The Royal Ballet recently staged Romeo and Juliet for an audience of 12,000 – not at their home venue at Covent Garden, but at London’s vast O2 arena. The bold spatial experiment was a great success. And behind the scenes of the complex production was an ETC Eos lighting control system. The Royal Opera House bought Eos desks for their house performances in 2008, but needed additional desks to … [Read more...]
W-DMX on 7th Asian Winter Games
Wireless Solution Sweden AB and Kvant Ltd. of Bratislava, Slovakia recently played part in a very special event, the Opening Ceremonies of the 7th Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan at Astana Arena. The Games began on January 30, 2011 and continued in Astana and sister city Almaty through February 6, 2011. This was the first time that Kazakhstan hosted such a large event since its … [Read more...]
White Light Chooses MAC III Performance & MAC III Profile
Rental company White Light has recently added 50 Martin Professional MAC III series fixtures to their extensive inventory of Martin Professional lighting gear. The new purchase includes both MAC III Profile and MAC III Performance fixtures, Martin’s leading 1500 watt, high-output profile moving heads. Hire & Technical Director at White Light, Dave Isherwood, commented, “The MAC III has a … [Read more...]
grandMA2 joins Bruno Mars
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Bruno Mars is taking grandMA2 and on the road for his international tour in support of his début album, “Doo-Wops & Hooligans.” According to lighting designer/programmer/operator Cory FitzGerald almost two trucks full of lights are accompanying Mars, who is known as one of today’s most versatile pop singers. To control the extensive lighting complement, “we … [Read more...]
One Big Weekend Debuts Sennheiser’s Latest Channel 38 Equipment
The 2011 festival season kicked off for Sennheiser with a huge amount of equipment and the company’s technical support team heading to Carlisle for the BBC’s One Big Weekend. With the two days headlined by the contrasting styles of the Foo Fighters no-nonsense rock and Lady Gaga’s theatrics, it also saw the début of the company’s latest Channel 38 equipment. One Big Weekend saw 51 live bands … [Read more...]
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