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Sharpys Are the Darlings of Australia Day

SYDNEY  – Australia Day celebrations Jan. 26 at Sydney’s Darling Harbour featured Clay Paky Sharpys in the choreographed display of lighting, lasers, pyro, fire and water.  Production Designer/LD Paul Collison chose the Sharpys for various reasons including their searchlight effect and their light weight in the rig.

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Weekend Update

Another week has past and the weekend is almost over. Did you get everything done that you wanted? Work on an interesting show? Share with us over on ProLightingSpace! Before Sunday is gone, take a moment for yourself and catch up on the biggest news for the past week. Put on another pot of coffee, finish the comics and see what everyone is talking about from the previous week. Oh, and Happy Easter & Passover!

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Hemsley Review

4Wall Supports Hemsley Lighting Portfolio Review

MOONACHIE, NJ – More than 30 students from around the country participated in the Hemsley Lighting Portfolio Review at 4Wall’s warehouse located in Moonachie, NJ.  Product shoot-outs, lighting demos, presentations and more provided the students with an opportunity to better understand the lighting industry.

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Circus Flic Flac

Germany’s Unusual Circus Gravitates to GLP

LOS ANGELES – Circus Flic Flac stopped touring to concentrate on single shows and special events, such as their recent Christmas run in Nuremberg, Germany. As the shows ran through through the holiday season, lighting was challenged by plummeting temperatures, condensation, dust, fog machines, and humidity inside and outside the tent. GLP Spot Ones were chosen to combat the elements.

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One Direction

One Direction for HSL

BLACKBURN, UK – HSL supplied lighting equipment and LED screens to the first production tour for the UK’s boyband, One Direction. Dave Lee’s lighting design was based around complementing the video footage commissioned by show producer Louise Doyle that unfolded the show’s narrative. This followed ‘The Boys’ – Niall, Harry, Liam, Zayn and Louis – through two holidays and a term at high school.

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CPAC 12

HES Products Help Define the Political Landscape

AUSTIN, TX – High End Systems products helped define the political landscape for The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2012. LD Matt Mills elected to use 3 DL.3 Digital Lights and 18 intellaspot LED automated luminaires to pump up presentations, press events and parties during the February gathering in Washington, DC.

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Cartoon Network Upfront

An Animated Upfront for Cartoon Network

NEW YORK – MB Productions, in association with Event Resources, helped celebrate Cartoon Network’s 20 Anniversary at their 2012 Upfront. The audience of advertisers at Roseland Ballroom got to get a sneak peak at not only the new programs and returning favorites, but also some first-hand experience of how cartoons are choreographed with live orchestras. Needless to say, it was an animated event.

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White Light Helps Mark 200 Years of Charles Dickens

LONDON – White Light supplied equipment and support services to ‘Mr Dickens and the Actors,’ the recent production marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of author Charles Dickens. The event took place at London’s Guildhall, with The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in attendance. The anniversary show supported the Royal Theatrical Fund, which offers aid to those in need who have worked in the entertainment industry.

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Blood Brothers

Robe Takes the Stage in Israeli Theatre

TEL AVIV – Two recent major productions in Tel Aviv have used Robe’s ROBIN fixtures as key elements of the lighting design: the Willy Russell classic “Blood Brothers” at the Beit Lessin Theatre and the ongoing “I Gave You My Life” at the Rubina venue of the Habima (National) Theatre. Israeli distributor Danor Theatre & Studio Systems supplied the gear.

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