KNOXVILLE, TN – It is so easy to become caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, so to give back to local communities and share the joy of helping others, Bandit Lites once again participated in the Angel Tree Christmas assistance program. Started in 1975 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Angel Tree began with the simple idea that under privileged children also deserve a visit from Santa Claus.
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BLOOMINGTON, MN – Even those with only a passing interest in the performing arts are familiar with The Nutcracker. A holiday tradition with many families, the show accounts for some 40 percent of ticket sales for ballet companies in the US. Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, with its sprightly melody punctuated by occasional staccato cords, is instantly recognizable to almost everyone, as is the stoic little nutcracker character at the heart of the ballet’s storyline.
NEW YORK – Every day between Thanksgiving and Christmas over 500,000 people (more than the entire population of Kansas City) stop at 611 Fifth Avenue to take in the Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Display. Created by American Christmas, the luxury retailer’s “Land of 1000 Delights” extravaganza dazzles visitors with a magical winter candy land that features 2000 jumbo candy ornaments, plus a Chris Werner-designed lightshow that makes the 10-story department store building glow with holiday cheer.
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NEW YORK, NY – Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, launched the Legacy Leaders of Color Video Project (LLCVP). Working with MOPED, a video production company, and with support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, TCG filmed a series of interviews chronicling the stories of founding leaders of theatres of color. An introductory Launch video featuring all nine leaders is now available on the TCG website.
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MIAMI – Netherlands based Martin Garrix is among the hottest DJ / musician / music producers of the moment, currently playing events and festivals worldwide, sharing his unique sounds and building a vast international fanbase. He premiered a large part of his debut album this year during an incredible main stage set at ULTRA Miami … which was also the first show to feature a new co-production design by Michael Fullman and Gabe Fraboni.
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AUSTIN – Automated lighting manufacturer High End Systems announced today that they have created the world’s first TMI/CRI Correction Filter for White LED automated luminaires. TM-30 is a new quality metric that was recently adopted by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) to supplement and eventually replace the old CRI (CIE) Metric for measuring fidelity of a light source.
VANCOUVER, BC – On the heels of his highly acclaimed second album release “Skin,” Flume is taking his electronic genre on a world tour. The Australian producer has had a successful year of festival performances alongside an extensive headline tour of North America, Europe, and Australia.“The current leg of the tour uses 26 Solaris Flares,” says tour LD Stu Dingley. “We use eight on the floor upstage to push color through the stage, and 18 overhead to melt the audience at key moments throughout the set”
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SUNRISE, FL – A metal band that’s recorded hits with names like “Cry For The Moon” doesn’t normally cover music written by the likes of Antonio Vivaldi, Antonín Dvořák and Giuseppe Verdi, but then again, nothing about Dutch sensation Epica can be described as “ordinary.” In addition to performing the works of these and other classical composers, the six-member band has put its own fresh, original and totally captivating metallic symphonic spin on music from films like Star Wars, Spider-Man and Pirates of the Caribbean.
INDIANAPOLIS — Every year, the event known as “Downtown Indy, Inc.’s Circle of Lights presented by IBEW #481” kicks off the holiday season with a spectacle that lights up the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument like a giant Christmas tree. The annual switch-on ceremony in late November made use of a roof, lights and stages provided by Mid-America Sound, with a video assist from Dodd Technologies. Mid-America Sound’s Bob Williams and John “Robo” Robison used an Avolites Sapphire Touch console to design, program and run the lighting show for the event.
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MIDDLETON, WI– When companies join forces, the outcome is never certain. In the case of Chicago’s Grand Stage Lighting and Chicago Spotlight’s merger, everything points to an unqualified success. When we caught up with them at ETC’s Rep and Dealer Workshop this summer in Madison, Marty Lazarus, the previous owner of Chicago Spotlight, called it the “smoothest transition I have ever seen.” New company president Greg Becker added: “If there are problems, we have been too busy to notice them.”
NASHVILLE – Embarking on her first headlining tour, Grammy, ACM and CMA Award nominee CAM is quickly becoming one of country music’s hottest young stars today. With her Platinum-certified hit “’Burning House” and her first major label album release, the Huntington Beach native is proving to have her own unique style on her inaugural tour. Needing a design that would provide this atmosphere of creativity, with the ability to be managed by a small crew, the artist’s management turned to Cour Design (www.courdesign.com).
