In the spring of 2024, the city of Riyadh welcomed Zarqa Al Yamama, the first grand opera in Arabic and first operatic work produced by… Read More »The Modulo Kinetic Media Server Drives Saudi Arabia’s First Opera
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When Lighting Designer Amanda Zieve needed a high output luminaire for the newly reimagined Broadway production of The Who’s TOMMY, she knew she wanted excellent colors, a beautiful native white, and a good selection of onboard gobos. That’s why she selected the VL3600 Profile IP luminaire from Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head light fixture and Signify entertainment lighting brand.
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The award-winning Opera Baltycka (Baltic Opera) in Gdansk, on Poland’s stunning north coast, has invested in new Robe lighting fixtures with the purchase of 18 TX1 PosiProfiles and four PAINTES which have been installed into its current building.
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Designer Mikki Kunttu brought Richard Wagner’s epic ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ to a breathtaking conclusion at the Finnish National Opera with the performance of the monumental, nearly six-hour-long ‘Götterdämmerung’ featuring Claypaky Xtylos, the laser-based beam lighting fixture.
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For USITT25, set for Columbus, OH from March 5-8, 2025, USITT wants to spark vibrant dialog among practitioners, educators, and students by offering a wide variety of panels, masterclasses, and more. They are now calling upon designers, technicians, creatives, industry powerhouses, and innovators to submit educational session proposals for presentation. The deadline to submit is July 15, 2024.
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The Stage Managers’ Association has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management. The 2024 honorees are Lloyd Davis, Jr., Ed De Shae, and Denise Yaney. In addition, the SMA will honor Mary Hunter with The Founders Award and this year’s Special Recognition Award will shine the spotlight on David J. McGraw and The Stage Manager Survey.
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One of Broadway’s most talked-about plays this season is Appropriate, garnering eight Tony nominations and three wins, including Best Revival of a Play. Written by Brandon Jacob-Jenkins, the show is a portrait of a family unraveling in the wake of its patriarch’s death as three siblings begrudgingly reunite to sort through the detritus of their late father’s Arkansas plantation house. Lighting Designer Jane Cox received her first Tony award for her enthralling design that used ETC Source Four LED Series 2 fixtures and was programmed on an Eos Ti by Kelley Shih.Read More »Jane Cox’s Tony Award-winning Lighting Design uses ETC to Illuminate the Darkness of ‘Appropriate’
Robe UK enjoyed a busy, successful, and positive ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) expo, staged at Alexandra Palace in London, where the company presented two dynamic exhibition areas – a stand upstairs in the main hall, together with a large demo area located downstairs in the venue’s Palace Suite. Robe also delivered four presentations that were integral to the ABTT’s extended 2024 seminar and discussion program, which touched on topics related to sustainability and creative lighting.Read More »Robe ABTT 2024
This past Broadway season boasted some stunning lighting, scenic, projection and costume design work making the voting for the Tony Awards a tough job. The winners of the 2024 Tony Awards for musical and play designs were announced live at the 77th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday evening.
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ETC announces the talented students that will be a part of the 2024 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program in North America. Through the program’s online networking events, students will meet a range of industry mentors. ETC’s late Founder and CEO Fred Foster started the program in 1999, recognizing the critical role mentorship plays in any lighting professional’s career.Read More »ETC Introduces 2024 Fred Foster Student Mentees
‘The Outsiders’ has received 12 Tony nominations, not only for its impressive adaptation from paper to stage but also for its powerful visual design elements. PRG is proud to have provided this new musical with audio, lighting, and projection technology. Lighting Designer Brian MacDevitt and Projection Designer Hana S. Kim deliver a genuinely immersive experience for audience members throughout the theatre.
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Lectrosonics, the renowned manufacturer of world class wireless systems for broadcast, film, music, location sound, houses of worship, live sound and theatrical applications, is very pleased to announce the appointment of Gordon Moore as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He retired as President of Lectrosonics in September 2024, after a 35-year career with the company.
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