International News

POTTERS BAR, U.K. – Paul Weller to tour the U.S. this month with Harman’s Soundcraft Vi6 digital mixing console supplied by SSE Hire.

U.K. – Central Presentations Limited (CPL) invested over a quarter of a million pounds in May, primarily in new lighting and rigging equipment, in preparation for an extremely action-packed summer.

JERUSALEM, Israel – The state-owned Israel Broadcasting Authority has upgraded its main news studio in Jerusalem, with help from ETC and dealer Danor Theatre and Studio Systems Ltd. The lighting for the Channel 1 studio needed to be suitable for the demands of high-frequency cameras, so the new ETC Source Four LED Series 2 Daylight HD, with tunable cool-white light in the 4000-6500K range, was ideal.

AARHUS, Denmark – On The Tragically Hip’s latest tour, Lighting Designer Brent Clark was effectively charged with creating two shows in one when the band decided to break up their performance into multiple parts. The first and third sections would feature new music while the middle of the show would be songs from their 1992 hit record Fully Completely. Consequently, Clark deployed lighting fixtures by Harman’s Martin Professional to create a look that was both modern and retro at the same time.

CASALECCHIO DI RENO, Italy – Molpass Stage Engineering & Multimedia Systems recently installed an Eilon Rig StageMaster (RSM) load monitoring system in Unipol Arena.

LUXEMBOURG – The Philharmonie in the City of Luxembourg purchased Robe LEDWash 300s and 600s to be used in its Grand Auditorium and Chamber Music Hall.

London, UK – International lighting designer Hartley T A Kemp has turned to the versatile color changing of Philips Selecon’s LED range of luminaires for the world premiere of Peter Gill’s new play As Good a Time As Any.

XI’AN, China – XL moving head series installed by PR Lighting for performance of Chang’an Dream to welcome the Prime Minister of India.

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.