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Claypaky Skylos Searchlights Light Up the Sky at Glastonbury Festival

It was hard to beat the magnitude of the star power at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, but one dozen innovative Claypaky Skylos searchlights held their own against headlining acts on the Pyramid Stage, including the UK’s last live touring performance of Sir Elton John. Placed on the ground and producing super-concentrated beams of lights, the Skylos searchlights showed themselves to be extremely versatile fixtures that are more than simple searchlights, creating dense, solid beams of light and ever-greater light output. Read More »Claypaky Skylos Searchlights Light Up the Sky at Glastonbury Festival

Top Tours of 2022

“Billboard” magazine recently ranked tours around the world by total ticket sales from November 2021 through October 2022. The Showtime section within PLSN’s January 2023 issue focuses on the lighting, staging and video production teams and equipment supporting these tours.

‘Peaky Blinders: The Rise’

‘Peaky Blinders: The Rise’ is an immersive experience that transports audience into the world of Tommy Shelby and his family at the new Camden Garrison venue in London’s Camden Market. Tasked with transforming the raw space into various locations including a betting parlor, pub, and office was Production Designer Rebecca Brower and Lighting Designer Terry Cook. They share with Stage Directions how they did it.

Ayrton IP65-Rated Fixtures Chosen for Expo 2020 Dubai

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Lighting designer and founding partner of Woodroffe Bassett Designs, Adam Bassett, specified a wealth of IP65-rated Ayrton fixtures for the entertainment lighting rig for Expo 2020 Dubai’s central venue, the Al Wasl dome. The rig included 182 Ayrton Perseo S profiles, 116 Ayrton Domino S profiles, and 16 Ayrton Huracán LT long throw profiles.Read More »Ayrton IP65-Rated Fixtures Chosen for Expo 2020 Dubai

Proteus Maximus™ Fulfills Key Visual Role at Expo 2020

Woodroffe Bassett Design creates breathtaking visuals at Al Wasl Plaza and other Expo entertainment venues

Elation’s Proteus Maximus™ has been employed on top name shows and events since launching in 2019 but none perhaps as impressive as Expo 2020. In September 2021, Dubai saw the beautiful opening ceremony of Expo 2020, the kickoff of the world’s premiere international exhibition event that ran through March 2022. With 192 participating countries a part of the journey, Expo focused on Connecting Minds and Creating the Future explored through the themes of Sustainability, Mobility, and Opportunity.Read More »Proteus Maximus™ Fulfills Key Visual Role at Expo 2020