Jovanotti Concert Stage Collapses; One Worker Killed, Eight Injured
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LONDON – BBC’s “Later with Jools Holland” introduced a special guest into the show: the Coemar Infinity ACL beam projector. The fixture made an appearance recently backing the Brit-band Friendly Fires for Lighting Director Chris Rigby. White Light supplies Coemar fixtures in the UK.
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Clay Paky Sharpys, grandMA2 for Latin Grammys
BERGAMO, Italy – LD Carlos Colina specified 50 Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures and grandMA2 lighting systems for the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, telecast live Nov. 10 on Univision Network. Atomic Lighting of Lititz, PA, supplied the equipment for the second consecutive year. This year’s show took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Pete’s Big TVs on Donny & Marie’s Christmas Tour
NEW CASTLE, DE – Pete’s Big TVs is providing LED screens, HD cameras and video crew for Donny & Marie Osmond’s touring Christmas Shows in Detroit and now in Chicago through Dec. 24. The Broadway-style revue, under Show Director Michael Barnard, features a mix of holiday songs, Broadway show tunes and career hits. The scenic elements include the LED screens which serve as the backdrop to display a family album of photos and filmed career highlights throughout the show.
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ETC Eos Boosts Russia’s Refurbished Bolshoi Theatre
MIDDLETON, WI – Russia’s Bolshoi Theater recently underwent a massive $1 billion renovation project which restored its historic looks but went state of the art when it came to its stage technology. ETC Eos consoles are now controlling the new lighting system, which also includes ETC fixtures, in the theater’s historic main hall.
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Warren Haynes Dreams of Green Christmas with Bandit
KNOXVILLE, TN – The Warren Haynes Christmas Jam has become an annual tradition in Asheville, NC. In keeping with his “green” mantra, Haynes wanted more LED fixtures in this year’s show to reduce his carbon footprint, and Bandit supplied it once again. The event benefits Habitat for Humanity.
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Jibson Relies on VARI-LITE for Incubus World Tour
DALLAS – LD Robb Jibson relied on a variety of VARI-LITE luminaires to create his organic layers of light for Incubus’ world tour. With limited space on the truss, and limited space on the trucks, Jibson looked at the feature set of VARI-LITE luminaires to meet his needs for fixtures that offered lots of flexibility.
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HES intellaspots for Glitch Mob, Passion Pit
AUSTIN, TX – Indy bands Passion Pit and The Glitch Mob each featured High End Systems intellaspot automated luminaires in recent shows. Glitch Mob LD Andy Cass tried out all their features, putting them through their paces from nightclubs to festival headlining shows. LD Marc Janowitz spec’d the intellaspots on Passion Pit, and as lighting director, Cass used the fixtures again for this band on a short run.
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Look Solutions’ Tiny Fogger F07 Wows the Wedding at Russo’s
WILLIAMSPORT, MD – When fog ambiance is needed to enhance beams for elegant events – such as weddings – the last thing one wants to see is a big fog machine in the wedding photos. Russo’s On The Bay, a catering and event space, has been using Look Solutions’ Tiny Fogger F07 to fit into the smallest spaces yet provide big effects. For a recent matrimonial event, they incorporated the Tiny Fogger into a set of stairs to add drama to the day.
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Alcorn McBride Brings Oldest Store Museum Experience to Life
ORLANDO – St. Augustine’s Oldest Store Museum comes to life for visitors, thanks to products from Alcorn McBride. The former C.F. Hamblen Hardware store, established in 1875, became a museum in 1963 and was acquired in 2002 by Historic Tours of America. In preparation for the museum’s relaunch and grand opening last July, interactive elements were added to the experience.
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JR Clancy is Lead Sponsor of NATEAC 2012
SYRACUSE, NY — It’s not too early to plan for next year’s conferences. J. R. Clancy, Inc. has done just that, once again becoming a lead sponsor of the 2012 North American Theatre, Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) set for July 22-23 in New York City. NATEAC, directed by Bill Sapsis, promotes communication between the architects, engineers, consultants and manufacturers responsible for designing and building new theatres and renovating existing facilities. Registration is now open and schedule information for NATEAC can be found at www.nateac.org.
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Robert Juliat Installed in Rotterdamse Schouwburg
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – The Rotterdamse Schouwburg’s stock of aging profiles were recently replaced with Robert Juliat zoom profiles with the purchase of 34 RJ 614SX 16°-35° fixtures from Netherlands distributor LightCo. Other theatres in Amsterdam and in Weert have also increased their inventory of Robert Juliat fixtures as well.
(Photo: X profile being rigged and focused on lighting towers at Rotterdamse Schouwburg by Ben de Jong. Credit Sefton Geubbels)