Elation’s Platinum HFX, a compact addition to Elation’s collection of hybrid beam, spot and wash luminaires, is designed for a wide variety of professional stage and special event applications. It joins the company’s hybrid Platinum SBX and Platinum FLX moving heads.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern (Royal Dramatic Theatre) in Stockholm recently added to its investment in Robe’s DL series. The venue, which staged performances in the Big Hall (720 seats) and Small Stage (340 seats) added five Robe DLS fixtures, specified by Small Stage Head of Lighting Jim Rasmussen. These fixtures join another six in use around the other stages.
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LONDON – Robert Juliat noted that its LED cyclorama batten, DALIS, has been awarded the PLASA Award for Innovation at PLASA London 2015. DALIS is a unique, asymmetrical 300W LED cyclorama light, consisting of 48 LED sources arranged in a double row.
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LAS VEGAS – At LDI 2015, LynTec will demonstrate the new timed-event scheduling and astronomical clock capabilities of its RPC and RPCR Automated Relay Panel products.
NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites is once again working with Grammy award winning country artist Miranda Lambert, this time on her “Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars Tour.” The fall tour kicked off in September and features performances from some of the country’s most talented acts including RaeLynn, Ashley Monroe, Clare Dunn and Courtney Cole.
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BOSTON – Armin van Buuren brought his EDM show to Boston’s House of Blues Sept. 23. To support the visual component, Image Production Services provided 136 Chauvet Professional MVP Ta8 Curve SMD LED tiles, which feature an 8.33mm pixel pitch.
FRANKFURT, Germany – The 66th edition of IAA Cars, held Sept. 17-27, saw one of the biggest collections of GLP impression LED moving heads ever assembled under one roof. Taking place on over 2.4 million square feet of exhibit space at the Messe Frankfurt, leading manufacturers and their creative teams chose GLP impressions from right across the X4 range to deliver mission critical solutions.
Read More »SALT LAKE CITY – USITT announced that sound designer John Leonard, scenic designer Anna Louizos, costume designer Joy Emery and theatre safety educator Monona Rossol will be honored with USITT Distinguished Achievement Awards at the association’s 2016 Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Salt Lake City next March.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand noted that Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School submitted a video and won its “Rags to Riches” contest. The top prize: a new custom main stage curtain valued at up to $10,000.
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NEW YORK – For an appearance on the Rockefeller Center stage for NBC’s Today Show, Duran Duran performed with lighting by LD Peter Greenbaum, who used 48 Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4 LED panels provided by WorldStage.
BETHLEHEM, PA – The largest free music festival in the nation, the 32nd annual Musikfest drew more than one million people to Bethlehem, PA in August for ten days of music, art and family fun. For the third consecutive year WorldStage supplied an extensive lighting rig to the Sands Steel Stage, the main stage and only ticketed venue at the festival. The lighting design was by David Zeffren.
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BC, Canada – A semi truck carrying tour equipment for Jason Aldean flipped on the Trans Canada highway early this morning (Oct. 6), following his performance in Kamloops, a city in British Columbia. Because the semi was hauling musical equipment, the crash forced Aldean to postpone his Burn It Down concert stop in Prince George. Originally scheduled for tonight, it will now take place on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
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