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  ESTA Publishes New Standard for Raked Stages
ANSI E1.60 - 2018, Guidelines for the Use of Raked Stages in Live Performance Environments, was approved by ANSI's Board of Standards Review on Friday, September 21, and published on Monday, September 24. It can be downloaded at ...
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RCF Graduates at Berklee College of Music Campus in Valencia
Hailed as the premier music college and performing arts conservatory in the world, the Berklee College of Music has campuses in Boston, Massachusetts and Valencia, Spain.
This summer, Berklee's Valencia campus class of 2018 ...
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Demetri Martin to Return as Host of the 34th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
The Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards has announced that stand-up comedian and entertainer extraordinaire Demetri Martin will return as the host of the 34th Annual NAMM TEC Awards on Saturday, January 26, ...
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High End Systems Sola Luminaires Take Top Honors at Applause Awards
Honoring excellence in Central Florida high school musical theater productions, this year's Applause Awards were held in Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. To fulfill his design, lighting designer Michael Pagan' ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Opens New Office to Better Serve Customers in Canada
To best support and grow its rapidly expanding user base, global design and BIM software solutions provider Vectorworks, Inc. has opened a new corporate office in Canada.
To facilitate this new office, Vectorworks has acquired < ...
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National Touring Dance Competition "Showstopper" Invests in Huge ADJ AV6X LED Video Panel System
Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2018, Showstopper is America's largest and longest-running dance competition. Taking place across regional events in almost every state, and culminating in a series of large national finals, it ...
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Marina Bay Sands Water Show Defies the Elements
Marina Bay Sands is one of the most identifiable figures across Singapore's iconic skyline, with its three distinctive towers said to have been inspired by a deck of cards. Among its most popular evening attractions is Spectra, ...
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Theatre in Review: Intractable Woman: A Theatrical Memo on Anna Politkovskaya (PlayCo/122CC)
Even as the air continues to thicken with the current American president's paeans to various dictators and constant cries of "fake news," I draw your attention to Anna Politkovskaya, for whom journalism was a matter of life and death. ...
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PLASA Show 2018 Review: Busiest and Most Vibrant Show in Recent History
The busiest and most vibrant PLASA Show since its move to Olympia saw a 4-percent increase in visitors with a palpable atmosphere that was reminiscent of its former Earls Court days. The three-day show from September 16 - 18 ...
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Robert Juliat SpotMe Wins PLASA 2018 Award for Innovation
Robert Juliat was awarded a prestigious PLASA Award for Innovation for its SpotMe a creative tracking system that works in association with followspots. The Innovation Awards took place at the PLASA London show last ...
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Lightpower Collection Supports Backup -- The Technical Entertainment Charity at PLASA 2018
For the past four years, the Lightpower Collection has toured worldwide with In the Eye of the Rock 'n' Roll Hurricane, an exhibition which shows the body of work from acclaimed rock and roll photographer, Neal Preston
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Henry Hewes Design Awards Nominees Announced
The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee announces the four honorees of the 54th annual Henry Hewes Design Awards. These honorees were chosen out of 87 artists in 55 productions during the 2017-2018 New York theatre season. The ...
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ESTA Posts Revised Standard for Mounting Overhead Equipment for Public Review
BSR E1.53, a revision of ANSI E1.53-2016, Overhead Mounting of Luminaires, Lighting Accessories, and Other Portable Devices: Specification and Practice, has been posted for public review on the ESTA website at http ...
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LightLab Debuts Elation Smarty Hybrid on Nekfeu Summer Tour
Lighting design studio, LightLab, headed by lighting designer and art director Alexandre LeBrun, created a flexible and impactful lighting and stage design for French rapper Nekfeu's summer tour based around mobile walls ...
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Meyer Sound Systems Add Intimacy and Impact to Dr. Atomic at Santa Fe Opera
With this past summer's acclaimed production by the Santa Fe Opera, 73 years after the first blinding nuclear detonation, Dr. Atomic finally came home. This 2005 contemporary opera by composer John Adams and librettist P ...
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MDG's New ATMe WPE Weathers the Storms at PLASA London 2018
MDG enjoyed a hugely successful PLASA Show in London where it presented its latest products. These included the new IP55-rated Me2 WPE fog and ATMe WPE haze generators, a standard Me2 fog generator, theFAN digital fan, and ...
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The Chapel, Historic San Francisco Concert Venue, Undergoes Complete Sound and Control Upgrade with QSC
Located in the city's musical and art-centric Mission district, The Chapel is an historical landmark turned concert venue. Originally built in 1914, the 500-capacity main Chapel stage now hosts acts that run the gamut from "Napalm Death ...
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Ashly Audio's Easy, Networked Solutions Provide Top-Tier Sound at Ocean Prime
When a restaurant is serving some of the best seafood, steak, and cocktails in the city, everything about the dining experience has to feel high end. When Ocean Prime restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona upgraded its sound system this past ...
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Hancock Shaker Village Creates an Immersive Sonic Experience Using Neumann KH 80 DSP Monitors
The Silo Songs installation at the Hancock Shaker Village is a unique testament to the mysterious Shaker melodies that inspired it. "There is a long history of the Shakers sharing these songs," explains sound designer Jody Elff. "T ...
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Theatre in Review: The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll'd (The Duke on 42nd Street)
It is always striking to see how a play's impact can be affected by its timing. In his new production at The Playwrights Realm, Jonathan Payne demonstrates a highly theatrical imagination and a willingness to tackle some of our ...
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