Charcoalblue Project The Royal Shakespeare Theatre Wins USITT Award

LONDON – Theatre design consultancy Charcoalblue’s work was in the spotlight at USITT, as the transformation of the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres won the USITT 2012 Architecture Honor Award.

HONG KONG – More than 950 exhibitors from around the world gathered April 6-9 for the fourth edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Seminars focused on trends in LED lighting, and new regulations and standards in lighting products, as well as buyer forums on doing business in the Middle East and Russia.

SYDNEY  – Australia Day celebrations Jan. 26 at Sydney’s Darling Harbour featured Clay Paky Sharpys in the choreographed display of lighting, lasers, pyro, fire and water.  Production Designer/LD Paul Collison chose the Sharpys for various reasons including their searchlight effect and their light weight in the rig.

FRANKFURT, Germany — D.T.S. staged its third Excellence Awards at the Tryp Hotel here during Prolight + Sound. The annual event honors the company’s most successful dealers, recognizes innovative uses of the company’s products and, this year, featured the company’s new JACK and NICK NRG high-power compact moving heads.

LOS ANGELES – Circus Flic Flac stopped touring to concentrate on single shows and special events, such as their recent Christmas run in Nuremberg, Germany. As the shows ran through through the holiday season, lighting was challenged by plummeting temperatures, condensation, dust, fog machines, and humidity inside and outside the tent. GLP Spot Ones were chosen to combat the elements.