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Marketa Fantova Joins Robe to Expand NRG Initiatives.

Marketa Fantova

Marketa Fantova joins the team at ROBE lighting s.r.o. as International Education Program Coordinator and Designer, where her role will be coordinating ROBE’s existing NRG program on an international level. ROBE lighting s.r.o.’s Commercial Director, Josef Valchar Jr (JJ) says: “We are delighted to have Marketa onboard. We have known each other for some time, she has the right knowledge and extensive connections in the arts and education worlds, great communication and diplomatic skills, and we are all looking forward to working alongside her as she develops this important and exciting aspect of ROBE’s future vision.”Read More »Marketa Fantova Joins Robe to Expand NRG Initiatives.

Projection Mapping Celebrates the Mont-Saint-Michel Millennium with the Modulo Pi Media Servers

On June 23, 2023, a unique show was held to celebrate the millennium of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey. Called Solstice du Millénaire (The Millenium Solstice), the sound and light show designed by Les Ateliers BK retraced the history of the historic monument and magnified the building listed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The technical production of this grandiose mapping was entrusted to AV technical provider VLS. Comprising five scenes, the spectacular combined video projection, sound, 18 beams of light and 400 drones. Here’s a video of the project:

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Christie solutions bring content at Illuminarium at the Distillery District to life

Christie® announced that its RGB pure laser projectors are illuminating an astounding new immersive venue in Toronto. Illuminarium Experiences, in partnership with Toronto-based Secret Location, has opened its first Canadian location in Toronto’s Distillery Historic District. The 13,500 square foot space includes almost 30 Christie RGB pure laser projectors and maintenance and support from Christie Professional Services. 

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Bigabox Productions Reflects Romeo Santos Magic at O2 with CHAUVET Professional and DMX Productions

 

“If you put out quality music, you’re always going to be in a good place.” Romeo Santos told an interviewer. This summer, the Bronx-born “King of Bachata” was indeed in a very good place musically, and the sold-out crowd at O2 Arena couldn’t have been happier, as he transformed the iconic venue into a vibrant Latin music club with his stellar performance. The show was the only London stop in Santos’ Vol. 3 World Tour. Adding to the dynamic vibe that resonated throughout the arena was a collection of 84 CHAUVET Professional fixtures.Read More »Bigabox Productions Reflects Romeo Santos Magic at O2 with CHAUVET Professional and DMX Productions

GLP JDC Lines Bring Fisher’s Cardiff Castle EDM Extravaganza to Life

Experienced Lighting Designer Anthony Hazelden has made the journey from classic theatre to high-octane dance raves effortlessly, his generic stage lighting of yesteryear now replaced by next generation hybrid LED strobes, including GLP’s new JDC Line 1000. For a recent EDM concert within Cardiff Castle he not only provided a cutting-edge floor package for headliner Fisher, for whom he was LD, but the generic house rig for the support acts. This included Luther star Idris Elba and Arielle Free. Hazelden had known most of these artists from working with them on other projects around the world and had known the production manager for the Cardiff Castle show, James Dutton, from High Scream Productions in Ibiza.Read More »GLP JDC Lines Bring Fisher’s Cardiff Castle EDM Extravaganza to Life

Robe Makes a Splash with Dubioza Kolektiv

A largely Robe lighting rig was specified and used by leading Slovenian Lighting Designer Crt Birsa from design studio Blackout for Dubioza Kolektiv’s closing set of the 2023 Velenje Summer Splash open air festival, staged at the picturesque lakeshore location in Velenje, Slovenia. Dubioza Kolektiv is one of several artists that Birsa and his team from Blackout are lighting this summer as they tour Europe and further afield, all with an element of Robe on their riders.Read More »Robe Makes a Splash with Dubioza Kolektiv

Maxime Chotard Lights Historical Journey in ‘Le Mime et l’Étoile’ with CHAUVET Professional

“We are all voyeurs to some extent when we see an intimate film,” said director Martin Scorsese. The stage production Le Mime et l’Etoile at Puy du Fou in Les Epesses, France, takes matters to another level, as the audience is not only drawn into an intimate story, but also gets to view it through the lens of a film being made in the earliest days of cinema.Read More »Maxime Chotard Lights Historical Journey in ‘Le Mime et l’Étoile’ with CHAUVET Professional