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Parrtjima – A Festival in Light, held every year in the Northern Territory, is a spectacular world of light and sound where contemporary and traditional Indigenous stories and artwork are brought to life under the night sky on an unprecedented scale. This year, for the second time, as well as illuminating the MacDonnell Ranges and Alice Springs Desert Park, Parrtjima …
The New Zealand theatre company premiere of We Will Rock You was staged by Showbiz Christchurch at the Isaac Theatre Royal, opening March 29, 2019. The sets and costumes came from Queen Theatrical, with set design by renowned Stufish Entertainment Architects (London) and costumes designed by Tim Goodchild. The production is owned by the NZ Musical Theatre Consortium WWRY, and …
It’s not often we devote an entire article to the use of just one fixture … but then again the Martin ELP CL (Colour) LED ellipsoid fixture is an extraordinary product! You may think it’s just another Profile but, as Paul Collison explains, it has so many little features that make it a pleasure to use. As part of Vivid …
Show Technology has officially opened their newly extended Brisbane office boasting an incredible new professional lighting showroom, the largest in Queensland. As part of an extensive expansion program the company doubled its previous footprint by taking over the factory next door. The new showroom was essential for showcasing professional equipment from the world’s leading manufacturers of lighting and control systems. …
Eclipse Lighting have added eight Claypaky Axcor Beam 300s to their inventory along with an MA Lighting dot2 core console to keep them in order! “I wanted something that was very bright, LED and lightweight,” explained Chris Neal, Managing Director of Eclipse. “It also had to be from a good, reliable brand name, a name that people will instantly accept …
Perth’s Frontier Lighting has added sixteen Claypaky Sharpy Plus to their inventory. Sharpy Plus is the first true 100% hybrid unit, able to be a perfect beam light and a perfect spotlight. It is suitable for every occasion, with an extraordinary luminous efficiency which ensures substantial savings through lower power consumption. “The reason for purchasing the Sharpy Plus was to …
CPC Production Services added Martin MAC Quantum Wash and MAC Aura XB to their inventory just in time to go on the road with Franklin Graham’s six-city tour preaching the Gospel in Australia. “They were purchased due to being a highly specified lamp, especially the little MAC Aura XBs,” remarked Owen Forsyth, Senior Engineer/Designer at CPC. “The LD on the …
Seamless AV were obviously well impressed with their 16 x ShowPRO Pluto 350 LED hybrid moving head lights because they just purchased 16 x ShowPRO Pluto 4000 LED moving head wash units and Managing Director Alex Moffat couldn’t wait to get them out on a gig! The Pluto 4000 wash moving head has 12x40W RGBW LEDs which can be individually …
After its closure in 2017, Darlinghurst’s legendary gay venue Midnight Shift has been resurrected by Universal Hotels, a Sydney based hospitality group owned and operated by the Kospetas family. Universal Hotels picked up the 1000-square-metre building last June for a reported $12 million and have relaunched it as Universal, a rebranded music venue and LGBTIQA+ safe place. “Universal is an …
Australia’s favourite duo Peking Duk returned in 2019 with their Biggest Tour Ever! After selling out The Wasted Tour across Australian capital cities last year, Peking Duk shared an epic live show and revealed brand new music to 50,000 fans across capital cities and regional areas. “Until this tour, Peking Duk has always had a heavy video show and the …
