On Broadway - The musical Memphis has picked up four honours at the Drama Desk Awards in New York, voted for by journalists and theatre critics. The new musical, set in dance clubs in 1950s Memphis, won best musical, orchestration and music. Its leading lady Montego Glover tied with Catherine Zeta Jones for the outstand
Hawthorn were also involved in Walk the Walk's new challenge this year, the Celebrity SunWalk in Southampton, created to celebrate the naming and launch of the new Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship.
For the two MoonWalks involving nearly 30,000 'MoonWalkers', Hawthorns provided lighting, sound, staging, rigging, power distribution and for the first year Video which was installed into De Boer's massive 'pink palace', a 150m x 60m Galaxy structure.
Three artics of lighting, sound, rigging, power distro, video and site services made their way to Hyde Park for the main structure and ancillary marquees, including six main generators and over 10 miles of cable to supply the marquees, 300 toilets and
i-Pix is one of a number of businesses in The 'Stockport Business Incubator', a project located in the Grade II listed Broadstone Mill complex in Reddish. It is a partnership between Stockport Council, the University of Manchester Incubator company and the Mill, which has transformed 40,000sq.ft of the Mill into a state-of-the-art workspace with business incubation facilities.
i-Pix was selected because of its commitment to producing low carbon lighting fixtures and solutions for the entertainment industry, and because of the company's continued success.
As i-Pix
Harding has played an integral part in the development of the Vista from the launch of the system at PLASA in 2004 until present day. "I had been working on it for a couple of years prior as a consultant to Jands," he says. "I designed the control palettes and had quite a lot of input into the fixture selector."
"I have a Vista S1 that I carry around in my backpack," he reports. "Once in my hotel room I can just plug into my laptop and it's got encoders, playba
Course leader Lee Flint and technical instructor Michael 'Fletch' Fletcher picked up their prize which is now in residence at The Shed theatre on the Honeywell Campus of Barnsley College but soon to move to new premises at the Old Mill Lane new-build site in Barnsley Town Centre.
(Claire Beeson)
The CMS50 is a two-way, bi-amped, nearfield monitor featuring a 5" mid-woofer and it is the middle size in the CMS (Compact Monitoring System) range, which also comprises the CMS65 and the new CMS40.
Garry Robson, of UK Focal distributor, SCV Electronics, said, "We presented the Focal CMS range for approval during late 2009 and were delighted when we heard that the CMS50 had been chosen over the usual suspects. One of our dealers, HHB, received the BBC order in early 2010."
(Jim Evans)
Initially the tour was planned to have taken place in smaller venues but, such was the success of the new CD that it quickly transpired that demand was much greater than expected. Many of the concerts moved to arenas with much larger capacities (ranging between 2,000-9,000) - and this leg will culminate in a performance at the vast, 20,000-capacity Lanxess Arena in Köln.
The variation in venue size had little effect on Gunnar Loose's lighting design as he had created it with sufficient versatility and scalability to be easily implemented in tour venues, whatever the size.
Loose has been working for several years with Fettes Brot, co
"We had a pre-order of eight MAC 250 Wash fixtures to help light an average-sized stage with an audience of over 400 people per night," states lighting designer Ben Yager. "Two weeks before show date, as we visited the hall for the second time, we suddenly realised there was insufficient power for the discharge moving heads we had pre-ordered from Stage Electrics. We immediately made a decision on what to do next."
Yager, who describes himself as a "Martin fanatic," insisted on using Martin products and remembered back to the PLASA '09 exhibition where the new MAC 301 Wash LED fixture was displayed. He was thoroughly impressed and fortunately Stage Electrics had recently invested in the new LED light.
"The low powe
Some of the original Off Broadway show's creators help bring to life this version produced by and at the Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol PA, with stage direction and choreography by Christopher Gattelli, and musical direction by Gary Adler. Lighting design was by David Pedemonti of APA Music & Pictures Inc., with programming by Nick Wyant.
Pedemonti was particularly impressed with the Vista's ability to combine big bold looks with the show's precise comic timing, and how quick and easy the show was to programme using the console's unique visually based lighting plot. He commented:
"When
Burridge has a background of over 20 years of professional experience in high service, customer focused environments as diverse as retail and contract delivery in the construction industry.
"I am really excited about this new role" said Burridge. "Cooper Controls is a well respected company with an excellent portfolio of loyal customers and a good service record. As and our customers grow we also have to look to drive our support services to the next level in customer satisfaction. My key priorities for the future will incl
Throughout the year, Sydney Theatre plays host to productions from the Sydney Theatre Company as well as dance and drama productions from companies such as the Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Dance Company and the Australian Ballet.
Since many recent productions have been specifying next generation lighting consoles such as ETC Eos, head of lighting Andrew Tompkins decided it was time to upgrade. After testing various consoles the undisputed winner was the ETC Eos range.
"EOS gives us a very powerful set of lighting tools to meet the expectations of today's designers, while providing a familiar syntax for operators moving up from our old Strand consoles,&quo
This international business symposium proved to be a major meeting place for the lighting and visuals industry. In addition to lectures by like Patrick Woodroffe, Rick Fisher, Manfred Olma, and Jürgen Schmidt-André, scores of guests from theatres, TV, concert touring and live events came to Paderborn to share the Open Days experience which took place in the Heinz Nixdorf Museums Forum.
As well as interesting lectures and informative seminars, all guests were able to get an insight into the latest developments in the fields of control, video, dimming, networking, moving lights, spot lights, follow spots, LED sources, trussing, clamps, custom-made products, power supplies, gel strings and n
Also on the stand will be Robert Juliat's Victor 1800W HMI followspot, 1000W Lutin spotlight and the White Light/Robert Juliat 350LFX effects projector.
(Jim Evans)
The deal was concluded by Robe's sales director Harry von den Stemmen and IES's Rasesh Parekh at PALME Dubai, and IES will offer the full range of Robe products and comprehensive technical support across India.
Says von den Stemmen, "We took our time and researched carefully to find the right partner in India. It is a country with massive potential, and it was important to find a company that shares our visions and ideals for the future and has a real dedication to providing the superlative long-term customer service and support for which Robe is renowned."
Rasesh Parekh adds, "We are delighted to become part of the Robe Family. The quality of the brand and the commitment of the Robe team towards their products, future technologies and custo
Though experienced in the broad range of Rosco products, the Rosco Architectural group's primary directive is to support Rosco products used in the creation, colouration and control of light in themed environments, new construction, corporate locales, retail and interior designs, and hospitality - namely Rosco LitePad products, X24 effects projectors, dichroics lenses and accessories, and control solutions for fluorescent and LED luminaires.
Ame Strong has taken up the position of director of Rosco Architectural. Since 2003, Ame has been Rosco's worldwide
When the city recently undertook an extensive downtown makeover that included new roads, sidewalks, street lights and trees, Mayor Murray and his team wanted to do something that would really put the town on the map and make it stand out.
Anyone who visits Lindsay will see they succeeded. Hundreds of ornamental Chinese pistache and palm trees that line a six-block area in the city's downtown district are now aglow in brilliant colour - pinks, purples, blues, oranges, and a whole spectrum of dramatic hues. The trees are lit up with inground colour-chang
Oslo, hosted the 56th Eurovision event at the Telenor Arena. The three live shows, consisting of two semi-finals and Saturday's final, were watched on television and online by an estimated audience of over 120m people in 45 countries. In addition, over 80,000 people attended the live shows and various dress rehearsals.
The event was televised by host broadcaster, NRK and featured a core production team working under the leadership of executive producer, Jon Ola Sand and TV producer, Hasse Lindmo. Production management design was by Ola Melzig, with lighting design by Al Gurdon. Stage design was by Kirsten Weltzin, Bonsak Schieldrop, T
Billed as the largest winter sport facility in the southern hemisphere, the Icehouse features two full-sized ice rinks suitable for ice hockey, curling, short-track speed skating, figure skating, and recreational skating.
The Bradbury Rink is designed as a family friendly entertainment rink, with 'general skating' already proving to be very popular. The rink features a striking audio visual design by Massteknik, including a JBL sound system and a light show that would not look out of place at a major city nightclub. Both rinks also have massive LED screens at the end of them, with the Rink 1 screen being used as a scoreboard for ice-Hockey, while the 8m wide screen
Acts from 25 countries took part in the event. It was won by Germany, whose entrant Lena scored 246 points. Turkey's MaNga came in second place, with Romania third and Denmark fourth. This is the third time the UK has finished in the bottom spot in the past eight years, following on from Jemini in 2003 and Andy Abraham in 2008.
Dubovie, who was chosen to represent the UK after securing the most public votes on Your Country Needs You! on BBC One in March, said, "This has been one of the bes
To achieve a more harmonious blend of the lighting equipment with the architecture of Mardan Palace, Coemar has customised its projectors where necessary, colouring them gold or white according to their use.
In the jazz bar, the stage is entirely lit by Coemar LED products, which produce a high output in limited dimensions, without heating the surrounding area. Thirty-six Pinlite LEDS provide the basic lighting, each with 12 1.2 W Luxeon LEDs, four red, four green and four blue. Six I Wash Leds moving heads are installed for the moving li
Encompassing the unexpected fell to Tait Towers. "We've worked with Doug many times before and he always challenges us," said Adam Davies Tait Towers VP. "His designs are theatrical in that they are complex underneath, but always look simple in execution and never detract from the artist."
Played 360 wherever possible, the stage is an ellipse within a circular walkway with automated lighting towers and robotic LED platforms to the rear. A video screen sits above. "These shows are even more elaborate than the last tour," said Bon
The show's rig includes Stage Zooms, MAC 250s, MAC 500s, MAC 700s, VL2000, Chroma Strips, Stage Bars, Pixel Pars, MR16 Battens with extras as and when required since 2002. This time it was the turn of the GLP Impressions/ XL which were the main focus whilst Groove Armada performed.
The chrome GLP Impression XL offers 240 LEDs. When asked about his choice of specification Kempton said, "I was delighted with the performance of the GLP units on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. We always try to achieve fresh and distinctive lighting looks on the show and the GLPs are a very powerful unit both in light output and visual impact.
(Jim Evans)
Telmaco is responsible for the design, equipment supply and commissioning of the Greek pavilion. To create this environment, Telmaco used a total of 18 RLM-W6 6,000 lumens WUXGA three-chip DLP projectors and three CLM HD8 8,000 lumens single-chip DLP projectors to create images on screens of various sizes, formats and curves.
"We have been a Barco distributor for Greece and Cyprus since 1978," says Athan Velouzos, market manager museums, VR, simulation from Telmaco S.A.. "We chose to use the RLM-W6 primarily for this installation, because it is the most silent projector availab
Held at London's Duke of York's Theatre, the course was divided into two parts. The first was designed to provide an update as to the new and changed functionality in the recently released Eos software version 1.9, including changes to the behaviour of the Update command and the new locked, absolute and by-device palette types. The second part covered configuring and using the many remote devices that are now available as part of the Eos system, including networking consoles to remote video interfaces and PC/Mac client software, and connecting both the standard RFR Radio Remote and the iRFR iPhone/iPod Touch Remote.
Hosted by ETC's Luke Delwiche and White Light's Roger Hennigan, the day was enjoyed by arou
