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Dark Mofo’s late-night offerings have established a cult following over the past nine years, and this winter the annual Hobartian ritual rose again, in a new incarnation titled Night Mass: Transcendence. Night Mass lured the faithful into a labyrinthine neighbourhood writhing with contemporary dance, Avant-Garde electronic music, rock’n’roll, misty archways and car bars, DJs, and surprises. Night Mass: Transcendence welcomed …
The Kingston Butter Factory has been transformed into a world-class community precinct for arts, culture and entertainment including Logan’s largest outdoor event space with a capacity for up to 5,000 people. Even though most of the lighting fixtures are located beneath the stage roof they still needed to be IP-rated as they are permanently housed there. Fortunately Show Technology has …
Ed Sheeran’s current Mathematics world tour comprises a lighting rig composed almost entirely of Ayrton IP65-rated fixtures. Mark Cunniffe’s design incorporates 138 Ayrton Domino LT, 48 Perseo Profile and 22 of the new Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixture. Designed for rendering a D65 white point that allows perfect colour reproduction, Cobra is the only luminaire on the market capable of illuminating …
In preparing for the tour, Dave decided it was time to dive into the MA3 software and whilst the software was in development throughout and improving, ultimately it was a very stable crash-free experience on MA3 software and Showtech support was always there to assist with small issues or teething problems as they might have arisen during the tour.“For our …
Hot off her opening slot for superstar Billie Eilish’s world tour, Tkay Maidza the Zimbabwe-born, Australian-raised singer and rapper made her make her long-awaited debut at the Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Live. The gig was held in the Joan Sutherland Theatre where Penn & Teller had been playing and lighting designer Tom Wright had their rig to …
St Catherine’s Waverley, a private Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Sydney, recently opened a state-of-the-art Performing Arts Auditorium to enhance the school’s existing performing arts curriculum by providing a facility that integrates the operational mechanics of modern-day theatre with a world-class performance venue. The design includes an orchestra pit for approximately 30 and guest seating for …
IJS Productions are the proud owners of sixteen Ayrton Perseo, the feature-packed light that will add versatility to their inventory. “We had heard great things about the Perseos from other production companies,” explained Steve Grimes, IJS’ General Manager. “They really did tick a lot of boxes and they’re a bloody good light as well! They have very good optics, great …
Melbourne’s Starlite Productions have chosen the Martin ERA 400 Performance CLD to update their hire and production inventory. Designed to fulfil the demand for a bright, compact, tour-worthy moving head, the Martin ERA 400 Performance CLD combines a feature-loaded and rugged, yet cost-efficient profile for entertainment and rental applications. Starlite provides production for many theatre shows, school productions and community …
Based out of Queenstown, New Zealand, TomTom Productions delivers exceptional lighting, sound and multimedia experiences. Hamish Roberge, Managing Director of TomTom, is known for creating innovative designs with help of some great gear including his eight Ayrton Diablos, a fast, lightweight LED fixture with framing shutters, rotating gobos, CMY mixing and a good zoom range. “I particularly like how lightweight …
With each release, the guys at Lightology have gained more confidence using their MA Lighting grandMA3 console in Mode3 and this year their team has made a push to transfer across to Mode3 for as many of their projects as possible. They say that Jessica Mauboy’s last tour was a fun show to light and a great chance to put …
