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Han Show Theater Opens in Wuhan, China with Assist from Theatre Projects

WUHAN, Hubei Province, China – Theatre Projects is calling the Han Show Theater in Wuhan, China one of the most ambitious theatre projects the company has ever been involved with, and the design firm adds that the purpose-built 2,000-seat theatre is among the most spectacular performance spaces in all of China. The venue, which premiered Dec. 20, 2014, is accompanied by an equally ambitious water spectacular called the Han Show.

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Robe, Warren Haynes Christmas Jam 2014, (c) Preston Hoffman

Lighting Rig for Warren Haynes Christmas Jam Included Robe BMFLs

ASHEVILLE, NC – Robe made six of its new BMFL Spots available to lighting designer Preston Hoffman for the 2014 Warren Haynes Christmas Jam.  The annual event, this year staged at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina, featured Billy and the Kids, The Revivalists, Jason Isbell, Vince Gill, The Hard Working Americans and Haynes’ own band, Gov’t Mule.

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Westbury National Staffs Up, Expands in Kingston and Ottawa

TORONTO — Westbury National, one of Canada’s largest pro AV and event/show services companies, announced expansion plans in two key Ontario markets, Kingston and Ottawa. The company also added five team members and announced a 20,000 square-foot expansion and renovation of their existing Warden Avenue headquarters in Toronto.

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Riedel, Artist Director Interface

Basque Broadcaster ETB Installs Riedel Artist System

DONOSTI/SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain — Basque broadcaster Euskal Irrati Telebista (ETB) has deployed a Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom system within its primary production center in Miramón (Donosti-San Sebastián). Supplied and integrated by Madrid-based Riedel reseller Crosspoint, the Artist solution supports flexible intercom communications throughout the Miramón facility according to the different requirements of various productions, as well as VoIP communications with ETB headquarters in Bilbao.

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Avolites Media Ai V8

Avolites Ai V8 Software Includes New Autoblend Feature

Avolites Media’s Ai V8 includes new features including Autoblend, Surface Modelling and a 50 percent increase in video throughput, among other enhancements. The new technology will be featured at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam along with Avolites’ other control consoles and servers. The exhibition takes place in Amsterdam’s RAI and runs from Feb. 10-12, 2015.

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New Year's Eve, Berlin

Robe Pointe Fixtures Part of NYE Celebration in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany – Once again Robe fixtures played a major role in lighting the massive New Year’s Eve celebrations in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, closing a year that celebrated 25 years since the momentous ‘fall’ of the Berlin Wall in November, and that looked forward to 2015 with lots of positive energy and great hopes and ambitions.

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