International News

CANBERRA — The Australian War Memorial (AWM), which underwent a retrofit last year to expand its focus on military engagements in the post-WW II era, required 30 new AV displays of varying size and complexity in 1,200 square feet of existing exhibit and office space driven by 40 computers. Bruce Brown from Mental Media and LSC Lighting Systems were involved in the project.

DUBAI — Behind one of the main broadcast desks at television studio CNBC Arabia, semi-transparent, floor-mounted Martin LC Series LED panels creates a customizable graphics backdrop. Nick Turner, head of operations for the region’s first 24-hour Arabic language business TV channel, was looking to augment a range of changeable and moveable “light-boxes” for backlit graphics for different news shows.

SYDNEY — Anolis ArcSource 6 RCWB LED underwater fixtures are illuminating a water sculpture located at Regent Place, the “vertical village” designed by U.K.-based Foster & Partners. Regent Place consists of two towers rising above a five-story sandstone podium that features retail, commercial and leisure spaces. Above the 5,400-square-meter, three-level shopping center, the development includes 657 apartments.

SINGAPORE —WOW-Vision, a wireless presentation software company, has opened up a sales and marketing office to cover Asia, Europe and the U.S. The company designs and manufactures proVEOS and eduVEOS for the pro AV market.

BERLIN — White Light supplied its first EvenLED units to the U.K. tour of Mary Poppins in mid-2008, and the system has subsequently been adopted by other shows including the London production of the musical Oliver! But the cyc lighting system is also helping designers meet challenges outside the theatre as well.

LONDON — City Theatrical Inc. (CTI) has provided SHoW DMX equipment to lighting contractor Howard Eaton Lighting Ltd. for Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Oliver!, now playing at The Theatre Royal in London’s West End.

PARIS — LD Scott Warner is using Robe moving lights, including fixtures from the Digital Series, on his rig for the Pussycat Dolls “Doll Domination” tour, with lighting equipment being supplied by U.K.-based HSL.

LONDON — XL Video UK supplied MiTrix screens, 290 HD VersaTubes, cameras/PPU, Catalyst digital media servers and crew to the Kings of Leon “Only By The Night” tour. The show features an original IMAG mix directed by Phil Woodhead, who’s working closely with Catalyst operator Phil Haynes, lighting co-designer Ali Bale and creative director Paul Normandale on the show’s visual big picture.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Robe moving lights were in action on the Slovakian launch of the new Audi Q5, staged in the former factory for Cvernovka fabric and produced by Promea for Porsche Interauto Slovakia.

ESSEN, Germany — German musical Ich Will Spass!, currently playing at the Colosseum Theater, is a throwback to the more carefree days of the 1980s. Written and produced by Stage Entertainment, Ich Will Spass!"(I Want to Have Fun!) features a multi-colored Rubik's Cube illuminated using Martin LC Series LED panels.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Lighting designer Andrej Hajdinjak approached Robe’s distributor MK Light Sound to assist in providing lighting for an exhibition of costumes by Slovenia costume designer Alan Hranitelj, staged at the National Museum of Slovenia.

GLASGOW, U.K. — Lighting designer Jonathan Armstrong, a.k.a. “Leggy,” is using 21 i-Pix BB7 LED wash lights and 19 i-Pix BB4 blinders for Bloc Party’s Intimacy world tour, the first time he’s used either fixture on one of his shows.