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GIZA, Egypt — For Yanni’s sold-out, two-show run at the Great Pyramids of Egypt, which took place over the 2015 Halloween weekend, Prolite Event Solutions provided Martin’s MAC Viper AirFXs, MAC Quantum Washes, MAC 2000 Profiles and MAC 700 Washes. The shows were captured in 4K high-definition audio/video and will air in March as part of a PBS special entitled “Yanni: The Dream Concert – Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt,” which will also be released on DVD and Blu-ray.

SAN PELLEGRINO TERME, Italy – The Casinò Municipale di San Pellegrino Terme turned to Clay Paky fixtures – including some vintage gear – for a lighting solution. LD Giuseppe Cividini incorporated more than 100 Clay Paky GlowUp LED uplighters along with older but still functional Clay Paky V.I.P. 300s and with a Clay Paky glass optical unit from 1995.

SHANGHAI, China – The Shanghai Grand Theatre (SGT) featured performances by the Martha Graham Dance Company. LD Nick Hung lit Graham’s classics with Source Four LED luminaires controlled by a Gio lighting-control system. ETC’s Chinese dealer, Hangzhou YiDaShi Lighting Equipment Co., Ltd., also played a significant role in the event by providing technical support for the show.

ULM, Germany – To commemorate 125 years since the completion of the 530-foot-high Ulm church tower spire, once the tallest man-made structure in the world, artist Rafael Lozano Hemmer worked with Airstar on a custom made air-filled Pendulair 600 balloon representing the sun. The balloon, six meters in diameter, weighed only about 55 pounds.

LEEDS, U.K. – Lighting rental company Zig Zag, based here, provided a rig centered on Robe fixtures to fulfill LD Mick Thornton’s design for Swedish progressive metal band OPETH. The band marked 25 years this past autumn with a European tour. Thornton has worked with the band since 2005.

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Lighting designer Jordon Cooper armed himself with an Avolites Tiger Touch II with Fader Wing to control a series of dynamic UK ‘Homecoming’ gigs for alt-rock band Mallory Knox following their American tour.