Robe shared a tribute to Bob Schacherl, who headed the U.S. operation between 2013 and 2019 and sadly passed away last week. Schacherl was a beloved friend, colleague, Robe Family member and professional entertainment lighting industry legend.
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Pierre E. Roy recently lit a sold-out performance of La Légende by comedian Dave Gaudet at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec. Following a vision guided by what he describes as “Making Light Rock,” Roy animated his client’s witty and satirical performance with a versatile rig supplied by Nord-Scène that featured 57 CHAUVET Professional fixtures.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division on May 1, 2025 issued a field assistance bulletin providing guidance on how to determine employee or independent contractor status when enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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LD Ryan Stumpp turned to the PROTEUS ATLAS power luminaire and the new flagship PARAGON as part of a large Elation lighting package for nighttime spectacular and ancillary events. Live Events Productions and Gemini supplied the lighting.
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The 78th Annual Tony Awards will return to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing’s 78th Annual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards® have now been announced.
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Fans got to see the Mickey 17’s nattily dressed stars Robert Pattinson and Naomi Ackie in an elegant setting, not to mention a parade of “drones” from the film marching down the red carpet, while also enjoying lively video clips shown on a 32m long structure featuring 160 active CHAUVET Profession REM 3IP LED panels.
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Bob Schacherl, former CEO of Robe North America since 2013, passed away after a long illness. He was 70. Robe released this statement on Schacherl’s… Read More »In Memoriam: Bob Schacherl, Former CEO Robe North America, 70
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Indie rock icons The Wombats are currently touring the UK and Europe with a bold new visual identity, powered by the first touring deployment of the VLHive 151 Digital FX lighting fixture from Vari-Lite, originators of the modern moving head lighting fixture and a Signify entertainment lighting brand. The show has been designed by lighting designer Rosie Haigh, who is also Vari-Lite Business Development Manager at Signify.
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Wenger Corporation, a leading provider of high-quality equipment and solutions for performing arts, announce the acquisition of Creative Conners, Inc., a trusted innovator in stage automation technology. This strategic acquisition expands Wenger’s capabilities in the performing arts sector.
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The team at Concept K broke the rules at the 2025 Dystopia festivals, held in France. They departed from the standard practice of having a massive video wall on a festival’s main stage. Instead, they animated their main stages with brawny collections of lighting effects, including the CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M units.
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As Billie Holiday observed, ‘every song, like every person, must be unique, or it isn’t music’. As a Lighting Designer, Jack Thomas agrees. Guided by this principle, he set out to leave visual fingerprints on each song in Bayside’s current North American ‘Errors Tour’.
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From powering large-scale productions with ultra-high-resolution switching to training operators on real-world workflows, M2 continues to expand its role as a go-to partner for production teams looking to harness the power of PIXELHUE technology.
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