KRAKOW, Poland — For an open-air concert staged near the Sanctuary of John Paul II here to celebrate the canonization of Poland’s first pontiff, TSE Grupa supplied lighting and video gear. The rig included SGM fixtures — 45 SixPack blinders and 44 P-5 wash lights. Along with the late John Paul II (1920-2005), Pope Francis approved the canonization of the late Pope John XXIII (1881-1963) last July. Both canonizations were celebrated by a mass led by Pope Francis on April 27, 2014 in Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square.
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DUBLIN, Ireland — Rob Jones, Gorilla Design MD and director of QLX Lighting, chose Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc LED fixtures for the upgraded reception area at Dublin’s Old Jameson Distillery here. The installation encompassed the main reception area, café, stairwell and underfloor areas.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The impressive array of lighting and video gear on display at the 2014 finals for the Eurovision Song Contest relied upon grandMA consoles for control. LD Kasper Lange oversaw a control system that included seven grandMA2 full-size and two grandMA2 light consoles, along with 19 MA NPUs and nine MA 8Port Nodes.
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ERLANGEN, Germany — The Markgrafentheater here has installed a stage management system from the Salzbrenner Stagetec Mediagroup as part of a recent equipment upgrade. New components include a PerformanCeTRL controller and a DELEC CS 1624 intercom matrix from the company’s oratis compact range. The systems were installed within three months. They are currently being used to support the Bayerische Theatertage festival, which runs from May 16-31.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The Melodifestivalen (Melody Festival) determines Sweden’s entrant in Europe’s annual Eurovision Song Contest. The 2014 event went from four semifinals in February to a “second chance” round on March 1. The final competition was staged in Stockholm on March 8. LD Fredrik Jönsson’s rig included 131 Clay Paky Sharpys, 26 Sharpy Wash 330s and 14 Alpha Profile 1500s. Starlight provided the gear.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications provided the global communications backbone for the Wings for Life World Run, sponsored by Red Bull and supporting research to cure spinal cord injuries. Participants in 34 countries around the world took part in the event.
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LOS ANGELES — Elation sponsored the latest in its series of E3 (Elation Educational Experience) seminars at its headquarters here May 13. Lighting designer Jonathan Smeeton led the presentation targeted at aspiring lighting designers.
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