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ISE 2012 Sets New Attendance Records
PLSN Staff | News | February 7, 2012AMSTERDAM — Integrated Systems Europe set a new record for number of exhibitors — 825, up 15 percent from the year before, with close to 200 new exhibitors, and overall attendance — 40,869, up 17 percent from the year before, for the AV and electronic systems integration trade event that occupied 11 halls of the Amsterdam RAI from Jan. 31-Feb 2. Other new records include total floor space (about 323,000 square feet) and registrants for the pre-show conference and educational sessions (more than 2,000 for the first time.)
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USITT To Honor Nine Young Designers
PLSN Staff | News | February 6, 2012SYRACUSE, NY - Winners of the nine USITT Awards for Young Designers & Technicians in the Performing Arts have been selected for 2012: Scott Wolfson, Hidenori Nakajo, Catherine Wilson, Charles Murdock Lucas, Shannon Smith, Andrew Wallace, Holland Berson, John Bowhers and David Beller. These individuals will be honored during USITT's Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Long Beach, CA, in March.
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Elaborate Halftime Show Part of Most-Watched Super Bowl Ever
PLSN Staff | News | February 6, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Over 111 million viewers tuned into NBC to watch Super Bowl XLVI and the Bridgestone Halftime Show featuring Madonna, LMFAO, M.I.A., Nicki Minaj and Cee Lo Green. The halftime show was lit by Al Gurdon and featured a production design by Bruce Rodgers of Tribe, Inc. The show’s large cast performed Cirque du Soleil influenced-choreography on 43 modular pieces handled by some 500 stagehands, with load-in and load-out (pictured here) taking place in nine and 10 minutes, respectively. PLSN editor Justin Lang and Stage Directions editor Jacob Coakley followed the action as it happened, tweeting live on Twitter.
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Elation Elated Over Super Bowl Weekend
PLSN Staff | News | February 6, 2012INDIANAPOLIS – More than 135 Elation Platinum Beam 5R ACL beam effects filled the nighttime sky over downtown Indianapolis as Dodd Technologies turned Georgia Street into a Super Bowl Village experience for visitors to the city.
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WorldStage A Winner in Showtime’s World Boxing Classic
PLSN Staff | News | February 3, 2012NEW YORK – WorldStage Inc. supported the final championship event Dec. 17 for Showtime Sports’ “Super Six World Boxing Classic” at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. “The championship was an enhanced version of a normal boxing match,” says Jim Ferrara, lighting designer/production manager with Frank Gatto Lighting. So WorldStage delivered the additional bells and whistles: a lot more lighting effects, video playback and enhanced audio.
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Texas’ Gateway Church Chooses Martin Lighting
PLSN Staff | News | February 3, 2012AARHUS, Denmark - Gateway Church in Southlake, TX, is an active church with the fixtures operating about 10 hours a day, seven days a week. LD Kyle Russelburg chose Martin fixtures for accomplish three main lighting needs: shooting for TV/web broadcast in HD, lighting for unique services, and hosting conferences throughout the year. Barbizon Lighting’s Texas office did the installation.
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Reed Rigging Supports Jimmy Fallon’s Super Bowl Broadcast
PLSN Staff | News | February 3, 2012INDIANAPOLIS – Reed Rigging provided production rigging support for a specially designed and constructed set for the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon television show broadcast from Indianapolis’ Hilbert Circle Theatre. The Indianapolis-based broadcasts coincided with the NFL’s Super Bowl week.
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Austin City Limits Outfits New Studio with Philips Strand Lighting
PLSN Staff | News | February 1, 2012AUSTIN, TX - The Austin City Limits TV series had a number of challenges when moving into its new, larger studio, The Moody Theatre in downtown Austin, TX. From a studio holding 325 spectators to a venue holding 2,700 for multi purposes, lighting needed to be flexible but specific. Part of the system lighting director Walter Olden chose included Philips Strand Lighting LEKO LITE luminaires and a Light Palette VL control console.
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Vari-Lite VL3000 Spots Gives Roxette Tour ‘The Look’
PLSN Staff | News | February 1, 2012DALLAS - So successful was the 2011 tour that this year Roxette will embark on yet another ‘Round the World’ popfest with another 65 shows planned for 2012. LD Calle Brattberg will be with them, again using Philips Vari-Lite VL3000 Spot luminaires as the backbone of the design.
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Long Riders Announce 2012 Ride for Charity
PLSN Staff | News | February 1, 2012PHILADELPHIA - The 2012 Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) announced their 2012 eight-day motorcycle ride starting Aug. 3 in Seattle, WA. The group raises money for two charities: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, and The ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes. This year’s ride promises “some of the finest scenery” ever and a fun way to raise money for the two charities.
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Join PLSN on Twitter during the Super Bowl Halftime Show
PLSN Staff | News | February 1, 2012LAS VEGAS – Every year it happens. Industry folks talk about the production wins and losses of the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Call it Monday morning quarterbacking; we express our cheers and jeers about the show. This year, PLSN and Stage Directions turn Monday morning quarterbacking into a simultaneous, live-as-it-happens Sunday event with the live tweeting during the Halftime Show.
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Metropolitan Opera Takes Delivery of RJ Victor Followspots
PLSN Staff | News | January 31, 2012WALLINGFORD, CT – The Metropolitan Opera at New York City’s Lincoln Center now has four new Robert Juliat Victor 1800W followspots in its inventory, as specified by Patrick Eagleton of Contemporary Lights & Staging. The fixtures join other Robert Juliat fixtures, the RJ 2.5W Profiles, already in-house.
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