International News

DOHA, Qatar – Airstar, inventor of the lighting balloon and provider of lighting solutions for the event industry, deployed 90 Pixocom balloons for the latest edition of Qatar National Day.

LONDON – Complete production solution specialists White Light are set to launch a cutting-edge new studio facility at their Wimbledon premises.

ISTANBUL – Manchester-based lighting and rigging specialist dbn was presented with another brain-teasing rigging challenge by production company WRG for a large corporate event staged in the Crystal Ballroom at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Centre in Istanbul.

U.K. – Sky TV lighting designer Iain Davidson is using one of the latest additions to the Philips Vari-Lite product line, the feature-packed VL4000 Spot, to deliver smooth, precise effects and stunning color to popular Sky Atlantic show Thronecast.

HARBIN, China – Harbin Music Hall is fitted with GLP Spot Ones.

GERMANY – Cue Design GmbH chooses Clay Paky lighting gear to tour with Fritz Kalkbrenner.

SERIATE, Italy – In the year UNESCO has decided to devote to light, Clay Paky has inaugurated MoMS – the Museum of Modern Show Lighting. MoMS is housed on the company’s premises in Seriate, Italy, and is the first Museum in Europe specifically devoted to light, not regarded merely as a useful natural phenomenon, but seen as a means to arouse emotions. The exhibition aims to reveal and let visitors discover the playful, theatrical and evocative nature of this important aspect of the physical world.

TEL AVIV – Habima National Theatre Israel receives technical upgrade with Robe gear.

LONDON – Lighting designer Matt Button has used an array of award-winning Clay Paky Mythos and Sharpys for the launch event of the Adidas x Pharrell Williams Superstars Supercolor range.

EASTLEIGH, U.K. In order to upgrade their existing theatrical lighting equipment for the new season, The Point Theatre in Eastleigh approached White Light to help them find the right solution. The Point became an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation in April 2015 and is known as a regional powerhouse for contemporary dance, theatre and combined arts.

LONDON – Ben Howard recently closed out his most recent UK tour, which included three consecutive nights at London’s Alexandra Palace, with lighting designer Andy Rowe controlling a Nitelites rig using an Avolites Expert Pro running the latest Titan V9 software.