PHILADELPHIA, PA — The International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees Local 8 (IATSE) celebrated the grand opening of its new $6 million Education and Training Center at 2401 Swanson Street in South Philadelphia.
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LAS VEGAS – Anyone who walks into the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, where the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is being played, immediately turns their gaze upward to a glowing circular object. Positioned above the featured final table at the card-playing tournament, the saucer-like object is actually a giant structure of circular trusses designed off the WSOP bracelet, created by Innovative Show Design (Longwood, FL). Its purpose is to “provide a 360° “JumboTron” view above the poker table, just as you would find in any sport venue,” said Justin Garrone of Innovative Show Design (ISD). Illuminated with LED lights, the structure features a wraparound row of EVLED Video Panels from Elation Professional to provide added special effects.
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VIENNA — Lighting designer Helmut Krammer used over 100 Robe fixtures – a mixture of moving lights and units from Robe’s innovative LED series – for the 2011 Summer Night Concert, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra in the Baroque gardens at Schönbrunn Palace. The event was attended by 150,000 people and broadcast by ORF to approximately 60 other countries.
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Wybron’s Cygnus Incite 375W Profile uses LED technology to combine a bright profile light with new color mixing technology and a high color rendering index of 92. The fixture offers a 6400 lumen field, while only consuming a maximum of 375W, promising up to 10 times the brightness of competing fixtures.
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AUSTIN, TX — Shock Boxx, a new pre-rig lighting truss shock system designed to protect truss-mounted lighting and video equipment in transport, is the result of a collaboration between Heather Roberts of Kai Knox Technologies and Scott Almand of Scott Almand Designs.
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LANSDOWNE, PA – Sapsis Rigging, Inc. (SRI) designed and installed a self-climbing truss rig for the third annual Castleton Festival, which is being held in Castleton, VA from June 25 -July 24.
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ISRAEL — Robe moving lights once again were the primary moving light fixtures used for the Israeli Opera’s “Aida” at the 2011 Dead Sea & Jerusalem Opera Festival, a co-production with the Les Choragies d’Orange in France, staged in the outdoor purpose built amphitheatre at the foot of Masada Mountain by the Dead Sea, Israel.
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ISTANBUL — “Nomads,” a well-known Amsterdam nightclub, has chosen Istanbul as its second city, and the new venue has been equipped with Coemar’s moving lights, lighting singers and musicians who perform nightly amid a blend of modern and traditional Turkish design features. The club is using Coemar’s iSpot 575 MB fixtures, with a Director 768 mixer for control.
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MOSCOW — Martin Professional’s representative office in Russia recently celebrated its first anniversary at a special party with partners and friends at club Lookin Rooms in Moscow. Key rental companies, representatives of installation firms, major dealers, industrial retailers and journalists were on hand to share in the celebration with Martin’s Russian team.
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Litepanels’ daylight-balanced Sola 6 LED Fresnel light combines properties inherent in a Fresnel light at a fraction of the power normally required for conventional fixtures.
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MIDDLETON, WI – The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield, Wisconsin a venue that supports arts programs in area schools, as well as local artists – has employed ETC lighting solutions in its theater spaces for the last decade. The complex caters to a broad range of events, from high school musicals and student orchestra recitals, to dance productions and cabaret acts.
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