The 2024 Adelaide Festival opened with the world premiere of Baleen Moondjan, a contemporary ceremony from creative visionary Stephen Page. Inspired by a story from Stephen’s grandmother from the Ngugi/Nunukul/Moondjan people of Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), Baleen Moondjan celebrates First Nations’ relationships between baleen whales and communities’ totemic systems. Set amongst giant whale bones on the…
DetailsHarry the Hirer Productions (HtHP) was proud to be the lighting and AV partner for the 2024 Melbourne Fashion Festival held at the World Heritage Royal Exhibition Buildings (REB) and superbly lit by Hugh Taranto. Taranto jumped at the opportunity to utilise HtHP’s brand new stock of Martin MAC Ones. The MAC Ones’ compact design,…
DetailsAitken College, an independent Prep to Year 12 College in the northwest of Melbourne, boasts its own theatre, a 500-seat raked auditorium used for school music, drama, and musical theatre as well as being the school chapel. As the theatre is now sixteen years old, it was time to invest in some new moving lights…
DetailsWhen Resolution X saw the Prolights EclPar multipurpose LED fixture, they knew it was the perfect fit for a special long-term project which is yet to launch, however, in the meantime, they’ve been on multiple high end corporate events since coming into hire. The Prolights EclPar range has a single source, delivering silent operation, high…
DetailsLast month, Untitled Group together with Thick as Thieves brought world-renowned DJ and producer Marc Kinchen to St Kilda’s Riviera Beach Club for a spectacularly visual show. Gig Control was engaged by UG and TAT for production management and design for the show. Nathan ‘Sloth’ Aveling, Gig Control’s Technical Manager, had heard a whisper that…
DetailsMulti-platinum, award-winning group blink-182 are currently on their biggest global tour ever. Currently, in Australia packing out arenas, the tour commemorates the band’s thirtieth anniversary and is most noted for the return of the band’s iconic lineup of Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge. Production Designers for the show are John McGuire and Eric…
DetailsQueens of the Stone Age are touring Australia with gear supplied by Phaseshift. It’s a colourful rig designed by the incredible Emmanuelle ‘Gigi’ Pedron. Debuting on the tour is Phaseshift’s Macula system, the ground-breaking application for when a remote-controlled followspot system is required. “I was interested in the Macula system because you can use it…
DetailsProlights EclFresnels and Eclipse Profile CT+ Get a WorkoutLocated in the City of Swan at the base of the picturesque Perth foothills is the Swan Park Theatre managed by the Calisthenics Society of Western Australia. The Theatre offers opportunities for a range of use including dance, theatrical, conferences, speech nights and fundraising activities by community…
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