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Schools Get Rigging Inspections Courtesy of USITT, Sponsors

SYRACUSE, NY — USITT has approved the largest number of schools ever for free stage rigging inspections and safety training in the latest round of its Rigging Safety Initiative. USITT received applications from 23 schools in fall 2013 and approved 13 for funding — the most since the school stage safety program began in 2011, said USITT executive director David Grindle.

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Luc Lafortune's Dec. 5 lecture in St. Petersburg, Russia received support from Clay Paky

Luc Lafortune Lecture in St. Petersburg Gets Support from Clay Paky

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — For Luc Lafortune’s lecture, “Art and Poetry in Stage Lighting,” delivered at the Alexandrinsky Theatre’s “New Stage” on Dec. 5, the theatre’s managerial staff, TDM Stage Equipment and Clay Paky provided support, and Alberico D’Amato, Clay Paky Area Manager, and Slawa Gartung, Clay Paky CIS Representative, briefly presented Clay Paky’s new products in a demo show.

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Creative Technology (CT) provided a video system including LED screens (more than 300 Barco MiStrips) and control (Ai Media Servers and a Panasonic 450 mixing system with a multi-viewer output).

Jessie J “Alive” Tour Includes CT Video System Powered by Avolites Media Servers

LONDON — For Jessie J’s Alive Tour, Creative Technology (CT) provided a video system including LED screens (more than 300 Barco MiStrips) and control (Ai Media Servers and a Panasonic 450 mixing system with a multi-viewer output). The mix of prerecorded video content and I-Mag was overseen by Paul Caslin and Steve Price. The Jessie J Alive Tour completed its U.K. leg in November and takes off to America in the New Year for a three-month tour.

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The 2013 Crown Gospel Awards were staged at Durban’s International Conference Centre (ICC)

South African Gospel Awards Lit with Robe Gear

DURBAN, South Africa — The 2013 Crown Gospel Awards, staged at the International Conference Centre (ICC) here and seen for the first time via South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), was lit with an LED-dominated rig that included 24 Robe Pointes 18 DLF Wash fixtures, six DLS Profiles, 30 LEDWash 600s and 70 LEDForce PRs, all supplied by Gearhouse South Africa.

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PLASA Updates Standards, Changing “ESTA” References to “PLASA”

NEW YORK — PLASA announced that it has posted standards up for reaffirmation for public review on the association’s website, through Feb. 3, 2014. The standards pertain to theatrical fog, control cables, protocols and floor slip hazards. No changes are planned, except for the switch from “ESTA” references to “PLASA,” but the association is using those planned changes as an opportunity for the public to comment on any further changes that might be needed.

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