CHESTER, PA — Panasonic Systems Solutions Company has been named the “official technology partner,” for an 18,500-seat major league soccer stadium and Delaware River waterfront complex set to open in this Philadelphia suburb in 2010. The company will supply the complex’s large screen displays, digital signage, broadcast and TV production systems, security/surveillance systems and point-of-sale systems.
MANCHESTER, U.K. — HSL continued its relationship with Granada TV Studios in Manchester and lighting designer Tom Kinane with the supply of LED and digital lighting for “Don’t Forget The Lyrics” presented by Shane Richie.
JERUSULEM — ETC France and Protech Integration are using Medialon Manager to control a light and sound spectacular projected onto the restored citadel surrounding the Tower of David in the center of Jerusulem. The 45-minute show, which runs four times per week, was created by Skertzo, and joins a tradition of exhibits and projects at the site that illuminate its historic significance with modern technology.
CINCINNATI — The deadline to apply for the paper and pencil ETCP certification exams at the 2009 USITT Conference & Stage Expo March is Feb. 27. Certification candidates for the entertainment electrician exam set for March 20, or for the theatre-style rigging and arena-style rigging exams set for March 21, will need to have their application, supporting materials and fee postmarked no later than Feb. 27 in order to take those tests.
DALLAS — PRG Distribution LLC was named North American distributor for the show and lighting range of products from Belgium-based ArKaos S.A., which makes media servers and software for visual performances.
BALTIMORE, MD — After 15 years in Hanover, Md., Event Tech has moved to a new facility in Baltimore that is twice the size of the company’s old location. The 30,000 square-foot facility includes 22,000 square feet of warehouse space and about 5,000 square feet of office space, including a glass-walled conference room and technician’s lounge.
RED WING, MN — Aye, matey, a toucan may be a twist on the legendary parrot-and-pirate partnership that has its origins with Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island character, Long John Silver. But it’s still a colorful, tropical bird, and it’s a big part of the logo for the Treasure Island Resort and Casino owned by the Prairie Island Indian Community.
NEW YORK — The first person to catch a glimpse of the lighting effects that accompanied the grand opening of Atlantis the Palm in Dubai last fall was, of course, the LD for the event, Jeffrey Smith. And he didn’t have to travel to the UAE to see them. He used the previsualization capabilities of Prelite in New York.
NEW YORK — Taking its name from the non-violent Samoan independence movement, MAU is an ensemble of artists using minimalist choreography, staging and lighting to make a visual commentary about life, social change and death, and lighting from a Selecon 575W MSR Zoomspot plays a key role.
BERLIN—Qi – eine Palast Phantasie, also called Kie, is a stage show at the Friedrichstadtpalast Theatre, one of the world’s largest theatrical stages, with dance, ballet, music and 100 costumed performers. The lighting rig used by Olaf Eichler and his crew included Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 300s.
NEW YORK — The U.S. and U.K. based charities Behind the Scenes and Light Relief are joining together with an opportunity on April 24 for designers on both sides of the Atlantic to donate their royalties to help their colleagues in need.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has introduced an amendment to the $800+ billion stimulus package before Congress that would deny any “community park, museum, theater” or “arts center” from receiving any money to use for “renovation, remodeling, construction, salaries, furniture” or “rotating pastel lights,” among other items.