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Robe for Icelandic National Theatre

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Robe moving lights are making a big impact at the Icelandic National Theatre (Þjóðleikhúsið) in Reykjavík since they became an integral element of the available house lighting rig, a process that started in 2014 and has recently been continued with the addition of DL7S Profiles, LEDBeam 1000s and Actor6s. The Robe fixtures were specified by Head of lighting Halldór Örn Óskarsson (Halli) and his … [Read more...]

A Little Night Music for Robe at RADA

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Award winning lighting designer Paul Pyant returned to London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) to light a production of the Steven Sondheim classic, A Little Night Music directed by Edward Kemp and staged at RADA’s Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre in central London. Robe enjoy a close ongoing working relationship with RADA, making their latest technologies available for students to use across the … [Read more...]

Adlib Round the World with Russell Howard

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One man, one mic and one big mission-critical challenge to get it perfect every night - and that’s what Adlib delivered daily for the latest Russell Howard ‘in-the-round’ arena tour. Adlib, the Liverpool based company, supplied audio and lighting for the UK arena leg of the tour - the biggest to date for the highly-acclaimed award winning stand-up comedian who delights audiences worldwide with … [Read more...]

Robe Funks it Up with Bruno Mars

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Seven hundred and ninety five (795) Robe Spikies are on the road with the incredible Bruno Mars 24K Magic world tour – setting a record for the largest number to date of a single type of Robe fixture on one touring show! The Spikies are the main lighting feature of an action-packed show and are used constantly for hi-impact looks, an array of fluid effects, mesmeric chases, animated chunks of … [Read more...]

Out of this World Show for K3

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Popular Belgian / Dutch girlband K3 are on the road again for an extensive live schedule through 2017 reaching out to their young and enthusiastic fanbase … with a completely new lighting and video design originated by Luc Peumans of Genk-based creative practice, Painting with Light. This is the first full tour with the ‘new’ K3, since a TV competition staged last year found three new faces to … [Read more...]