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Victoria’s Donvale Christian College recently completed a new three-story Community Hub featuring a multipurpose hall with a stage and retractable seating, classrooms, a sports hall and amenities. Insight Systems has had a long relationship with the school and were asked to support them in the design and supply of a stage lighting, projection, sound and control solution.The stage is serviced …
Whilst everyone is happy to be back at work after a rotten two years, staff shortages and isolation mandates have made navigating this new landscape incredibly difficult.Last week, technical staff at Toowoomba’s Empire Theatre were one by one having to isolate due to close contact with Covid-19 which was a concern as they had two big shows on that weekend: …
With Sydney experiencing its wettest summer on record the ambitious staging of this year’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour was always going to be interesting! On top of that, of the outdoor Handa Opera shows that have been staged on the harbour during its ten year history, this would have to be among the most ambitious and extravagant. And did …
We reckon Stacy Kempton, CEO of Prismatic Group, had an inkling that a horrible wet summer was on the way when she purchased sixty (ten cases) of the IP-rated Prolights Dot Q ultra-compact, wireless, battery LED lights! “I purchased them about 18 months ago,” she explained. “We had a great sales rep from Show Technology (Gareth Mealing) take me through …
Since opening to the public on April 4, 2006, the original Australian Outback Spectacular Show has captivated the hearts of over 2.5 million people through its high-quality productions. In the current production, Australian Outback Spectacular’s Heartland, guests embark on a journey to the heartland of Australia through an all-new show featuring true Australian characters, a transformative arena, mesmerising animals and …
Located in the historic setting of Perth’s Cathedral Square artist Tom Mùller in association with MOORE CONTEMPORARY transported city goers into an enchanted landscape over February and March. Titled CANON a large scale and immersive experience, CANON brings together an ensemble of sound plunged into a sequential generative cloud-form. Emulating a canon in song, a single voice builds to a …
Direct from London’s West End, Bernie Dieter brought her infamous troupe of bombastic Bohemians to Sydney for an unmissable night in The Famous Spiegeltent. The main brief for lighting designer Darcy Cook was to make sure that Bernie and the Band on the main stage plus the act on the circular thrust didn’t feel separated. “This can be a tricky …
You need to be 100% confident in a piece of software when you use it for the first time on a live to air TV spectacular! This is exactly what Paul Collison did for Sydney’s popular Australia Day Live celebrations when he chose to run the MA Lighting grandMA3 software on an event televised to millions around the country. “I’ve …
Latarka is a boutique lighting company that specialises in lighting design, operation and equipment supply. Headed up by Victor Mrowka, Latarka works across nearly every event sector delivering innovative lighting solutions for touring artists, school musicals, nightlife events, corporate launches, weddings, permanent light installations and other experiential and special events. In December Latarka welcomed six Claypaky Mini-Bs to their family …
New Zealand’s Strawberry Sound is a family-owned and operated business that offers a comprehensive audio-visual rental and production service, for events across the South Island. Last year, Strawberry Sound invested in eight Ayrton Diablos and they have been so impressed with the fixture, there are plans to purchase more. The Diablo is Ayrton’s versatile, feature-rich 300 W profile luminaire that …
