Over 140 Robe moving lights have been installed into the new 3800 seat theatre and 2 ballrooms at the landmark MGM Grand Casino at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut. The venues are part of a two and a half year, $700 million construction project resulting in the new facility, adding 180,000 square metres to the existing Resort to which it is connected via a moving walkway. It … [Read more...]
Robe at the circus
Robe DigitalSpot 5000s were in action for a spectacular 360 degree projection created by lighting and media designer Matthias Kern of Kernfusion on the latest Conelli Circus season in Zurich, Switzerland. The two and a half month winter season has been running in the city for the last 25 years, and is staged in the 900 capacity tented, located on a small "Bauschänzli" island next to Lake … [Read more...]
Robe ROBIN® 300E Spot & ROBIN® 300E Wash lights go into production
Robe's exciting new ROBIN 300E Spot and Wash moving lights are already in production after their launch at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt. The new fixtures are based on the Robe Innovative Technology – a philosophy committed to developing products based on the most inventive available technology. The Robin 300 Series will be ideal for multiple applications - including theatres, TV studios, churches, … [Read more...]
grandMA in step with “Strictly Come Dancing”
The UK tour of Strictly Come Dancing Live - the arena version of the hugely popular BBC TV series - has all its lighting controlled by a grandMA full-size console for the first time. The lighting design is by Mark Kenyon (also for the TV show) and the show was initially programmed by David Bishop during pre-production at Newcastle Arena. Mike Rothwell specified the grandMA and is the Operator. … [Read more...]
Robe selects a song for Slovakia
Slovakia's top lighting designer Martin Kubanka used Robe moving lights and REDBlinders at the core of his design for the live TV show that selected the country's 2009 Eurovision Song Contest entry. This was staged in Studio 4 of the Slovakian Television HQ in Bratislava and broadcast live on STV1, breaking new ground in terms of presentation and spectacle. The basic visual concept hatched … [Read more...]
