Ayrton is proud and excited to announce that it will continue to support the Women In Lighting project throughout 2022 via its exclusive WIL Entertainment Lighting Partnership.
Founded in 2019 by Sharon Stammers and Martin Lupton of Light Collective, and already well-established in the field of architectural lighting, WIL exists to provide an inspirational digital platform that profiles women working in lighting and lighting design, celebrating, and promoting their work and career paths. It challenges the underrepresentation of women within the industry and aims to support and encourage the next generation.Read More »Ayrton Continues its Support of Women In Lighting Through Exclusive WIL Entertainment Lighting Partnership
The Laserworld Group announces the latest upgrade to ILD Render, an innovative creative tool for laser show professionals to convert vector graphics and animations from Blender and InkScape—both 2D and 3D—to a laser-show compatible file format. ILD Render is a tool for designers and creative minds to directly use their 2D and 3D artworks with laser output.Read More »ILD Render Supports Direct Output to ShowNET Laser Mainboard
City Theatrical has launched 30 new lighting accessories for 2022 to broaden its line of lighting accessories to best meet the needs of lighting professionals. These additions are now part of the company’s U.S. and European Product Catalogs, reinforcing City Theatrical’s status as having the world’s most extensive catalog of unique lighting accessories for entertainment and architectural lighting.Read More »City Theatrical Launches Beam Control and QolorFLEX LED Tape Accessories
Chauvet Professional continues to extend its lineup of all-weather fixtures with the introduction of WELL STX, a pair of IP65-rated battery powered LED tubes that provide an easy option for adding distinctive linear looks to stages, as well as corporate and broadcast applications, indoors or outside. Here’s a video preview of the WELL STX [Wireless Event LED Luminaire]:
On February 23, 2022, the Long Wharf Theatre, located in New Haven, CT announced that it would be leaving its longtime home at 222 Sargent Drive near the New Haven harbor in the fall of 2023. Founded in 1965 by Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman, Long Wharf was committed to the creation of new works and the reexamination of classic plays. It is currently led by Artistic Director Jacob G. Padrón and Managing Director Kit Ingui.Read More »Long Wharf Theatre Leaving its Longtime Home in New Haven, CT
SetLight owner and general manager Przemek Wrembel
Setlight, a full-service production and technical supplier in the north of Poland, continues its commitment to Robe moving lights with a recent investment in ESPRITE LED moving lights, added to the company’s existing rental stock. The new ESPRITES were purchased at the end of 2021 and boost the company’s inventory of Robe fixtures.Read More »Setlight Invests in Robe ESPRITES
LD Al Gurdon returns to Maximus™, auditions Excalibur™ in latest halftime show design
Mary J. Blige at the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
Sure, the game is fun to watch but for many – certainly those in the entertainment technology industry – it is the Super Bowl halftime show that garners most of the attention. On Sunday, February 13, 2022, all eyes were on SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI where hip-hop legends Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige took the stage, with surprise performances from 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak.Read More »Proteus Powers Through on Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime Show
The Lunar New Year is undoubtedly the most important festival for China’s 1.4 billion people. Although the celebrations vary from place to place, people from almost every corner of the country, as well as many Chinese people overseas, spend the evening watching the Spring Festival Gala, or Chunwan in Chinese. Produced by China Central Television (CCTV), it is one of the premier television events on China’s entertainment calendar. Watching the Spring Festival Gala is an indispensable part of the celebrations for Chinese people to ring in the Lunar New Year.Read More »Gloshine Technology Welcomes Spring Festival with Ten Thousand Screens
Justin Casey came up with an intelligent lighting solution for headliner Slightly Stoopid’s performance at the Cali Vibes festival that took place at Marina Green in Long Beach, CA Feb. 4-6. His quick-loading yet distinctive looking solution made use of 48 Chauvet Professional ÉPIX Strip Tour fixtures.
Dance Passion returns to the BBC in early 2022, celebrating all forms and genres of the UK’s vibrant dance sector, in a special collaboration between BBC Arts and One Dance UK, supported by Arts Council England.Read More »A Passion for Astera