LONDON – White Light's New Technology Showcase, held recently at the Central School of Speech and Drama's Embassy Theatre, gave lighting designers and technicians the chance to check out a variety of buzz-worthy gear without, White Light said, a whole lot of pressure to buy anything.
Read More »VANCOUVER, BC – A crowd surge during a free Olympic rock concert produced by Live Nation Feb. 16 resulted in the collapse of a front barricade and 19 injuries, nine of which required hospitalization, according to City of Vancouver officials.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – ETC's Selador Series LED lighting fixtures minimize warming – locally, for performers onstage, and perhaps globally as well – so it was appropriate that they were used at December 2009's COP15 climate change summit.
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NASHVILLE, TN – Touring artists, production managers and lighting designers can now get a hands-on look at new lighting and control products from Elation Professional at Music City Lab, courtesy of Theatrical Lighting Systems, Inc. (TLS, Inc.), along with other lighting, video and control products.
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MIAMI – Production Resource Group (PRG) provided the lighting package and crew for the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show featuring The Who at Sun Life Stadium. Known as one of the most intense 12 minutes in live entertainment – and with no time-outs allowed – it required months of hard work and collaboration.
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BANGALORE, India – Leviton Manufacturing Company, which expanded last year to Dubai, U.A.E., announced another expansion, this time to India, with a main office in Bangalore and satellite offices in New Delhi and Mumbai.
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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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