Two things stick out about the Martin MAC 101 for lighting/production designer Travis Shirley on the current Enrique Iglesias tour. “Rarely do you get the colours that we get out of these. Across the board I’ve never seen such good saturated colours,” he says about the ultra-compact LED wash light, adding, “And the speed - it is limitless with a fluid motion all the way through. It really … [Read more...]
grandMA2 joins the New World Symphony
It may not be your grandmother’s symphony orchestra but, nevertheless, grandMA2 was out in force when the New World Symphony opened its new Frank Gehry-designed home in Miami Beach. The New World Centre is the first American concert space built from the ground up to integrate sophisticated video, theatrical lighting and flexible stage space, and a grandMA2 full-size and a grandMA2 ultra-light play … [Read more...]
Going Green: White Light Supplies Shrek
Continuing its busy spring season of new shows, White Light has been chosen to supply the lighting to Shrek, the musical adaptation of the smash-hit Dreamworks Animation film that has already been greeted with acclaim in New York and on its current US tour. The stage version of Shrek has been created by a hugely experienced theatrical team, including directors Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, … [Read more...]
Clay Paky Alphas lead the charge in wartime rock opera
Clay Paky Alpha Beams 1500 have been used as the key lighting tool for a technically ambitious, 360-degree staging of Pietro e Lucia, based on the 1920s anti-war novel by French novelist Romain Rolland. Focusing on the impact of the First World War on the lives of two lovers, the show is a monumental multimedia combination of dance, film, rock and opera, featuring soloists from Russia's Bolshoi … [Read more...]
Robe ROBIN 600 LEDWashes for Sohne Mannheims tour
Leading German lighting designer Gunther Hecker used 22 Robe LEDWash 600s as his key fixtures for the just finished Die Söhne Mannheims European tour, an opportunity seized by the band to preview material for their forthcoming new album to be released in the autumn. Söhne Mannheims is a popular German music band with massive energy and dynamics, featuring up to 17 members (with 13 on this … [Read more...]
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