International News

TEL AVIV, Israel – A reality TV program, Music School, which is broadcast on national Channel 2, gives 16 young people the chance to be mentored and trained by four professional singers. LD Ronen Najar’s design for the show, staged at the Russell theatre in Ramatgan, Tel Aviv, includes 11 Robe BMFL Spots, six MMX Spots and an additional eight LEDBeam 100s shining from around the back of the audience. Lighting rental company Argaman Systems supplied the gear for Ronen’s rig. He uses a grandMA2 console for control.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — The Cankarjev Dom convention center here recently added to its inventory of more than 100 Robe lighting fixtures with the purchase o six Pointes and six more LEDWash 600 fixtures. Zoran Najdenov, head of the nine-person lighting department, is pictured here (left) with Dean Karov of MK Light Sound. 

JOHANNESBURG – The first South African rental company to invest in Kinesys automation is MGG, based in Linbropark, Johannesburg. MGG was founded by Mark Gaylard in early 1998, and has grown into one of the leading production solutions facilities in the country. Pictured here are, from left, MGG’s Herman Mentz and Electrosonic’s Renier Smit, with the Kinesys system in MGG’s Johannesburg warehouse.

LONDON – VES, which creates large multimedia and lighting installations, chose a d3 solution for the 26th annual Paszporty Polityki awards in Warsaw’s National Opera House.  The ceremony was broadcast live on Polish television network TVP2.  Warsaw-based Prolight, which distributes the leading brands in entertainment and architectural lighting, is the distributor of d3 products in Poland.

SAN JUAN, PR – For a production of Mary Poppins at San Juan’s Centro de Bellas Artes Santurce, LD Toni Fernandez-Medina included 10 Rogue R2 Spot moving LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional. Musique Xpress supplied the fixtures, which were chosen for their versatility and also for their gobo effects for the Spanish-language production.

SINGAPORE – Showtech Communications was tasked by the organizers of the New Year’s Eve festivities in Singapore’s Marina Bay area to provide a solution in integrating the existing lighting installations surrounding the bay with all the extra equipment for these celebrations. Showtech made use of 48 Robe fixtures, 45 Clay Paky fixtures and 300 LED fixtures for the events. LDs Heryadi Mohd Yusof and Ismahadie Putra Ishak also used a six-universe W-DMX setup to bridge the 400 meter span from FOH to the fixtures area for control.

BERLIN – Lighting rental company GLS supplied lighting equipment and crew to Motörhead’s final “Bad Magic” tour, which ended in Berlin in December.

BULLE, Switzerland — The picturesque town of Bulle in the Canton of Freibourg is nestled in the rocky hills that separate the French and German-speaking regions of Switzerland. Bulle, a regional economic hub, is also home to Globull, one of Switzerland’s most popular and cutting edge nightclubs.

LONDON – Colour Sound Experiment supplied lighting for punk duo Slaves most recent tour which culminated in a highly animated show at Brixton Academy in London, with lighting created by Francis Clegg part of design collective MIRRAD.

LONDON – British band New Order’s recent UK and European tour in support of their latest album, Music Complete, featured a  lighting design from LD Andrew Liddle controlled via an Avolites Arena console..