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UCSD Student Designers Illuminate Winter Works Dance Production with Elation

‘¡Azúcar!’ with a lighting design by: Elba Emicente Sanchez

Lighting design students explore dynamic interplay of movement and light using Proteus Lucius and Fuze luminaires

Three lighting design students from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) recently had the opportunity to work with Elation Proteus Lucius and Fuze Wash Z350 moving head luminaires on Winter Works, a dance production featuring three original works by three professional choreographers from the UCSD dance faculty.Read More »UCSD Student Designers Illuminate Winter Works Dance Production with Elation

Ayrton Eurus Profile on Tour with Kontra K

Berlin-based Kontra K, the street-smart German rapper who tops the German hip-hop scene, has toured arenas across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg throughout February and March. Lighting Designer, Marcus Herzog, specified 112 Ayrton Eurus Profile fixtures for his dramatic and highly dynamic lighting design on a stage designed by Kriss Hinrichsen for this special tour. The Eurus Profiles were provided by the tour’s lighting supplier, BBM Clair.Read More »Ayrton Eurus Profile on Tour with Kontra K

Andrew Dawson and Matt Chambers Accent Thrills at Big Air Show with CHAUVET Professional

It’s been said that until people sprout wings and fly, there will never be anything quite as thrilling as freestyle jumping. Anyone who attended the Big Air Show at the Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. knows that feeling well. This year, instead of simply flying through the air the skiers and snowboarders who competed in the popular three-day event were able to work their magic in a field of light, thanks to a fast moving and colorful lighting design created with CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by Production Service Industries (PSI).Read More »Andrew Dawson and Matt Chambers Accent Thrills at Big Air Show with CHAUVET Professional

Bandit Lites Bolsters Inventory with Claypaky Sharpy X Frames Investment

Bandit Lites is once again leading the way in new technology as it adds a massive amount of new Claypaky Sharpy X Frames to its touring arsenal. Bandit is the first company in the world to send the Sharpy X Frames on the road, showcasing once again its commitment in bringing its clients the best in lighting.Read More »Bandit Lites Bolsters Inventory with Claypaky Sharpy X Frames Investment

Matt Hemmele’s All CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M Rig Captures Mood at Elevation Church Night of Worship

Video walls and lights work hand-in-hand in production design, but sometimes, like when your goal is to create a seamless look for a broadcast recording, you might want to lose the LED panels and rely solely on lighting fixtures to generate visual energy.  This was the strategy that Matt Hemmele followed recently when lighting the widely acclaimed Elevation Church Night of Worship.

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PROLIGHTS Astra Hybrid330 Lights up Hannover State Opera Ball 2024

The Hannover State Opera selected PROLIGHTS Astra Hybrid330 to light up the 2024 Opera Ball, held under the theme Let the Sunshine In. The event drew over 3,330 guests and showcased a range of musical performances, from classical to modern, necessitating a flexible and adaptable lighting system.

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Robe Enjoys the Buzz at 2024 Scena Jutra

(L to R) Darren McLanders (LSC), Michel Arntz (Robe Key Account Manager, Europe), JJ Valchar (Robe Commercial Director), Dave Whitehouse (Robe Product Development Specialist), Jeroen van Aalst (Robe Key Account Manager, Europe)

Robe was proud to support the 2024 “Scena Jutra” (Stage of Tomorrow) two-day symposium in Warsaw, Poland, which this year changed up to a new venue inside the city’s famous Palace of Culture & Science in downtown, one of Europe’s tallest buildings. The sixth edition of this growing and highly acclaimed two-day event featured over 120 speakers, both international and from across Poland, who gave a series of outstanding presentations or joined lively panel discussions. These embraced an eclectic variety of topics all related to production design, visual and sonic art also embracing architecture and built spaces… plus several more esoteric but related subjects.Read More »Robe Enjoys the Buzz at 2024 Scena Jutra

Light Action Conquers the High Seas with Elation Lucius for Rock Legends Cruise XI

 

Light Action of Wilmington, DE, acknowledges that they have one of the best gigs in the industry. Each year for more than a decade, they’ve provided full-service production for a string of legacy acts on Rock Legends Cruise, a floating rock festival with a cause that sails the Caribbean every February. For years they have relied on Elation lighting to illuminate multiple stages and this year turned to newly acquired Proteus Lucius LED profile fixtures to raise the production even further.Read More »Light Action Conquers the High Seas with Elation Lucius for Rock Legends Cruise XI

Jaymi Lee Smith Lights ‘One of the Good Ones’ at Pasadena Playhouse with Proteus Odeon

For the March world premiere of One of the Good Ones at the Pasadena Playhouse in Southern California, Lighting Designer Jaymi Lee Smith turned to Elation’s new Proteus Odeon LED profile fixture to fulfill a number of lighting roles. The Odeon, a full-featured 30,000-lumen moving head that houses a variable CRI LED engine, allowed the designer to find the best blend of intensity and color accuracy to accurately form the onstage lighting while energizing the theater with full-on effects after the final curtain. Read More »Jaymi Lee Smith Lights ‘One of the Good Ones’ at Pasadena Playhouse with Proteus Odeon

Arizona Bike Week Dazzles With Creative Backstage and CHAUVET Professional

The promoters of Arizona Bike week billed their event as a “five-day celebration of motorcycles and music.” This year for the 27th edition of the annual festival, they could have added another feature to their list: mind-bending light and video show. It’s all but impossible to imagine that any of the half-million visitors who attended the event at Westworld of Scottsdale in early April went home feeling anything but overwhelmingly impressed by the stunning production on its 50’ wide by 40’ deep stage. Form the 3D video screen with its bold, evocative images, to the colorful pixel mapped effects and intense color washes, the show immersed on every level.Read More »Arizona Bike Week Dazzles With Creative Backstage and CHAUVET Professional

From Learning to Leading – a Shared Educational Ethos at AV Alliance AGM

The recent hosting of the international AV Alliance’s annual 3-day AGM in the vibrant city of Cape Town set the stage for a convergence of global talent, innovation, and collaboration. Against the picturesque backdrop of South Africa’s Mother City, 107 industry leaders, sponsors and technical experts from around the world gathered at the Westin Hotel to exchange ideas, showcase expertise, and chart the course for the future of the event solutions industry. Read More »From Learning to Leading – a Shared Educational Ethos at AV Alliance AGM

Ayrton Cobra Lights up Milan’s D’Assago Forum for The Kolors

On March 3, the Italian pop-rock band The Kolors gave an unforgettable performance at the Forum d’Assago in Milan before announcing their new international tour which will touch, in addition to Italy, countries including Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Belgium. The lighting for the concert was designed by Lighting Designer Francesco De Cave who chose 120 Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixtures for the event, supplied by the Italian service company, Agorà.Read More »Ayrton Cobra Lights up Milan’s D’Assago Forum for The Kolors