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AV Stumpfl to Present New Projection Screen Systems at LDI

Wallern, Austria—The Austrian AV technology manufacturer AV Stumpfl will present their award-winning projection screen systems and the new PIXERA media server software version 1.8 at LDI2021, Nov. 19-21st in Las Vegas.

A highlight of the AV Stumpfl booth will be the brand new PIXERA media server system version 1.8, which was recently released. Here’s the PIXERA control promo video:

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Applications Now Open for the Second Year of The Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program

Launched in September 2020 by Cody Renard Richard in partnership with Broadway Advocacy Coalition, this year’s Scholarship includes a new initiative supported by The Theater Leadership Project.

New York, NY – Applications for The Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program are now open. The program seeks to honor, uplift, and support the next generation of Black, Asian, Latinx, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) theatermakers working behind the scenes. Submissions are currently being accepted through Sunday, December 5th at 11:59 p.m. EST.Read More »Applications Now Open for the Second Year of The Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program

Adelman on Venues: Last Night at Astroworld

Here’s the latest installment of Adelman on Venues from lawyer and VP of the Event Safety Alliance, Steve Adelman on what happened at the AstroWorld Festival in Houston, TX.

Last night at Astroworld, a festival held at NRG Stadium in Houston, at least eight people died and more than 300 others received medical treatment in a crowd crush during Travis Scott’s performance. Because we have seen too many heartbreaking incidents like this before, it is tempting to rush to judgment about the causes of this one. Let’s do better than that. Let’s ask the right questions first, then see what the facts reveal.

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Ten Dead, Multiple Injuries at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival Performance in Houston

HOUSTON – (Updated Dec. 1) A criminal investigation is still ongoing to determine the cause of the deadly crowd surge at Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston. Ten confirmed deaths and “scores of injuries” were reported as a result of a crowd surge during rapper Travis Scott’s Nov. 5 performance. According to reports, the 50,000-strong crowd began compressing toward the stage around 9:15 p.m., causing panic and injuries until it was quickly declared a “mass casualty incident.” In addition to the onsite security, more than 55 Houston Fire Department units stepped in to perform CPR on unconscious concert-goers, with reports that 17 were rushed to area hospitals, with 11 of those in cardiac arrest. There were 300 people treated at an onsite field hospital.

The concert was ended early. The second day of the two-day festival was canceled, which was to feature Bad Bunny, Earth, Wind & Fire and Beaumont native Teezo Touchdown. A reunification center for families has been set up at the Wyndham Houston Hotel near NRG Park. (Update: Families have identified all eight victims.)

Earlier in the day, hundreds of people rushed through the entrance gates, blowing past metal detectors and security. Here’s a video from KHOU ABC 11 in Houston of the crowds rushing in:

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Robe Takes Off at SAGA Festival

BUCHAREST, Romania – Dance world wunderkinds ALDA Events and Insomniac teamed up to launch the first SAGA Festival on the grounds of aerospace company Romaero in Bucharest. Andre Beekmans and his team from Netherlands-based The Art of Light specified more than 200 Robe moving lights for the largest stage.

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