Six years after working at Leicester’s Curve Theatre, in the UK, for the premiere of the new musical The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, lighting designer Howard Hudson has returned to the venue to light the new production of A Chorus Line. Both shows have made heavy use of GLP’s award-winning LED moving heads.Read More »GLP FR10s Light Up New Production of A Chorus Line
A new Anolis LED lighting scheme is illuminating the famous exterior façade of the Rosary Basilica at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (Sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de Lourdes), an ultimate destination calling pilgrims and worshipers from worldwide to the south of France.Read More »New Anolis Lighting Installation Uplifts Rosary Basilica Façade in Lourdes, France
Atlanta got its moniker of “Hollywood of the South” for good reason. Since 1973 when then-governor Jimmy Carter noticed the state’s potential and created the Georgia Film, Music, and Digital Entertainment office, the area’s role in film and TV has grown exponentially. Even during the height of the pandemic, Georgia was home to 242 film productions adding an estimated $2.2 billion to the state’s economy. All Access has provided world-class stage systems and equipment to film and TV clients in Atlanta for years. Now, they’re expanding with an office in the heart of this entertainment center. From here, they can better serve their clients and keep up with the growing demand for film and TV that streaming services have accelerated.Read More »All Access Expands to Atlanta
A special edition of BBC’s The One Show in Glasgow for the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference was broadcast live from the foyer of the BBC Scotland building on the banks of the River Clyde, featuring an eye-catching set designed by Ali Mills and constructed from recycled materials, which was lit using Astera’s new AX9 PowerPARs. Lighting Designer and Director Richard Jarrett chose the fixtures—the first time he had used the AX9 product—supplied by Quay Light, also Glasgow based, which has the largest stock of Astera luminaires in Scotland, all supplied via UK distributor Ambersphere Solutions.Read More »BBC’s The One Show during COP26 Lit with Astera AX9 PowerPAR Fixtures
Justin Quiles brought his reggaeton sound to the Universidad Santa Maria in Caracas recently, his first show in Venezuela in six years. Jeremy Danis of Oz Shows designed a light show using 50 fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Dean Allyson Green announced that Justin Townsend will be leading the Department of Design for Stage and Film as Chair starting in August 2022 and will join the faculty immediately. Townsend is a Tony Award-winning educator and international designer who has designed more than 250 shows throughout his 25-year career. Townsend will continue the legacy of renowned costume designer Susan Hilferty, who has guided the program for more than 20 years to the outstanding reputation that it holds today. Hilferty will remain on the faculty.Read More »Justin Townsend to Lead NYU’s Department of Design for Stage & Film
The Shubert Organization announces that it has acquired the GalaPro App, the software that allows for real-time translations and captioning in theaters. After incubating GalaPro in 2016, The Shubert Organization implemented an organization wide rollout of the software in all of its theaters. Shubert’s first investment in GalaPro was in 2018, before acquiring the GalaPro App in November 2021.Read More »The Shubert Organization Acquires the GalaPro App
Heavenue, an entertainment-focused platform delivering high-fidelity, immersive live shows from the cloud, has opened in New York. Founded by Alex Coulombe, CEO, the early development platform has already been used by the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Kentucky in its R&D Lab, exploring old and new media, a virtualized rendition of Dickens’s classic, A Christmas Carol in a hybrid live stage and virtual theater performance. Here’s a video trailer of the production that aired in December 2021:
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Laval, Québec-based Creative Lab, which creates lighting and visual installations of all kinds, has invested in 24 Ayrton Mistral-TC LED spot moving lights. The new… Read More »Creative Lab Deploys Ayrton Mistrals on Montreal Canadiens’ Les Samedis FANatiques and GM Paillé Corporate Event
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Metropolitan interactive doing business as Metinteractive, which provides strategic solutions for architecture, communication, and technology, partnered with Mitsubishi Electric DiamondVision to deliver the massive LED video canvas showcased in the WynnBET Sports Bar at the new Encore Boston Harbor hotel and casino.Read More »Metropolitan interactive & Mitsubishi Electric DiamondVision Partner on Boston’s WynnBET Sports Bar
Christmas and New Year celebrations in Mumbai, India were especially dazzling thanks to a light and laser spectacular showcasing the beauty of the Bandra-Worli Sea… Read More »Claypaky Mythos 2 and B-EYE K25 Fixtures Dazzle in Holiday Light Show on Mumbai Bridge
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Extreme Lighting & Sound (ELS) recently wrapped up its first season presenting Holiday Wonders at Bowie Nature Park in Fairview, Tennessee. The dazzling drive-thru holiday light show featured atmosphere-generating effects from a large amount of Elation lighting gear along with custom pixel products and proved a huge success.Read More »ELS and Elation Light Inaugural Holiday Wonders at Bowie Nature Park in Tennessee