VANCOUVER, BC – The Olympic Torch Relay was a 106-day trek with the torch across Canada and back prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies in Vancouver, B.C. Two Stageline SL260 mobile stages accompanied the torch on its 45,000km (about 28,000 miles) journey, leaving Victoria, B.C. on Oct. 30 and returning to Vancouver's BC Place on Feb. 12.
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LONDON – The 30th annual Brit Awards took place recently at Earls Court, hosted by comedian Peter Kay and broadcast live on ITV 1. For the ninth consecutive year, XL Video provided LED screens, projection, PPU, camera system and playback content management.
Read More »ANAHEIM, CA – Angel Stadium is upgrading the visuals available to fans who recently cheered the Los Angeles Angels on to their third straight American League Western division title with HD display systems from Panasonic, continuing the installation that was underway during the 2009 season.
Read More »PARIS – Oxo by Ayrton is a new line of stage luminaries to be introduced at Prolight & Sound 2010 (Hall 9.0 B82). The line will include LED and conventional fixtures, for indoor or outdoor use.
Read More »QUEBEC – The Conseil Québécois des Ressources Humaines en Culture (CQRHC) and CITT announced that the ETCP exams for entertainment riggers will be available in French as of spring 2010.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – The Parklife series of festivals were central to Australia's summer dance festival season recently, with tens of thousands of revellers taking part in five cities. Clifton Productions provided a variety of Robe moving lights for the Melbourne event.
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DUBLIN, Ireland – When Star Wars in Concert transfers to the O2 Arena Dublin on March 7 for the start of the European leg, the visual reinforcement for this multi-media performance will lean heavily on GLP Impressions, designed into the plot by Steve Cohen, the production's director/designer, and Seth Jackson, associate production designer/lighting director.
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LAS VEGAS – Five years ago, FTSI more than quintupled its space, from 5,000 square feet to a 27,000 square foot facility. The expansion allowed the automation firm to support effects such as those used for productions like Le Reve and Phantom of the Opera. The company recently doubled is footprint, taking possession of adjacent space.
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MIAMI – More than a quick huddle went into planning the visuals used with the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show at Sun Life Stadium, featuring music from The Who, and XL Video played a key role in supporting the creative team's vision with gear and crew.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Party promoter Kind Beats was founded in 2001 by partners DJ Ville and John Vang to give Twin Cities dance venues a boost. Kind Beats incorporated Element Labs' Versa TILEs and Verse TUBEs into some events held recently at the Epic nightclub in downtown Minneapolis, with Ruehling Associates, Inc. provided Element Labs hardware and support.
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NEW DELHI, India – LD Atul Sonpal chose Clay Paky fixtures to light the set for Dance Premier League, a dance reality show produced by Cineyug for Sony Entertainment Television that was broadcast on Indian TV.
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TAMPA – Bay Stage Lighting had a busy Valentine's Day weekend, providing lighting and décor for two benefit galas – the Suncoast Hospice Foundation and WEDU, a local PBS affiliate. conceptBAIT, a special event design firm, also provide drapes for both events.
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