CHESTER, UK — Dating from the 13th century, the “Chester Mystery Plays” production involves hundreds of amateur actors, volumes of volunteer work and a great audience from different corners of the UK and from all over the world. Organized every five years outdoors, this year’s performances took place for the first time in the Chester Cathedral’s nave, where about 100 Chauvet Professional fixtures lit the set.
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CZECH REPUBLIC – Robe continues its support of innovative performance as a major technical sponsor of the Caravan Stage Society Inc., which presents theatre shows aboard its 30-meter tall ship theatre, the Amara Zee. A diverse selection of international actors, musicians, artists and technicians work aboard the Amara Zee (the ‘Caravan’). Performances are staged on the decks and in the rigging of the ship, delighting audiences on the shore or river bank with their vibrant productions as the vessel tours the coastlines of Europe and North America.
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KENT, UK – Lighting rental specialist RML has recently made a large investment in Robe moving lights to service its busy ongoing schedule, which includes a wide selection of shows, events and high profile TV series and programs. RML’s diverse clients are involved in all aspects of the entertainment industry and are embrace the latest designs and innovations from all manufacturers. “Keeping our doors open is the key to keeping our finger on the pulse,” says RML’s Operations Manager Steve Wells.
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ROME – Italian rock singer Vasco Rossi played seven sold out stadium shows recently, with highlights from his 35-year career. LD Giovanni Pinna’s lighting design included a back wall feature incorporating 76 Robe Robin 100 LEDBeams. Pinna, who has designed Rossi’s shows since 1993, also included Robe’s new Robin Pointe fixtures.
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MANNHEIM, Germany – Heidelberg-based set designer Valentin Ludicke of Atelier Kontrast used 112 Robe moving lights to illuminate Floor 2 of the 2013 Time Warp EDM event at the Maimarkt-Areal Arena in Mannheim, Germany.
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LIVERPOOL, UK – UK rental specialist Adlib is supplying lighting, sound, rigging equipment and crew for the current Elvis Costello and The Imposters ‘Revolver’ UK and European tour. It’s the first time that the Liverpool based company has worked with Costello. There’s no formal set list in the show. Songs are chosen – enough to fill nearly three hours of performance – largely by audience members invited onstage to spin a giant wheel bearing different song titles, with a pool of more than 100 potential numbers.
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BERLIN – More than 200 Robe moving lights helped rock the house and showcase the Berlin’s emerging DJs and Techno, House, Electro and Minimal talent who made serious summer noise in four aircraft hangars at the Templehof Airport site for A&P’s 2013 ‘Berlin Summer Rave.’ A capacity audience of 20,000 enjoyed Martin Kuhn’s production lighting design. The Robe fixtures were central to the night of action in the Ostfunk, Planet Bass and House Floor arenas.
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BERLIN – ProSieben and SAT.1 has launched its new season of “The Voice of Germany,” a German talent show, recently broadcast from Studio Berlin Adlershof. The show is based on “The Voice” TV format, produced by Talpa Media and Schwartzkopff TV Productions. LD Manuel da Costa used about 300 moving lights, including 50 Clay Paky Sharpys and the new Elidy LED system made by the French manufacturer Chromlech, which Lightpower has recently begun distributing.
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BERLIN – More than 7,400 visitors attended Showtech 2013, the international trade show and conference for theatre, film and events at the Berlin Exhibition Center June 19-20. It was a slight increase compared to the previous event two years ago, which drew 7,364 in 2011. Showtech organizers say this year’s show was characterized by “good business and high visitor quality.”
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SYDNEY — Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4 performed at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, spicing up Timomatic’s performance during the 2013 State of Origin Game 1 pregame entertainment. Singer-songwriter and dancer Timomatic gained fame as a contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance” Australia. Josh Moffat of Events Infrastructure specified, designed and operated the lighting equipment, and also supplied the visual technical support for the event.
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DEVON, UK – A special custom version of ShowLED Animation supplied by UK Distributor S+H Technical Support Ltd is being used on the current touring version of the hit ‘Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert: The Musical.’ The Animation Cloth has been supplied to the tour’s video contractors XL Video as specified by their project manager, Ed Cooper.
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LONDON – Lighting and visuals rental company Colour Sound Experiment has invested £350,000 in the latest Robe moving lights to increase its stock and service its busy work schedule. Forty LEDWash 600s, 40 LEDWash 300s and 35 MMX Spots, all from Robe’s Robin range, have joined Colour Sound’s rental inventory, which now features more than 250 Robe moving heads, as well as a few hundred more from other brands.
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