NEW YORK – The Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative has rolled out a number of suicide prevention tools as part of joining the #BeThe1To campaign run by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and its partners. These tools are available at btshelp.org/bethe1to.
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MIDDLETON, WI – To help Covid-idled lighting students and professionals hone their skills, ETC teamed with a Broadway lighting team on the Hamilton Programming Project. Participants can use actual touring paperwork from the hit musical to finish prep on an Eos show file and recreate Howell Binkley’s Tony Award-winning lighting looks, all in Eos Augment3d.
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FRANCE – Ayrton is very excited to launch the latest in its series of IP65-rated fixtures, Domino – The Master of the Elements! Building… Read More »Ayrton makes a splash with the launch of Domino – the Master of the Elements
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC – Daniel Thibault, owner of Life Is Art Studios, used Chauvet Professional Rogue fixtures in his lighting design for No Parking On The Dance Floor, a drive-in concert by dubstep artists Subtronic and Boogie T. Close to 2,000 fans (in 500 cars) attended the show at the Hounds Drive-In Theatre outside Charlotte, NC.
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NJ – RadioScan™ Spectrum Analyzer (P/N 5988): RadioScan Spectrum Analyzer is a 900MHz and 2.4GHz spectrum analyzer (includes a RadioScan hardware dongle and accompanying free… Read More »City Theatrical Releases RadioScan Spectrum Analyzer
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NYC – This form is to collect demographic information on individuals who work in LORT theatres as designers, directors, and artistic directors from the… Read More »Who Designs & Directs in LORT Theatres Survey
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ITALY – EclCyclorama 100 is a soft-edge, linear cyclorama and floodlight, designed in a surprisingly low profile form factor to meet applications at both… Read More »PROLIGHTS Releases the EclCyclorama 100
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ESPELKAMP, De — The HARTING Technology Group has been highly distinguished after subsidiary HARTING Automotive was conferred with the Volkswagen Group Award 2020 in… Read More »HARTING Automotive wins Volkswagen Group Award 2020
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NORTHAMPTON, U.K. – Robe UK worked with a number of companies, organizations, venues and individuals to light 10 buildings and landmarks in and around its home base in Northampton, U.K. The “red alert” for dire circumstances faced by the live events industry was part of the U.K.-focused #LightItInRed lighting action campaign, with more than 650 sites glowing red on July 6.
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NYX Bulb – the same size as a standard LED bulb – is the first colour-tuneable LED bulb for professional film, stage, and event… Read More »Astera Launches NYX Bulb
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Pendleton, IN-based Tyler Truss has launched its new Floating Stage. Available in various sizes, the Floating Stage features a non-self-climbing tower/roof structure that sits on a modular aluminum, skid-proof floating deck. It includes anchoring, safety rails, UV roof, and is designed for easy shipping and set up. Add-ons include a load-in dock and gangway. COO Marc Johnson noted that the Floating Stage is another option for entertainment that would allow for social distancing. “It allows concert fans to sit shoreside or pull up their boat and enjoy a live show,” he said.
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At the last couple of trade shows I visited prior to the Covid-19 shutdown, I always stopped by each laser booth to see what was… Read More »An LD Learns to Program Lasers
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