Friday, March 12th, 2010

New Harlequin dance mat for Hip-Hop and Tap

New from British Harlequin is a roll out, slatted wood dance mat that is aimed at Hip-Hop and Tap dance styles. Making its debut at MOVE-IT 2010, the new Harlequin dance mat is being offered at an introductory price of £135 that includes VAT and free delivery within the UK.
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PSI’s Sean Pagel becomes first NRC Level 3 Rigger in Ireland

Sean Pagel

Sean Pagel from Production Services Ireland (PSI) has become the first person in Ireland to attain the Professional Lighting & Sound Association (PLASA)’s National Rigging Certificate (NRC) Level 3 ‘rigging supervisor’ level.
Pagel, a director of the Belfast based lighting rental and sales company, says, “With health & safety issues increasingly topping all rigging agendas, and [...]

High initial booking rate for ITEAC 2010

Delegate registrations for the forthcoming International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference – to be held in London from 13-15 June – are far more than expected, according to conference director Richard Brett. “Our ‘early bird’ registration offer took off in a big way,” he said, “with a surprising number of delegates from the more distant [...]

Harlequin floors for London’s big dance event

British Harlequin plc, developers and suppliers of floors for dance and the performing arts, will once again be exhibiting at ‘MOVE-IT 2010′ and providing flooring for the main performance stage and Harlequin Masterclass Studio.
As well as being a sponsor of the event, Harlequin also sponsor the Harlequin Masterclasses specially designed for professional dancers and teachers [...]

Kinesys appoints Italian distributor

UK based automation specialist Kinesys announces the appointment of trussing manufacturer LITEC as its Italian distributor.
Litec is part of the Vitec Group which also includes companies such as Brilliant Stages and Manfrotto. They are also a master distributor for Columbus McKinnon so Kinesys felt this was the right company and product mix to complement a [...]

Gearhouse South Africa in top gear

For the fourth year running, Gearhouse South Africa supplied technical infrastructure to the Top Gear Live show, part of the 2009/2010 Top Gear Live World Tour on its recent visit to South Africa.
The event was staged in the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg and at the Grand Arena at Grand West, Cape Town, with Gearhouse [...]