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Elation Launches Proteus Brutus™ LED Wash Effects Luminaire, an All-Weather 70,000-Lumen Powerhouse

Elation Professional continues to expand its award-winning Proteus line of IP65 rated luminaires with the extraordinary Proteus Brutus™, a powerful 70,000-lumen LED wash effects fixture capable of high intensity washes and piercing narrow beams that can cut through at tremendous distances. Available now and shipping, the Proteus Brutus is the brightest lighting fixture that Elation has ever produced.Read More »Elation Launches Proteus Brutus™ LED Wash Effects Luminaire, an All-Weather 70,000-Lumen Powerhouse

The Callboard: The 2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees

TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, proudly announced recently the 2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees: Fred Voelpel, Eugene Lee, Dede Ayite, Michael Curry, and Caroline F. Siedle.

Industry Snapshot: Everyone Counts

The Live Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (LACE) Survey funded by USITT and The Ohio State University and administered by SMU DataArts will show who is doing what in the live events industry. Also, here’s a look at USA829’s membership survey.

2022 Education Resources

Our annual guide to some of the leading theater schools and training programs educating the next generation of designers, technicians and stagehands across the country.

Martin by HARMAN Introduces MAC Aura XIP Indoor/Outdoor Wash Light with Filament Effect

HARMAN Professional Solutions introduces the Martin MAC Aura XIP, premium moving head wash light raising the bar for optical quality, featuring an even wash field with soft edge, minimal stray light, and high intensity mid-air beams. It has a Radical aura filament effect, with improved light engine control, and an outdoor rating with close to zero compromises in weight, size, and aesthetics.

Here’s an introductory video on the features of the MAC Aura XIP:

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Tickets on Sale for frame:work:london ‘22; Event Set for Nov. 3-4 at CodeNode

Super Early Bird and Student Tickets are now available for frame:work:london 2022, Nov. 3 & 4. frame:work:london is a conference for conversations about the unique challenges of creating video for physical spaces, live performance, and virtual worlds. Attendees range from expert practitioners in creative video production, partner design disciplines in set, lighting and audio, production leadership, new professionals, and students. If you work in real-time content creation, screens content for live entertainment, or interactive content—this is your home. Let’s build a future for the creative video community.Read More »Tickets on Sale for frame:work:london ‘22; Event Set for Nov. 3-4 at CodeNode

frame:work:london 2022 Conference to be Held Nov. 3-4 at CodeNode

frame:work is hosting its first in-person conference—frame:work:london—for the creative video community on November 3 & 4 at CodeNode in London, UK. frame:work is a community organization for creative video professionals working in screens-dominated live events, installations and virtual productions.Read More »frame:work:london 2022 Conference to be Held Nov. 3-4 at CodeNode

2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees Announced

TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, is proud to announce that celebrated costume designer Fred Voelpel and legendary scenic designer Eugene Lee are among the 2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Award recipients. Although Voelpel passed away in June, he will be honored posthumously with the TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design while Lee will receive The Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design. Additionally, costume designer Dede Ayite will receive the TDF/Kitty Leech Young Master Award and visual artist Michael Curry will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Artisan Award.

The awards ceremony will be presented through the TDF Costume Collection on Friday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m. at The Edison Ballroom. A pre-awards cocktail reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. This year’s TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards ceremony is being generously underwritten by The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund.Read More »2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees Announced

I’m a Robe iSpiider – Don’t Get Me Out of Here!

Show hosts Daniel Hartwich and Sonja Zietlow with lighting tech Lucky Lewele in the middle

Robe’s new IP65 rated iSpiider LED wash moving lights passed some serious jungle tests on the latest edition of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Germany (Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier rau), which was recorded at Blyde River Canyon in Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province, South Africa.Read More »I’m a Robe iSpiider – Don’t Get Me Out of Here!

PRG First to Purchase New VL3600 PROFILE IP Lights for Entertainment Industry

The new VL3600 PROFILE IP automated luminaire from Vari-Lite

Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), a leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events producers, announced that it is making a significant investment in the new VL3600 PROFILE IP automated luminaire from Vari-Lite.Read More »PRG First to Purchase New VL3600 PROFILE IP Lights for Entertainment Industry