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Cameo Inspires the Lighting Designers at the Festival Lent in Slovenia

From June 23 to July 1, the city center of Maribor was transformed into a large festival area for music, art and culture. Festival Lent is the largest open-air festival in Slovenia and one of the biggest city center festivals in Europe. Also, for the 30th anniversary, national and international artists performed on the numerous large and small stages, including this year’s Eurovision Song Contest participants Joker Out as well as funk legend Fred Wesley. To stage the broad spectrum of genres, the lighting designers of the respective stages relied on an equally versatile range of moving lights, LED bars and flood lights from Cameo.Read More »Cameo Inspires the Lighting Designers at the Festival Lent in Slovenia

Astera Tubes Deployed for Innovative ‘Richard II’ Production at the Stratford Festival

King Richard II taken away by a group of angels armed with rods of light. Photo by David Hou

Acclaimed and innovative, a mind-blowing new production of Richard II adapted by Canadian playwright and provocateur Brad Fraser is playing in the Tom Patterson Theatre as part of the 2023 Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Conceived and Directed by Jillian Keiley, the work is Choreographed by Cameron Carver and lit by Lighting Designer Leigh Ann Vardy who is utilizing 12 Astera Titan Tubes and four Helios Tubes as stunning and inventive lighting and visual props to assist the ambience and narrative flow.Read More »Astera Tubes Deployed for Innovative ‘Richard II’ Production at the Stratford Festival

Robe Catches the Spirit of Glastonbury 2023

Arcadia Spider 360-degree arena at 2023 Glastonbury Festival (Photo: Chris Cooper/ ShotAway)

Robe moving lights were in action across multiple stages at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, including in three key ‘creative’ areas of the massive site at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset in the UK. These were the spectacular fire-breathing Arcadia Spider 360-degree arena, the eclectic, fabulous and funky Park Stage, one of the most popular Glasto zones, and the BBC Introducing stage which showcases some of the hottest rising music stars and some cool unique pop-up performances.Read More »Robe Catches the Spirit of Glastonbury 2023

Bandit Lites Brings the Lighting to the 10th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards

The 2023 K-LOVE Fan Awards marked their tenth year with a moving showcase of the biggest names in Christian music, films, sports, books, and more. The fan voted awards were held May 28th at the Grand Ole Opry House and aired on TBN on June 2. Bandit Lites supplied the lighting system where Brandon Lake, for King & Country, Lauren Daigle, and Mercy Me were among the evening’s big winners.Read More »Bandit Lites Brings the Lighting to the 10th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards

Robe Spikies and Spiiders Shine Through the Myst

Myst is a colorful, full-throttle cabaret-style musical megamix encapsulating some of Mexico’s rich and vibrant musical culture and history as it rips through two hours – split into two acts – of fun-fueled exhilarating live performance, staged at the Foro Totalplay in Mexico City. At the center of the show’s lighting since it has been at this venue are 60 Robe Spikies and 30 Spiider LED wash beam moving lights. These were specified by Lighting Designer Juan Ignacio Adriano who is also the technical director of música esencial at Foro Totalplay.Read More »Robe Spikies and Spiiders Shine Through the Myst

Elation KL Profile FC™ Highlights State-of-the-Art Lighting Install at Florence J. Gillmor Hall, Westminster College

Last September, Westminster College, a private liberal arts school in Salt Lake City, inaugurated Florence J. Gillmor Hall, a modern facility equipped with state-of-the-art instruction, rehearsal, and performance spaces for the school’s music, dance, and theatre programs. Elation lighting has been integrated into the hall’s dance studio and performance space, a package that includes Fuze Profile™, Rayzor 760™ and Seven Batten 14™ luminaires, along with the first U.S. installation of the company’s innovative KL Profile FC™ ellipsoidal fixture.Read More »Elation KL Profile FC™ Highlights State-of-the-Art Lighting Install at Florence J. Gillmor Hall, Westminster College

Making the Evening Happen: The Sponsors

The annual Parnelli Awards ceremony is the one night a year we shine the spotlight on those who spend their careers away from it, toiling backstage. And the evening wouldn’t be possible without our forward-thinking, industry-supporting sponsors. Here’s a brief introduction to who they are and what they do for our industry.

Willa Kim Scholarship & Exhibition; News from Perdue and USITT

The Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the recipients of 2023 The Willa Kim Costume Design Scholarship, honoring costume designer Willa Kim’s legacy and her life’s work as a pioneer, legend, and inspiration for many of today’s theater artists. Kim’s iconic work in ballet, theater, opera, and television is also the subject of a career spanning retrospective at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts as noted in this month’s theater news, along with a new online course in Structures for the Stage from Purdue University. We also look at USITT’s Gateway Program and USITT’s 2023 Joel E. Rubin Founders Award honoree, Elynmarie Kazle.

Designer, Author, Educator James L. Moody, 80

Designer James L. Moody died this year at the age of 80. A pioneering lighting designer for concerts, television, and theater as well as a professor, lecturer, author, and mentor, Moody had an amazing and varied career that influenced many throughout the live entertainment industry.