International News

ADELAIDE, Australia — The Adelaide Festival Centre has joined the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, His Majesty’s in Perth, State Theatre Centre of WA and most of the country’s leading company’s and venues, in installing ETC lighting consoles. Pictured here is Paul McGee at the console.

IZTAPALAPA, Mexico — Lighting rental company Meridian Pro S.A de C.V, based here, recently expanded its Robe inventory with 14 Robe Pointe moving lights to support the needs of rock band Zoe and other acts. Pictured here are, from left, Bruno Carranza (Vari), Germán Sevillano Sánchez (Meridian Pro), José Luis Pérez López (Meridian Pro) and José Alberto García Ramírez (Vari).

The illuminance of the comet in Verona Italy received illumination support from Slovakian company Leader Light. The light the exhibit which is part of the 30th International Exhibition of Nativity in Art and Culture used a number of LED products from Leader Light. Such as their LL Sport 150W 5000K with 40 & 30 degree lens. The project is a sponsorship through free service, which is carried out by AREA ITALIA.

For more details: www.leaderlight.sk

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WALLDORF, GERMANY – Clay Paky was on hand for the opening ceremony of the new Walldorf Ärztezentrum (Medical Centre) in Germany. Lighting Designer Benjamin Schleger used an assortment of Clay Paky Sharpys, Alpha Spot QWO 800s, A.leda Wash K20s and A.leda Wash K10s to bring the town of Walldorf a fireworks display, minus the fireworks.

For more details: www.claypaky.it

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18 year old Lighting Designer Ángel Alvarado took Robe Lighting to the party to light Columbian born singer Magarita, La Diosa de La Cumbia in a special show at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. Alverado used a range of Rob products that included MMX Spots, LEDWash 1200s LEDWash 600s and LEDBeam 100s and ColorWash 250E ATs. The entire rig was supplied by Mexico based Tama Producciones.

For more details: www.robe.cz

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – The design goal of The Blue Planet, Denmark’s new national aquarium, was to make the aquarium’s visitors feel like they had entered the world of the sea surrounding it. Using Rosco’s X24 Effects Projector, lighting Designer Jesper Garde Kongshaug created a realistic and controllable water effect to accomplish that goal as he projected that effect throughout the vast concourse areas inside the aquarium.

LONDON — LD Matt Waterfield specified Robe’s new CycFX 8 fixtures for a tour featuring UK post-punk rockers White Lies. Colour Sound Experiment, which is supporting the tour’s gear, purchased 32 of the fixtures directly off the booth at the PLASA exhibition in October.

HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. — Lighting and visuals rental company Siyan, which recently purchased 24 or Chromlech’s Elidy-S panels, has already used them to support a tour of the Scotland-based band, Texas, in support of a design by LD Paddy Farr. The band has enjoyed considerable success since its formation in 1988.

LONDON — Lighting and visual artist Nick Gray from London creative design practice Renegade created a 90 meter long video / light sculpture in the entranceway to the 2013 100% Design exhibition at London’s Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

WOLFSBURG, Germany — In a visual showcase that included 350 water systems, 70-meter-high fountains, 15-meter-high flames, seven large-format LED video screens and a full complement of lighting and sound gear, the Autostadt theme park here couldn’t leave out the lasers. Accordingly, tarm Showlaser provided 11 full color 25W lasers and 20 green laser scanners.