ZAGREB, Croatia — To give Croatian pop artist Ivan Zak big looks on his biggest show yet, a one-off show in Zagreb Arena filled with 18,000 fans, LD Sven Kucinic used 20 Robe BMFL Spots, 48 Pointes and 16 MMX WashBeams supplied by rental company Eldra.
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FLORENCE, Italy – Claypaky announced plans to once again host the Showlight quadrennial exhibition as the event’s main sponsor. The 2017 event, which is the 10th Showlight event, will take place May 20-23 at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Florence, Italy. Pictured here, from left, are Roberta Guaschi and Pio Nahum of Claypaky.
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LONDON – Production designer LeRoy Bennett and lighting designer Cory FitzGerald chose Philips Vari-Lite VL6000 Beam and VL4000 BeamWash fixtures to add punch to Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic world tour. The 2017 shows launched March 28 in Antwerp, Belgium, and the European/U.K. leg continues through mid-June in Milan, Italy before touring North America from mid-July through November.
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RAVENNA, Itlay – Amodio and Luzzati’s production of ballet classic The Nutcracker made its debut at Teatro Comunale in Modena in late October 2016, before touring to other Italian cities through mid-January, 2017. It was produced by Daniele Cipriani Entertainment and lit by Marco Policastro with a rig that included Robe DL4S Profiles and the new Spiider LED wash beams.
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LE CHAMP-PRÈS-FROGES, France – Airstar – the world leader in the design and manufacture of inflatable technologies for the lighting, architectural and aerospace industries, recently unveiled a new brand identity. More than just a graphic evolution, this brand image update represents a major step for the French manufacturer, who has established itself as a major player in the lighting, architecture and aerospace.
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BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — Relight Group B.V. upgraded the lighting rig for the 700-capacity Gebouw-T concert venue in Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands. New fixtures include a collection of Maverick MK2 Spot and Maverick MK2 Wash LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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LONDON – LD Jeff Maker’s design for All Time Low’s 2017 tour through U.K. venues, in support of the band’s forthcoming Last Young Renegade album, included Elation’s Protron 3K Color™ LED strobes, supplied by Zig Zag Lighting.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Ayrton celebrated its 15th anniversary at Prolight + Sound with new products, new staff and a prestigious PIPA Award in the Light FX category for its MagicBurst™ graphic LED strobe fixture.
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LONDON — Event design and technical production company Maestra Group has made some substantial new investments at its London branch for lighting, audio and video ahead of a busy summer season. This follows a round of recent purchases by Maestra Dubai. The company added Robe, ETC, Avolites, Prolyte, ChamSys control, d&b audio, Christie, Sony and Analog Way gear to its inventory.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Claypaky detailed the “immersive” experience created for visitors to its booth at Prolight+Sound 2017, held earlier this month in Frankfurt, Germany and also detailed its most important product introductions and awards winners at the company’s Distributor Meeting.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — GLP reported a positive response to its booth offerings at PL+S 2017, where the company featured its GT-1 hybrid fixtures and JDC1 strobes, along with a lightshow designed by Matt Shimamoto from Volt Lights in Los Angeles.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Robert Juliat recapped some highlights from its presence in the Lightpower Village at Prolight+Sound 2017. The company presented a line-up of its tungsten and discharge followspots – Lancelot, Merlin, Cyrano, Victor and Roxie – which formed an impressive backdrop to herald the arrival of Robert Juliat’s two new LED followspots, the 600W Oz and Alice.
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