International News

OXENFORD, Australia – Robe moving lights have been installed for a new version of the ‘Spirit of The Horse’ show staged at the Australian Outback Spectacular, a Warner Village theme park on the country’s Gold Coast. Designer Clint Dulieu specified the Robe fixtures to add a new dynamic to the venue’s static lighting system.

LONDON -LD/programmer Steve Heywood chose to use Vista consoles, running Vista v2 software, to run two recent UK music festivals. Heywood likes the visual interface of the Vista v2 software, which he says makes it simple, quick and logical to program and is easy to busk in festivals.

BLACKBURN, UK – HSL supplied lighting, LED screen, rigging and a Kinesys automation system to Production North for street dance troupe Diversity’s first major arena tour. Designer Peter Barnes worked in conjunction with Diversity’s creative director and leader, Ashley Banjo. The show starts out with a futuristic Tron-styled and shaped stage, which sets the storyline as the troupe were sucked into a video game and ‘digitized,’ a serious situation from which they had to escape.

LONDON – Coldplay LD Paul Normandale is using the Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash FX units to create a lighting experience to complement the band’s ultraviolet spectacular in Europe. At each gig, fans are being asked to wear a radio-controlled lighting device wristband that omit either blue, white, pink or yellow on cue to music, turning the entire stadium into a sea of dancing orbs.

WACKEN, Germany – Robe moving lights provided the heavy metal lighting dynamics for the two stages in the Bullhead Circus tented arena at the 2012 Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany. The Robe fixtures of 40 MMX Spots, 46 ROBIN 600 Beams and 30 LEDWash 600s were supplied by Crystal Sound. The two stages were side by side, allowing the bands to ‘flip flop’ performances to keep the music going.

MOSCOW – Soviet and Russian pop singer, songwriter and producer, Philip Kirkorov, is using fixtures from PR Lighting to support his latest 60-date Eastern European DruGoy tour. Equipment supplier is FE Belimlight, with the main fixtures including quantities of PR Lighting’s XL 1500 Wash and XL 1500 Spots.

WIMBLEDON, UK – Entertainment lighting specialist White Light will hold its first Amateur and Schools Lighting Open Day on Sunday, Sept. 30 at its base in Wimbledon, southwest London. From 10:30 a.m.-4 pm, all are invited for hands-on demonstrations of products – including special effects – training on show control, a sale of used gear, and a barbecue lunch. There is no charge for the event, but interested persons are asked to RSVP.