PARIS – Zig Zag Lighting is providing gear for jazz-pop singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Cullum, on tour in the U.K. and Europe to support his recent album, The Pursuit. The lighting design by Hadyn Thomas uses a rig that includes Robe fixtures for all the moving lights.
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JOHANNESBURG – South African lighting sales and distribution company DWR has supplied over 400 LED fixtures for an eco-friendly installation at the new HD hub of satellite channel Supersport.
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NORTHAMPTON, U.K. – Fusion, a restaurant/lounge bar/club that opened here recently by Rochmills, blends international cuisine, interior design and an energy-efficient lighting design that includes gear from Robe and Anolis.
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CANARY ISLANDS, Spain – Alicia Keys' 2010 Freedom Tour of North America and Europe used a set design from Baz Halpin and Chris Nyfield lit with GLP impressions fixtures. The tour promoted Keys' 2009 album, The Element Of Freedom.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – DWR Distribution hosted the first Philips Vari-Lite technical training sessions in South Africa, a five-day course led by Vari-Lite technical trainer Todd Kessler from Dallas, Texas.
Read More »LONDON – Stage Technologies, which was a sponsor of the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conferences (ITEAC) in 2002 and 2006, served as sole platinum sponsor of this year's quadrennial event, held at the Center Hall Westminster in London from June 13-15.
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TEL AVIV, Israel – Better Place, an electric vehicle (EV) promoter, recently opened its first electric vehicle demonstration center in Israel, which, as a symbolic gesture, was constructed inside an old oil tank located in one of Israel's last remaining gasoline storage and distribution facilities.
Read More »JOHANNESBURG – Eighty of Chauvet's COLORado 1-Tri Tour light fixtures are being used at the Sony 3D pavilion at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton City/Johannesburg. The pavilion will be operating through July 11, 2010, the end of FIFA World Cup.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Production Services Ireland (PSI) supplied lighting for the first gig staged at Belfast's new Giant's Park venue, which included performances by DJ Fatboy Slim, Deadmau5, Kissy Sell Out, Zane Lowe, Sidney Samson and Thomas Gandey, among others.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Pianist Balázs Havasi and his symphony performed with a 40-voice choir for a corporate event at the Budapest Congress & World Trade Centre recently. Attila Lenzsér, who served as LD, programmer and operator, used a rig provided by Lajter Light Ltd. that included 80 Clay Paky fixtures.
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LONDON – White Light teamed up with event production company Private Drama to transform the Raphael Gallery at London's Victoria & Albert Museum for corporate client Deloitte.
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SHANGHAI, China – Much of the lighting used for the China Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 is being controlled by Compulite Vector Red, Blue, Green, Orange and Ultra Violet consoles with Compulite Vector Node, ePort, eSync also used for programming and control.
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