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Houston’s Alley Theatre Gears Up with Showline SL PAR 155 ZOOM Luminaires

HOUSTON – The Alley Theatre is a nationally recognized performing arts company that creates a wide range of innovative productions. Recently undergoing a $46.5 million renovation, which included improvements to the Hubbard Theatre, Associate Director for Design Kevin Rigdon was asked to also serve as the Principal Designer for the project. So working with theatrical consultants Bill Connor & Associates as well as Philips Strand Lighting Authorized Dealer StageLight, Rigdon was tasked with creating a more intimate relationship between the audience and the actors on stage, and he did so using 68 Showline SL PAR 155 ZOOM LED luminaires.

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Quebradilla Bridge in Zacatecas, Mexico

Quebradilla Bridge in Zacatecas, Mexico Glows with Light from Chauvet’s Architectural Lighting Division

ZACATECAS, Mexico – For a color wash on a section of elevated roadway that runs for close to 1000 feet, the Zacatecas State Government turned to Iluminacion Versatil S.A. de C.V., from Xalapa, Veracruz and lighting designer/project supervisor Luis Amaro. Amaro lit the roadway’s underside with fixtures from Chauvet’s ILUMINARC division.

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Christie HS Series

Christie HS Series Laser Phosphor Projectors

Christie reports another industry benchmark with the recently launched HS Series laser phosphor projectors. The company says it includes the world’s brightest 1DLP laser phosphor projector. Featuring “BoldColor Technology” for richer, more vivid colors, and a 3X color wheel speed, the Christie D12HD-HS and Christie D12WU-HS respectively deliver HD and WUXGA resolution in a compact chassis that is the quietest 10,000+ lumens laser phosphor projector on the market.

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From left, front row - Jeff Pelzl, Betsy Childers, Shayla Johnson, Bobby Hale and PaulHancock. Back row - Chris Ferrante, Noel Garcia, Ruediger Haeming, Scott Kinnebrew and SeanHoey.

High End Systems Augments Sales Force For 2016

AUSTIN, TX – High End Systems announced a new global sales team for 2016 that includes Chris Ferrante (GM), Jeff Pelzl (APAC/Oceania Regional Sales Manager), Sean Hoey (Eastern US Regional Sales Manager), Bobby Hale (Director of Fixed Installations) and Sales Administration Manager Betsy Childers. Rounding out the new sales force are Paul Hancock (Central US Regional Sales Manager), Noel Garcia (Latin America Regional Sales Manager), Ruediger Haeming (Western US Regional Sales Manager) and Scott Kinnebrew (Eastern US Technical Sales Manager) and Shayla Johnson (Inside Sales).

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'Terrorism' by Oleg and Vladimir Presnyakov

Ambersphere Solutions Helps Introduce U.K. Technical Theatre Students to Ayrton Fixtures

NOTTINGHAM, U.K. – For a production of ‘Terrorism’ by Oleg and Vladimir Presnyakov, Lucy Greaves, technical course leader at New College Nottingham, UK, met the need for a lighting effect that could focus on an actor’s face by turning to  Glyn O’Donoghue at Ambersphere Solutions. O’Donoghue put Thor Andre’ from the Technical Sales team in charge of the project and he liaised directly with Technical Tutor, Andy Atkin. They worked toward a solution that included Ayrton MagicDot-R and Ayrton NandoBeam S3 fixtures.

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Prolyte Group Honors Distributors

Prolyte Group Honors Distributors

AMSTERDAM – During its yearly PIE event (Prolyte immersion event), which was held in Amsterdam from Jan. 10-12, Prolyte honored its distributing network by handing out awards for highest turnover levels, non-turnover related achievements and awards for special contribution.

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Denis Bramhall

Unusual Rigging and Engineering LLC welcomes Denis Bramhall to Dubai

DUBAI – Unusual Rigging and Engineering LLC, a supplier of rigging and technical solutions to the entertainment, exhibition, architectural, event, TV and film industries in the Middle East, named Denis Bramhall as its new managing partner. Denis, who has been with Unusual Rigging for 15 years, will be taking over from Alan Thomson, who is retiring after nearly eight years in the region. The appointment will become effective early in the second quarter of 2016.

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Aida in Beijing

Lighting Rig for Aida at the Beijing Opera House Includes Clay Paky Fixtures

BEIJING – For a production of Verdi’s Aida at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, LD Vinicio Cheli worked with an Italy-based design team including stage designer Ezio Frigerio, director Francesco Micheli, costume designer Francia Squarciapino and Sergio Metalli, who dealt with the video projections. Cheli also included fixtures from Italy-based Clay Paky in the rig – Alpha Profile 1500s and Alpha Wash 1500s.

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