In 2021, Zac Brown Band hit the road again with their Comeback Tour, re-energizing a live campaign that had originally started in 2019, rolled into 2020 and then was abruptly halted due to the pandemic. LD Chris Cockrill updated his original design for the fall 2021 tour, keeping Robe Spiider LED wash beam moving lights as a major element in the rig.
On Sunday, February 13, 2022, the Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime Show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar brought the neighborhood to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. All Access was tasked with fabricating the scenic ‘neighborhood’ and designing and providing the carts the impressive set pieces rode upon.
Stage Directions in PLSN has learned of the death of Production Stage Manager and Production Supervisor Alan Hall, who died Monday, February 7, 2022, in Spruce Head Island, ME. Born in England in 1936, Hall was 85. Here’s a great and informative video interview with Hall from the American Theatre Wing’s Guide to Working in the Theatre series, where Hall speaks in-depth on the role of the Production Stage Manager. Hall describes a PSM as “a benevolent dictator”:
Read More »In Memoriam: Alan Hall, Stage Manager and Production Supervisor
On Feb. 4, 2022, the long-awaited Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games officially kicked off. Three competition zones are set up in Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhang Jiakou, and the games will last 19 days. Over the course of the games, 109 sets of gold, silver, and bronze medals will be presented to the winning athletes.Read More »YESTECH Supports Celebrations at Beijing Winter Olympic Games
Four industry leaders – Charlie Hernandez, Jake Berry, Marty Hom, and Stuart Ross (CJMS for short) – announced plans for a three-day conference to take place Dec. 7-9, 2022 on the Rock Lititz campus in Lititz, PA.
German Light Products (GLP) has announced February 16th as the day for its eagerly awaited global launch of the new impression X5 fixture. Here’s a teaser video from GLP on the impression X5:
Read More »GLP to Host Global Online Launch Event for New impression X5 Luminaire on Feb. 16, 2022
Scotland-born DJ KC Lights led revelers through a celebration on Night Two of the Belsonic Festival in Belfast, Northern Ireland last September. LD Anthony Hazelden used a ChamSys PC Wing running on a 15-inch MacBook Pro to unleash his bursting-with-energy light show for the event.
After two long years, VLS announces the return of its Rotational Internship Program. Positions are available during the Summer and Fall of 2022 at the company’s facilities in Cleveland, OH, Cincinnati (Erlanger, KY), and Pittsburgh, PA.
With its flowing, curving, abstract form, the Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre presents a fitting architectural testimony to the poetic beauty of the Japanese theatrical tradition. Widely regarded as the masterpieces of internationally renowned architect, Toyo Ito, the inherent beauty of the 18-year-old structure, is characterized by a speckled pattern of 20,000 pieces of glass adorning the façade.Read More »Hibino Lighting Adds Extra Versatility to Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre with Chauvet Professional
Claypaky announces the launch of its brand new, low noise LED based fixture exclusively designed for Theater applications. Sinfonya Profile 600 is revolutionary and contains a host of new features that increase the performance levels dramatically on previous models on the market. Here is a video preview of the Sinfonya Profile 600:
Bandit Lites launched into the new year with ambitious plans of growth and renewal. To that end, Bandit announces the hiring of Paul Holst as an additional project manager in Nashville to better meet the 2022 demands of events and tours.
Lighting Designer Bruno Poet recently turned to Elation Professional’s Proteus™ line of IP65 luminaires to light the UAE’s 50th National Day Celebration in December 2021, a breathtaking and technically demanding show that beautifully chronicled the country’s unique history and hopes for the future.Read More »UAE 50th National Day Celebration Includes Elation Proteus Fixtures from PRG