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Vari-Lite VL3600 Fixtures Frame Union Jack Coronation ‘Projection’

The high lumen output of the Vari-Lite VL3600 Profile IP from Signify was seen by millions of people for the King’s Coronation Concert, where landmarks across the UK were lit at part of the ‘Lighting up the Nation’ event. Lighting Designer David Bishop sourced 41 VL3600 fixtures, which were rigged outside Sheffield Town Hall in changeable weather with their IP65 rating, to achieve the intricate Union Jack design using their rich colors and optics system.Read More »Vari-Lite VL3600 Fixtures Frame Union Jack Coronation ‘Projection’

The Santa Fe Opera Announces 86 Apprentice Technicians for the 2023 Season

Santa Fe Opera announces the 86 members of its 2023 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. Selected from a pool of exceptional international candidates, these young artists bring a wave of fresh creativity and technical expertise to the opera industry. Each season at the SFO, the Apprentice Technicians perform backstage functions within one of eight separate crews: Audio/Visual, Costumes, Electrics, Production/Music Services, Properties, Scenic Arts, Stage Crew, and Wigs and Makeup. The crews carry out the majority of work on daily changeovers between the season’s operas and fill positions crucial to the live-running of productions.Read More »The Santa Fe Opera Announces 86 Apprentice Technicians for the 2023 Season

Parliament in Colors: Cameo Lights up Palace of Westminster

In celebration of the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, the Palace of Westminster in London was illuminated in the iconic colors of the Union Jack – red, white, and blue. The home of the UK Parliament is a worldwide famous building dating from 1840 with iconic architecture. To illuminate the Gothic-style exterior façade in the national colors, Lighting Designer David Bishop chose a total of 74 Cameo ZENIT W600 LED Wash Lights, supplied by Version 2 Lights.Read More »Parliament in Colors: Cameo Lights up Palace of Westminster

Creative Rock Thailand Invests in Thailand’s First Ayrton Diablo S Fixtures

Ayrton Diablo S are put through their paces at the Creative Rock Thailand premises.

Total Solution Marketing Thailand (TST), Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for Thailand, is happy to report its first sale of Ayrton fixtures into Thailand with the purchase of 16 Diablo S by Creative Rock Thailand. Creative Rock Thailand, which specializes in servicing high end international conferences, was looking to upgrade its existing 700W moving lights to LED fixtures.Read More »Creative Rock Thailand Invests in Thailand’s First Ayrton Diablo S Fixtures

‘My Mother’s Courage’ in Madrid Lit with Astera AX3 LightDrops

Photos by Lucia Romero

My Mother’s Courage is a bold new theatrical co-production by Teatro de la Abadia in Madrid, Ur Teatro Company and Palma de Mallorca’s Teatro Principal in Spain, recounting a gripping multi-layered narrative based on Jewish Hungarian-born George Tabori’s true story recalling how his mother Elsa Tabori escaped from Auschwitz and the Nazis during the Second World War using her wits and determination.Read More »‘My Mother’s Courage’ in Madrid Lit with Astera AX3 LightDrops

4Wall Europe Deploys Newly Added Elation Proteus Rayzor Blade on Depeche Mode Tour

 

Leading full-service video and lighting company, 4Wall Europe, added Elation Proteus Rayzor Blade™ tilt FX bars to inventory this past spring and immediately deployed the units on the European leg of Depeche Mode’s Memento Mori world tour. The Proteus Rayzor Blade is a tiltable linear LED light that can function as a wash, strobe or FX light, all inside a compact IP65 design.Read More »4Wall Europe Deploys Newly Added Elation Proteus Rayzor Blade on Depeche Mode Tour

Lüz Studio Storytelling with CHAUVET Professional for Reba McEntire’s MSG Show

There are as many ways to tell a story as there are stories to tell.  The incomparable Reba McEntire has demonstrated this with the rich and varied narratives that run through her songs. So too did Matthieu Larivée and the team at Lüz Studio when they created one of the final shows in the Queen of Country’s current tour at Madison Square Garden.Read More »Lüz Studio Storytelling with CHAUVET Professional for Reba McEntire’s MSG Show

Beckhoff Drafts Jason Biwer to Business Development Team Roster

Jason Biwer

Jason Biwer recently joined Beckhoff USA as Business Development Leader for the central region. Biwer brings more than 25 years of automation industry experience to the role along with a passion for solving today’s toughest engineering challenges using breakthrough technologies. In this role, he will develop new sales opportunities with current customers and prospects throughout the upper Midwest to further accelerate Beckhoff market share growth. Biwer is based out of the company’s Milwaukee office in the Global Water Center and reports to Steve Boelte, Regional Director – Central.Read More »Beckhoff Drafts Jason Biwer to Business Development Team Roster