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Chauvet Professional Supports Eco-Friendly Lighting Upgrade at The Michael Fowler Centre

At their best, cultural institutions do more than provide an engaging setting where people can enjoy the performing arts. They also serve as reassuring landmarks, standing out from their surroundings to remind all who gaze upon them of a community’s shared ideals and values. The winner of multiple architectural awards, The Michael Fowler Centre is in keeping with this tradition. Helping to define the Wellington, New Zealand skyline with its tri-level glass façade and towering concrete columns, which are often adorned in colorful light, the almost-four-decade-old building embodies the city’s commitment to culture.Read More »Chauvet Professional Supports Eco-Friendly Lighting Upgrade at The Michael Fowler Centre

Oak View Group to Build Las Vegas Entertainment District with Arena, Amphitheater, Casino and Hotel

Oak View Group (OVG), the global venue development, advisory, and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry, recently announced its vision to welcome a newly planned entertainment district including an arena in Las Vegas. Groundbreaking and construction for the estimated $3B point of destination entertainment district and arena are scheduled for 2023. Read More »Oak View Group to Build Las Vegas Entertainment District with Arena, Amphitheater, Casino and Hotel

Winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards

The 94th Oscars® were held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. Production designer and creative director David Korins returned to the Oscars, having previously been the designer in 2019, for which he received an Emmy nomination. Lighting designer Robert Dickinson returned for his 33rd Oscars show.  During his three-decades long career, he has won 18 Primetime Emmy Awards, including three for Oscars telecasts, and has over 1,500 on-screen television credits.

Here are the winners in the design and technical categories:Read More »Winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards

The Bridge: PRGs New Multi-Purpose Rehearsal Space and Studio in the Heart of the UK

The Bridge is an exciting and unique addition to the PRG UK network, opening a hub for productions of all sizes in the heart of the country. The space has been designed to be completely flexible and has the power to support whatever your production needs. Located just next door to the PRG UK headquarters in Longbridge, the space richly benefits from a direct link to PRGs wealth of equipment and expertise onsite. From truck splits and prep to full studio productions and pre-production rehearsals, The Bridge can deliver.Read More »The Bridge: PRGs New Multi-Purpose Rehearsal Space and Studio in the Heart of the UK

GLP impression X5 Makes Global Debut on New American Song Contest

The sun sculpture that employs the GLP impression X5s. Photo by Tyler Ericson

The global launch of GLP’s highly anticipated impression X5 wash light is occupying one of the most unique stages in American TV history this spring, with the launch of the eight-part American Song Contest (ASC), airing on NBC.Read More »GLP impression X5 Makes Global Debut on New American Song Contest

Ayrton Perseo Fixtures Shine on Adele One Night Only, at LA’s Griffith Observatory

It may never rain in southern California, but it pays to be prepared because when it does, man, it pours. Full Flood Inc. Lighting Designer Noah Mitz and Lighting Director Bryan Klunder opted to use 40 IP65-rated Ayrton Perseo fixtures for Adele’s surprise CBS special, Adele One Night Only, at the landmark Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles last November. The two-hour show no sooner finished than the skies opened up in a dramatic and torrential storm that found crews scrambling to cover non-IP-rated gear.Read More »Ayrton Perseo Fixtures Shine on Adele One Night Only, at LA’s Griffith Observatory