The new and recently opened 6,000 seater auditorium at the Christian Revival Church (CRC) in Silver Lakes, Pretoria, South Africa is benefitting from an all-Robe moving light rig, which was specified and installed by DWR Distribution. DWR’s Robert Izzett was contacted by CRC’s Head of Media Clinton Powell who oversaw all the technical aspects of the project which has been three years in the … [Read more...]
2013 MTV Video Music Awards Get The Pointe!
The bold stage and presentation aesthetics for 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, took inspiration from the ultra-cool MTV Moon Man Award statue that received a special 30th anniversary makeover this year by New Jersey street-artist KAWS. Lighting Designer Tom Kenny worked the same style – blurring the lines between fine art and pop art - into … [Read more...]
Robe Specified for Stora Teatern Göteburg
The charismatic Stora Teatern in Göteborg is one of Sweden’s second largest city’s most active receiving houses, hosting a wide variety of entertainment – bands, theatre and dance shows, comedy, etc. The theatre has recently taken delivery of its first Robe moving lights – ten ROBIN 800 LEDWashes - which were specified by Joel Karlberg, the venue’s Chief Lighting Technician. They also … [Read more...]
Ice Age Live is Painted with Light
Luc Peumans from Genk, Belgium based creative visual design practice, Painting With Light, has designed lighting for the new “Ice Age Live” show, a vibrant stage adaptation of the 20th Century Fox ‘Ice Age’ animation movies featuring the same much loved characters and a new story. The show is scheduled to tour internationally for the next five years and has just premiered in the UK … [Read more...]
Robe Makes Impact in Colombia!
Robe’s new Colombian distributor Codiscos SA recently staged hands-on technical demonstrations followed by a rock concert in the city of Medellin, all designed to illustrate first hand the capabilities of Robe’s latest technologies to potential clients. The event was co-ordinated by Codiscos’s Sebastian Ochoa and attended by Robe’s Regional sales Manager for Latin America, Guillermo … [Read more...]
