LOCARNO, Switzerland – Notre-Dame de Paris was staged at Palazzetto Fevi by the SFG Biasca gymnastic company. It was performed by 52 gymnasts and six actors with their live singing accompanied by Riccardo Cocciante's recorded music.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Clearlight Shows P/L recently supplied the Malthouse theatrical complex with new ETC products for the venue's 520-seat Merlyn Theatre and the 198-seat Beckett Theatre.
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BRUSSELS – The Gulden Ontsporing was a highlight of the Flemish Day celebrations held in Belgium's capital recently. Lighting programmer Joris Vandamme used LSC's Clarity lighting and media controller for the show, which was broadcast live across the nation.
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DUBLIN – Management at the newly-rebuilt Aviva Stadium, a 50,000-seat venue that hosts rugby, soccer and other events, were a bit apprehensive about using LumenRadio's CRMX RDM wireless system to control eight Syncrolite 7K Xenon fixtures during the sold-out Magners League rugby game. But show manager Rob Jones at Gorilla Design confirmed that "the entire event went off without a hitch."
Read More »NEW ORLEANS – Big Screen Ventures, a new company that rents Barco B-10 mobile LED video screens for events and festivals, opened at 4300 Clio Street in downtown New Orleans, where it shares space with sibling companies RZI Lighting and Red Carpet Searchlights. The group of companies also recently purchased a larger warehouse to store their gear.
Read More »Panamax/Furman announced that Dave Keller, the company's senior vice president of sales and marketing, has been named as chairman of the Manufacturer's Group (MG) of the Independent Professional Representatives Organization (IPRO), a non-profit professional sales representative organization.
Read More »SYRACUSE, NY – J.R. Clancy named Larry Eschelbacher director of engineering. Before his promotion, Eschelbacher served as the company's manager of controls engineering.
Read More »PACOIMA, CA – TMB named Kevin Woods to its global customer development group. Based out of TMB UK in London, Woods' role will be to maintain existing and establish new customer relationships, plus develop the markets for TMB products.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Visual Terrain, Inc. named Lisa Passamonte Green president and CEO. Her appointment follows the recent departures of Jeff Ravitz and Dawn Hollingsworth from the company.
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – Mega Systems, Inc. named Rich Anders south central territory sales manager, serving sales representatives and dealers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Neutrik USA opened a new 25,000-square-foot headquarters facility Jan. 3, 2011. The company also assigned Fred Morgenstern, Thomas Chudyk, Chris Neethling and Gina Rider to new posts.
Read More »SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand named Ernesto Gomez project manager of digital printing. He will be working with the Rose Brand sales team to serve existing customers and develop new business.
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