Originally set for Jan. 31 at L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center), the 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony has been postponed, with no new date confirmed. Also last week, organizers of the Sundance Film festival announced that their event, prepped as a hybrid online/in person gig with a Jan. 20 start date, will proceed as an online-only event.
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Joshua Henry Jenkins has been appointed as the new director of marketing of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre. Jenkins will be responsible for creating, implementing, and measuring the success of a comprehensive marketing plan that advances TCG’s mission to lead for a just and thriving theatre ecology. Working with a portfolio that includes individual membership, events, and publishing, Jenkins will raise the valuation of TCG’s programs within the theatre field while championing the not-for-profit theatre to the broader culture.Read More »TCG Appoints Joshua Henry Jenkins as Director of Marketing
The Back Lounge founder and Tour Production Group (TPG) facilitator, Tour Manager Suzi Green, is leading a new series of free workshops for the live… Read More »The Back Lounge to Present Free Workshops for Live Industry in Association with TPG
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The Lighting Design Group’s design for ABC’s broadcast of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest in New York’s Times Square included 12 Chauvet Professional onAir IP Panel 2 soft light fixtures. 4Wall provided the fixtures along with the rest of the lighting rig.
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The Vienna State Opera House in Austria—also home to the Vienna State Ballet—has invested in new Robe FORTE HCF LED moving lights and FORTE HCF Followspots, selecting the high CRI LED engine option for these powerful fixtures which utilize Robe’s unique TE (Transferable Engine) technology. TE is a powerful, intelligent, and eco-friendly lighting solution enabling different engines—high powered, high CRI, ‘tungsten’ etc., —to be used in the same fixtures. They can be changed quickly and easily in 5 – 7 minutes. Read More »Vienna State Opera Invests in Robe FORTE HCF Moving Lights
The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference March 3-5 in Baltimore, MD. This year’s raffle will celebrate the 19th Anniversary of the Long Reach Long Riders annual charity motorcycle ride. The Riders, who have raised over $800,000 for charity in their years of touring, will be riding June 18-24 on the “Blue Ridge Ramble” tour through the Appalachian Mountains.Read More »The LRLR Raffle and the BTS Boutique Benefit Behind the Scenes at USITT 2022
Visitors to 1Rebel might easily think they’ve entered an upscale club were it not for the rows of treadmills, bikes, and other exercise equipment that reveal its identity as a fitness center. This is precisely the sort of image, management of the renowned London-based gym hoped to create when they opened their two Saudi Arabian locations.Read More »1Rebel Saudi Arabia‘s Club Vibe Created with Chauvet Professional
TSL Lighting in the UK has invested in Elation Professional’s Paladin Cube™, a compact LED floodlight with IP65 protection that marks the company’s first purchase into Elation’s extensive product range.Read More »TSL Lighting Invests in Elation Paladin™
The second edition of the Umbra Light Festival took place Nov. 12-14 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. A total of 19 artists filled the city’s historic La Almendra district with light, color and music. The work of Rebeca Sánchez and Miquel Clot featured 2 Prolights PanoramaIP AirBeam fixtures.
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Main Light, an industry-leading dry hire provider of entertainment technology have expanded their truss inventory with GT Plus truss from Tyler Truss. Both Main Light East and West now have the standard 10’, 8’, and 5’ lengths in stock in addition to bases, corners, Tyler’s Indexable Spigots, and necessary accessories. GT Plus truss features redesigned leg sleeves and locking leg collars that allow for smoother operation.Read More »Main Light Expands Inventory of GT Plus Truss Products from Tyler Truss
NovaStar, a global LED display solution provider that designs and develops LED display control solutions, has announced a virtual launch event for its new MX Series Solution will take place via Zoom on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Everyone is welcome to join them, but you do need to register to view this launch session.Read More »NovaStar Virtual Product Launch | MX Series Solution, Jan. 6, 2022
Dancesport is a growing discipline at all levels. From local dance competitions to a myriad of popular dance shows on television to its inclusion in the 2024 Summer Olympics, the world has clearly embraced dance as sport.
Dance America Productions an independent production company based in Tampa, FL, specializes in dance events of all types and has worked many of the genre’s competitions for years. Owned by Nina Kimbrough, a dancer herself, the company carries lighting, sound, pipe and drape, and LED video walls, not to mention the all-important portable dance floors that range from 2,400-6,000 square feet.Read More »Dance America Productions Lights Dancesport with Elation Lighting