UK - Back in 2002, lighting designer Richard Williamson and Peter Kirkup (a student at the time, now VP of entertainment at LumenRadio) had the idea of setting up an online forum to discuss life and work backstage. On 29 January 2003 The ...
The ABTT Theatre Show is increasing exhibition floor space by some 50% and introducing more facilities for both exhibitors and visitors for 2013. Following the successful transfer of the show to The Old Truman Brewery in 2012, the event ...
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UK-Entertainment industry training centre Backstage Academy has released dates for its new year short courses at its base in Wakefield,West Yorkshire. Those looking to acquire new skills or re-qualify in backstage disciplines for live ...
UK - XL Video supplied full video production including LED screens, cameras / PPU and control, IMAG projection system and crew to Madness's recent sold-out UK arena tour. This capitalised on a high profile year for the band that included ...
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USA - Mixing veteran Jeff Peterson wrapped work recently on two high-profile gigs: Spike TV's Video Game Awards and CNN's Heroes: An All-Star Tribute. Peterson mixed both the production elements and live bands on an SD5 console provided by ...
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As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday shipped a major preview of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) for Windows 7, using a moniker that hints at a final release as early as next month. Called IE10 Release Preview, the sneak peek arrived early ...
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USA-This year's North American Theatre,Engineering and Architecture Conference(NATEAC)will take place 21-24 July at the Hilton Hotel in New York City.The goal of the conference is to promote communication between industry professionals who ...
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U.S. Army to present the "Army What Makes You Strong Music & Leadership Event" at the Memphis Hip-Hop Expo 2012 featuring high-tech simulators, prize giveaways, performance by multi-platinum music producer Drumma Boy and more. MEMPHIS, ...
Tags: US Army, High Tech Flight Simulators, art technology, technology
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 ...
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The Opera de Lausanne reopened October 5, 2012, with a new production of The Elixir of Love by Donizetti. More than 700 guests from the political, economic, cultural and media realm celebrated the re-opening in Lausanne. It will be one of ...
Tags: Lausanne Opera, new production, Donizetti, Adamson
The Bristol Old Vic, one of Britain's most historic theatres, founded in 1766 by 50 merchants, lawyers and politicians, has been given a spectacular pound 12.26m makeover in the first phase of a major redevelopment. Originally designed by ...
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The headline act of this Paris fashion week has been billed as a duel but it should more accurately be seen as a battle royale, with three contestants rather than two. The head-to-head debuts of minimalist designers Raf Simons at ...
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After Haiti and Japan, . FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF initiative was launched by CFDA and Vogue in response to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF launched on Tuesday, November 13, with an online auction at ...
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Face changing is a stunt of performance in opera arts and is a romantic technique to reveal the innermost feelings of characters in the play. According to the legend, the ancients painted different patterns on their faces to scare away ...
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Innovative fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg tried on Glass, Google's latest technology that captures moments from a new perspective, at a conference that she attended with Google's co-founder Sergey Brin. Von Furstenberg immediately ...
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