Hughie’s Event Production Services Adds Joe Walsh as Production Consultant
Hughie’s Event Production Services has hired Joe Walsh as a Production Consultant for its Pittsburgh office.
Light Initiative Sparkles for SuRie at Eurovision 2018
Industry leading LED solutions and bespoke installation provider, Light Initiative (LI) were ‘on board’ at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) to design and manufacture a custom-built LED scenic element for the UK entry, SuRie
Atmosphere, Inc. Adds Glamour to Comcast After Party With CHAUVET Professional
Comcast White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Party, where the evocative structure and its surroundings were illuminated in richly colored and textured light from a Benjamin Tschudin design.
FRAY Studio and disguise Creates a Changing World for Disney’s Frozen – The Broadway Musical
The highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney’s Frozen, made its stage debut on Broadway this spring at the St. James Theatre,
Green Hippo: Dancing with success at Prolight+Sound 2018
The exhibition space provides a welcome opportunity for a company to meet its customers, but – even taking into account today’s modern spaces – the environment is rarely the perfect setting in which to demonstrate its wares.
On the Road with Nashville in Concert
dlib helped bring all the drama, excitement and glamour of the massively popular CMT TV series Nashville to the stage as ‘Nashville in Concert’ returned to the UK
Robe Has a Laugh with Bill Bailey
Hailed as one of the funniest people on the planet, English comedian, musician, singer, actor, TV / radio presenter and author Bill Bailey is back on the road for his “Larks in Transit” tour which was first performed in Australia in October 2017.
Industry Groups and Designers Meet with EU Regulators to Discuss Eco Regulations Affecting Stage Lighting
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Representatives from theatrical industry organizations, lighting manufacturers and designers met with regulators with the European Union’s (EU) Energy & Culture departments on May 17 to discuss the proposed Eco Regulations for 2020, which could potentially limit the types of light fixtures available for stage lighting. PEARLE (Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe), an organization based in Brussels with members in all EU states, joined with SOLT/UK Theatre, the trade associations PLASA, VLPT and OETHG, and the ALD, IALD and the Association of Swedish Lighting Designers to give voice to their concerns about the future of stage lighting.
EVE: Unique Lighting For A One-Of-A-Kind Venue.
EVE is a restaurant and event location set in an old locomotive train repair hall, called ‘Polygonal Hall’, in Tilburg, Holland. DTS Lighting was used to illuminate the venue.
Jeff Hinton Pumps Up Late Nite Blues Brothers Benefit With CHAUVET DJ
A large brassy blues and funk ensemble should be supported by a bold lightshow that covers the stage with intense, colorful and fast-moving light, believes Jeff Hinton. The owner of 815 Productions
Eurovision Song Contest’s Elaborate Lighting and Set Design Includes Claypaky, ADB Fixtures
LISBON, Portugal – The semi-finals and final competition for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest took place at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal on May 8, 10 and 12. LD and director of photography Jerry Appelt’s massive visual setup included a full range of the latest lighting fixtures from Claypaky (with 750 fixtures) and ADB (100 fixtures). With some 2,000 fixtures in all, the lighting-video balance with this year’s extravaganza made a decided shift back toward the beams.
Herrick Goldman Lights Off-Broadway Hit “Puffs” with Elation Lighting Fixtures
NEW YORK – Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic,” opened for another round of well-received off-Broadway performances at the New World Stages in Manhattan last summer. Produced by Tilted Windmills Theatricals, the play is directed by Kristin McCarthy Parker with lighting design by Herrick Goldman, who turned to fixtures from Elation. The setup includes Satura Profile CMY Pro LED moving heads, SixPar 300 LED Par lights, Colour 5 Profile LED ellipsoidal spots, Colour Chorus 24 LED battens and Fuze Wash Z350 PAR moving heads.