The Robe UK team report a busy, successful, and very positive ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) expo staged at Alexandra Palace in London, UK. The company had two exhibition areas, with a stand upstairs in the main hall and a large demo area downstairs in the Palace suite – both showcasing a range of its latest lighting technologies for theatre, performance, TV, and broadcast scenarios.Read More »Robe at ABTT 2023
Maxi Gilbert says that he draws inspiration for his designs from opera sets. At first that may seem a bit surprising, since the Madrid-based designer has created lightshows for stars like multi-Grammy winner Alejandro Sanz, and chart-topping Manuel Carrasco. But anyone who sees his work on Carrasco’s current Corazón y Flecha tour will readily appreciate the connection.Read More »Maxi Gilbert and ChamSys Soar for Manuel Carrasco
Touring Career Workshop (TCW), a Nashville-based nonprofit designed to serve the touring music industry, provided confidential mental health counseling sessions free of charge to all artists, bands, crews, and staffs at this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN, as part of their All Access program. Counselors were available from 10 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each of the festival’s four show days, allowing folks to check in on topics including work, relationships, and family issues.Read More »Touring Career Workshop Provided Free Onsite Mental Health Counseling at Bonnaroo
Event production company DWP Live recently provided projection support for a veterans tribute at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, MO. The installation was illuminated over five nights and included a veteran-honoring artwork projection titled Horizons that visitors experienced while they gathered on the grounds for the 2023 NFL Draft. Here’s a video overview of the Horizons projection installation:
What’s in a name? In the case of The Venue at Thunder Valley, the answer is “everything you need to know about its vision for the future.” By calling their facility The Venue, the United Auburn Indian Community and Thunder Valley Casino Resort left no doubt about the goal they set for this 4,500 seat indoor theatre located outside Sacramento. Their new attraction was designed to stand out from the pack and define its own category. This would not be “a” venue, but “The Venue,” the one people went to for an entertainment experience like no other.Read More »CTM Sound and CHAUVET Professional Enliven The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino
Puerto Rican artist Rauw Alejandro’s 2023 Saturno World Tour kicked off in February in the Dominican Republic, followed by dates in Puerto Rico, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. The Saturno tour, and album of the same name, put Alejandro’s talent for world-building front and center. Skits and interludes from the album are integrated into the concert, threading a plotline where he’s lost in a galaxy filled with vaporwave visuals that give a heavy nod to the futurism of the 80s and 90s. The live show is the natural extension of that aesthetic and sonic identity: Miami bass, vibrant colors, holographic aliens, a galactic stage design, and precise choreography coming together to tell a cohesive story. The highly automated, in-the-round tour design feels like an immersive outer space experience and allows the crowd to orbit Alejandro, feeding further into the planetary theme. The tour’s Creative Director is Adrian Martinez.
Read More »The Sci-Fi World of Rauw Alejandro’s ‘Saturno Tour’
The Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 is taking place from June 17 – 25, for the first time in Germany under the motto ‘Unbeatable Together’. Around 7,000 athletes from 190 countries are competing in 26 sports at the world’s largest inclusive sports event.Read More »GLP Supports the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin
Behind the Scenes announces the launch of its new affinity fundraising initiative, Ghostlight Groups. The program, created in an effort to raise awareness and funds to benefit the charity, seeks to honor the importance of community and volunteerism in our industry.Read More »Behind the Scenes Announces Inaugural Ghostlight Group
RST (Resources Stage Technologies), an events solutions company based in Dubai, used an array of 260 Claypaky HY B-EYE K25 washes, Mini-B LED moving lights, Xtylos Aqua, Sharpy X Frame hybrid fixtures, and Sharpy Plus Aqua moving heads for a tribute to late Egyptian composer Mohamed El-Mougy at Abu Bakr Salem Stage, an outdoor venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. El-Mougy, known as the Godfather of Modern Arab Music and who died in 1995, celebrates his centenary this year. The star-studded night in Riyadh featured popular singers from across the Arab world paying homage to the man who composed more than 1,000 songs plus music for some 100 feature films and television series.Read More »RST Chooses Claypaky Fixtures to Light a Tribute to Mohamed El-Mougy, the Godfather of Modern Arab Music, in Saudi Arabia
Absen, a leading global provider of innovative LED display solutions, announces the grand opening of its new West Coast Office in Walnut, CA, just outside Los Angeles. This strategic move allows Absen to cater to the growing demands of customers in the western United States with enhanced speed and personalized services. As the second-largest city in the United States, Los Angeles is renowned for its entertainment industry and is also a hub for the petrochemical, ocean, aerospace, and electronics sectors.Read More »Absen Redefines LED Display Solutions with Cutting-Edge Experience Centers Across America
The fantasy world of HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones is brought to life at Game of Thrones Studio Tour in Northern Ireland with over 1,000 Elation lights supporting its epic storytelling. The new global attraction, located at one of the acclaimed series’ original filming locations at Linen Mill Studios in Banbridge, invites fans to step behind the scenes and discover the making of the celebrated series.Read More »Elation Lights Support Epic Storytelling at Game of Thrones Studio Tour
Lorna Shore doesn’t hesitate to bend or break rules in order to expand their musical horizons, readily adding techno and symphonic elements to their signature metalcore sound. But when it comes to lighting, the band and their LD, Nate Haber, do have one edict that they’re pretty strict about: limit the use of front light. “The band and I have come up with a few guidelines regarding front light,” said Haber. “In no particular order it goes something like this: the default is that they have no front light. Also, we try to keep Austin and his drum set as lit as possible. When Adam has a guitar solo he always needs light; and when Will is talking to the crowd, he needs light too. There are a few other parts in songs where I light the band because it feels right. In those cases, typically, if you can see one member of the band you can see them all, but at this point in time, the band and I really like the silhouette look.”Read More »Nate Haber Pumps Up Lorna Shore Show With CHAVET Professional Color STRIKE M