NEW YORK – Theatre design consultancy Charcoalblue is opening a studio in New York’s Chelsea district in September. The company launched in 2004 with founders Andy Hayles, Gavin Green and Jon Stevens, and has won awards for projects under their performing arts consultancy service.
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LONDON – A ‘Rain of Poems’ fell from a helicopter as it hovered above Jubilee Gardens for 30 minutes, distributing 100,000 bookmark-shaped poems onto large crowds as they scrambled excitedly to catch and collect them all. Two Robert Juliat Lancelot 4000W HTI followspots, supplied by White Light, illuminated the spell-binding rainfall of words that fell on London’s Jubilee Gardens in June, launching the Southbank Centre’s Poetry Parnassus festival.
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LONDON – UK band Placebo are using 90 Robe ROBIN 300 LEDWash fixtures in custom touring frames for their current European festival tour, specified by LD Jvan Morandi. Supplied by PRG EML Productions, the touring ‘specials package’ is designed for quick and easy install in festival situations ‘underneath’ the house rig at each event.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Live event production company DWP Live created a projection display for the UN’s World Humanitarian Day. The music video, taped Aug. 10 at the United Nations General Assembly Hall, featured a performance by Beyoncé, who dedicated “I Was Here” in recognition of World Humanitarian Day.
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SEATTLE – The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) recently completed their ninth annual charity motorcycle ride. The ride, which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program, started on Aug. 4 in Seattle and returned Aug. 11. To date in 2012, the LRLR have raised more than $45,000.
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SYDNEY – Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way Ball” concert tour features an assortment of lighting in the rig including a proliferation of Martin gear. Designed by LD Patrick Woodroffe, programmed by Patrick Dierson and on tour with lighting director Mac Mosier, the show features 23 songs split into five acts with a profusion of wild outfits and set pieces.
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CHESHIRE, CT – After it was destroyed by a roof collapse, Calvary Life Family Worship Center was rebuilt from the ground up. A new 700-seat sanctuary featured a lighting/sound/video system built around products from Global Truss and Elation Professional. The installation was handled by Advanced Systems & Technologies, LLC (AST).
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SWISS ALPS – The train journey to the Jungfraujoch station in the Swiss Alps is one of the world’s most spectacular. And now, with the installation of ETC Selador Desire LED lighting fixtures, a large section of Alpine Sensation tunnel has been turned into even more compelling tourist experience. Among the challenges of the installation were the low air pressure at high sea level, and the Alpine weather – and the ETC fixtures accommodated both.
Read More »LONDON – The 2012 London Olympic Game Opening and Closing Ceremonies used eight kilometers (4 miles) of fiber optic cable to control and synchronize LED, lasers, lighting, projection, audio, motion control and pyro. A significant element of the network was a system of ProPlex GBS Gigabit Switches and Fiber Cable from TMB.
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CHICAGO – Chicago-based Reed Rigging provided production rigging support and hardware for the Season 2 series shooting and promotional campaign of “Boss” starring Kelsey Grammer. The show, which features the city of Chicago as a fictional backdrop, premiered Aug. 17 on the Starz channel.
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LONDON – The historic London venue the Hippodrome has reopened after a £40million refurbishment. Theatre consultants Charcoalblue was appointed to assist London-based architects Cadmium Design & Architecture in the design and planning of the Matcham Room, the entertainment venue that will house ‘Live at the Hippodrome.’
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