COPENHAGEN, Denmark – ETC's Selador Series LED lighting fixtures minimize warming – locally, for performers onstage, and perhaps globally as well – so it was appropriate that they were used at December 2009's COP15 climate change summit.
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LONDON – The 30th annual Brit Awards took place recently at Earls Court, hosted by comedian Peter Kay and broadcast live on ITV 1. For the ninth consecutive year, XL Video provided LED screens, projection, PPU, camera system and playback content management.
Read More »PARIS – Oxo by Ayrton is a new line of stage luminaries to be introduced at Prolight & Sound 2010 (Hall 9.0 B82). The line will include LED and conventional fixtures, for indoor or outdoor use.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – The Parklife series of festivals were central to Australia's summer dance festival season recently, with tens of thousands of revellers taking part in five cities. Clifton Productions provided a variety of Robe moving lights for the Melbourne event.
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DUBLIN, Ireland – When Star Wars in Concert transfers to the O2 Arena Dublin on March 7 for the start of the European leg, the visual reinforcement for this multi-media performance will lean heavily on GLP Impressions, designed into the plot by Steve Cohen, the production's director/designer, and Seth Jackson, associate production designer/lighting director.
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NEW DELHI, India – LD Atul Sonpal chose Clay Paky fixtures to light the set for Dance Premier League, a dance reality show produced by Cineyug for Sony Entertainment Television that was broadcast on Indian TV.
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MANCHESTER – The lighting rig supplied by Sonalyst for the current U.K. arena tour of Strictly Come Dancing Live includes more than 150 Robe moving lights, including the new ColorBeam 700E ATs.
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BRISBANE, Australia – Christmas Carols events, held each year in Australia's major cities during the summer month of December, are generally performed on outdoor stages and attract large audiences.
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SAINT-ETIENNE, France – A 31-meter-high observation tower built from more than four kilometers of steel tubes linked by star-shaped joints is a visual standout for the "Cité du Design" (Centre International du Design), a new institution for communication, research and education in design.
Read More »SYDNEY – Scene Change, an AV company that specializes in conferences and events, was in the market for a new lighting control console. Company director Vicken Hekimian opted for a Jands Vista I3 over another brand, in part because his crew, many of whom were trained on Hog consoles, felt more familiar with the Jands console.
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LONDON – Natasha Katz was named Best Lighting Designer at the annual Whatsonstage.com Awards ceremony held Feb. 14 at the Prince of Wales Theatre for her design for Sister Act, staged at the London Palladium. White Light sponsored the award.
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UDDEVALLA, Sweden – Wireless Solution Sweden AB named CORE Lighting of UK as the latest OEM partner to build W-DMX into their products. The technology will be installed directly at their London facility.
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