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Lightswitch Evokes Magic of Machu Picchu with Chauvet Professional

Describing it as the “sweat of the sun,” the Incas revered gold as far more than a symbol of wealth and power. To them, the glittering metal was a gift bestowed directly from the gods that radiated mystical, restorative powers from its shimmering surface.

An ancient myth? Perhaps. Still, it’s one that visitors to Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru will readily understand. Named after a 15th-century Incan citadel in the Peruvian Andes, the exhibit, which opened at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, showcases a dazzling collection of 192 gold artifacts crafted by this vanished civilization.Read More »Lightswitch Evokes Magic of Machu Picchu with Chauvet Professional

Additional Training Opportunities Added to Event Safety Summit Pre-Event Program

If you’re attending (or thinking of attending) the Event Safety Summit next month, listen up. They’ve just added three additional paid learning opportunities to be held prior to this year’s conference. These courses on crowd safety, entertainment electrics, and entertainment rigging will take place March 20-21, 2022, on the Rock Lititz Campus. Seating is limited, so act fast and take advantage of the fantastic trainings. See below for workshop details and registration links.Read More »Additional Training Opportunities Added to Event Safety Summit Pre-Event Program

Nicky Romero Rings in the New Year Illuminated by ADJ Lighting for a Second Time

Due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions in The Netherlands and across mainland Europe, Nicky Romero once again celebrated the New Year with his fans virtually through a special livestreamed performance. Following the success of his 2021 New Year broadcast, the world-famous DJ and producer brought together the same technical team to produce his 2022 show, which was filmed outdoors and featured a large lighting rig comprised almost exclusively of ADJ fixtures.Read More »Nicky Romero Rings in the New Year Illuminated by ADJ Lighting for a Second Time

UK’s ‘Theatres at Risk Register’ Expands by 10, Total of 41 Venues in Danger of Being Lost

The Regent Theatre, Great Yarmouth, one of the theatres at risk in the UK. Photographer Ian Grundy

Theatres Trust, the charity that campaigns to protect the UK’s theatres, has published its annual Theatres at Risk Register. 10 theatres have been added to the 2022 Register, far more than in any recent years, as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is being felt across the theatre sector. The Theatres at Risk Register has expanded this year to highlight the plight of 41 theatres across the country that are in danger of being lost.Read More »UK’s ‘Theatres at Risk Register’ Expands by 10, Total of 41 Venues in Danger of Being Lost

Dodd Technologies and Elation Proteus Meet Lofty Challenge at College Football Playoff in Indianapolis

Dodd Technologies, a full-service live events production company in Pendleton, IN, near Indianapolis, had a busy start to the year thanks to the College Football Playoff national championship game, which took place at Indianapolis’s Lucas Oil Stadium on January 10th. Dodd worked on several projects associated with the game including a remarkable high-rise ballet lit using Elation’s 50,000-lumen Proteus Maximus™.Read More »Dodd Technologies and Elation Proteus Meet Lofty Challenge at College Football Playoff in Indianapolis

GLP FR10s Light Up New Production of A Chorus Line

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

New Anolis Lighting Installation Uplifts Rosary Basilica Façade in Lourdes, France

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

All Access Expands to Atlanta

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

BBC’s The One Show during COP26 Lit with Astera AX9 PowerPAR Fixtures

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