International News

UTRECHT – PRG-EML Productions, based in Utrecht have recently invested in Robe’s new BMFL Spot moving lights.

U.K. – White Light is once again returning to the annual ABTT Theatre Show, having being part of the event since the very beginning. Now in its 36th year, the show will be held on 24-25th June and will be re-locating to Alexandra Palace in the West Hall. The ABTT Theatre Show welcomes visitors and exhibitors from various sectors of the entertainment industry and provides the opportunity for discussion, discovery and development.

LONDON – CORE Lighting’s new PinPoint wireless LED pin-spots and their best-selling ColourPoint Mk II wireless LED uplighters made their presence felt at the National Theatre In London for the 2015 Fast Forward Gala, a fund-raising event where normally unseen areas of the facility are opened up for an audience of special guests.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – LumenRadio’s CRMX technology employed for this year;s Eurovision song contest in Vienna, Austria.

EDINBURGH – Lighting and Technical Event Production specialists Blue Parrot are providing lighting, staging and design services for the 2015 Hidden Door Arts Festival in Edinburgh.

PARIS – London-based Jamie Fobert Architects asked the team at CLD Distribution to assist in providing an LED lighting solution for an exhibition of their work at the Gallerie de l’Architecture in Paris. The work coincided with the publication of “Working in Architecture”, a book about the practice’s dynamic range of projects and work philosophies.

VIENNA, Austria – Award-winning lighting designer Al Gurdon made spectacular use of a predominantly Clay Paky rig for one of the world’s largest TV entertainment events, The Eurovision Song Contest 2015.

U.K. – Lighting designer Matthew Button of Button Light has used the powerful new Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 BeamWash to create a dramatic focal point of the drum kit on Super Furry Animals’ string of UK reunion dates.

LEEK, The Netherlands – Prolyte announces new truss exchange program for rental partner network.

DUBLIN, Ireland – Production designer Tom Rohan of Eventco has used the phenomenal power yet lightweight versatility of 12 Clay Paky SuperSharpys to light the ‘Spire’, the iconic 120-metre stainless steel monument in the centre of Dublin.