Children in Israel Lit with Robe Gear

TEL AVIV, Israel — “Festigal,” a musical show for children, runs for five weeks each year during Hanukkah in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Beersheva, Israel. The Tel Aviv event took place several times daily at the 6,500-capacity arena within the city’s Exhibition Centre. LD Ronen Najar’s lighting design included Robe moving lights in the rig.

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World Premiere Events (WPE) and WorldStage supported a red-carpet event honoring 100 student volunteers at Vista High School

WorldStage Helps WPE Give Student Volunteers Red Carpet Treatment

VISTA, CA — World Premiere Events (WPE) and WorldStage supported a red-carpet event honoring 100 student volunteers at Vista High School. The event served as a Hollywood red-carpet themed fundraiser to expand the volunteer program further. WorldStage, which has supported a number of actual Hollywood red carpet events, provided technical assistance.

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