International News

LIVERPOOL, UK – ADLIB supplied lighting and rigging equipment plus crew to comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham on his “Controlled Chaos” Tour. Dunham was lit in white throughout, while the stage was washed in a variety of different colors, coded according to which of the five ‘characters’ was acting out the scene with him.

KIEV, UKRAINE – Rental company Feyeria, one of the largest owners of High End Systems equipment in the Ukraine, is using SHOWGUN 2.5 automated luminaires and the Road Hog Full Boar on all areas of entertainment. The company owns 24 SHOWGUN 2.5s and has used them on tours with Paul van Dyk, Fat-Boy Slim, the Scorpions and corporate events as well.

SERIATE, ITALY – RS Rock-Service GmbH has added to its inventory 24 Clay Paky Alpha Spotlight 800 QWOs. The Italian company’s 800W moving head was recently presented at ProLight+Sound in Frankfurt.

LONDON – XL Video is supplying a complete video package for Il Divo’s current Wicked Game world tour, which is on its first U.K./European leg. The production design encompasses three curved over-stage screens – a concept of Il Divo’s artistic director, Brian Burke. Central to the concept is that the screens should appear to be floating in the air, with minimal or no rigging visible.

LONDON – Coldplay’s recent European tour used 25 CHAUVET DJ LED Shadow blacklight wash panels which flashed and strobed, complementing the glowing wristbands fans received before the show.

LONDON – Colour Sound Experiment supplied lighting equipment and crew for Orbital’s recent UK tour, “Wonky.” LD Jonny Gaskell will use the same design during their summer festival dates. To offer flexibility from smaller to larger venues, and to stretch his lighting gear, Gaskell set up laser mirrors to bounce his strobes and moving lights around the set.

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico – Hermes Music recently supplied PR Lighting’s PR8800 architectural fixtures to light up the facade of one of the Liverpool department store flagship sites in Villahermosa, in the state of Tabasco. Architectural firm Inaki Echeverria constructed the facade from segments of precast concrete slabs that rotate at 180° angles.

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND – White Light helped launch the iconic Titanic Belfast building, a Titanic visitor experience which has been built on the site of the docks where the famous ship itself was constructed and launched 100 years ago. A 40-minute AV performance on the evening of April 7 featured projections mapped to the building’s surface, in sync with pyro. Titanic Belfast contains nine galleries that combine special effects, dark rides, full-scale reconstructions and more to explore the story of the Titanic from construction and launch to her infamous maiden voyage, the aftermath of her sinking and on to the discovery of the wreck.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – Istanbul Sinan Erdem Arena has installed High End Systems products to add fanfare to its basketball games. Prior to showtime, 4 SHOWGUN 2.5s and 4 DL.3 Digital Lights pump up the crowds in the opening ceremonies, with a Road Hog Full Boar in control. Ultima Audio Visual Communication Services handled the install.

LONDON – S+H Technical Support provided their ShowLED RGB Chameleon Starcloth as a backdrop for the 2012 Olivier Awards, which honored excellence in theatre.  The annual event was staged in the main auditorium of the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden and broadcast live on the BBC’s Red Button.