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…
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…
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…
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…
Last month, signalling a welcome return to the business we all love, Show Technology welcomed five new and already valued staff members. “We are committed to recovery and growth,” said Emmanuel Ziino, Managing Director of Show Technology. “We are delighted to have been able to secure five experienced and respected people from within the industry…
Since receiving their eight Robert Juliat Dalis 860 asymmetrical 300W LED cyc lights the tech crew at Ballarat’s Her Majesty’s Theatre could not imagine using anything else. “Since they have been in operation, the Dalis 860 have been our primary cyc unit,” commented Andrew McDonald, Manager, Technical Operations at Her Majesty’s. “We run six of…
New Zealand’s Negative Space took delivery of a couple of Look Solutions’ Cryo-Gate low fog attachments in time for their debut on Dancing With The Stars. The Cryo-Gate is a compact device that mates up to any professional fogger enabling the user to temporarily transform their existing fogger into a low fog generator. Control is…
It’s been a funny old summer for Powa Productions as they navigated the country with The Red Hot Summer Tour and similar festivals. Gigs were cancelled and rescheduled, strict Covid-19 protocols were enforced and five NSW gigs were scrapped due to the extreme rain. However one constant and symbol of reliability has been their new…