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Last held in 2002, the Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference brings together the many practitioners involved in creating successful performance spaces, from initial brief and financial planning right through to completion of the facility and opening it on time. Over two days, the conference will hold discussions on everything from designing a proscenium arch zone that will satisfy lighting designers, sound designers, directors, performers and the audience to the changes in culture that new arts buildings can bring.

White Light's involvement with the Conference reflects its continuing expansi

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One of the dominant themes of the first few Forums has been that of manufacturers feeling the squeeze with legislation getting ever more complex and price competition intensifying. The twin directives of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation) and RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Regulations) - two new Environmental Regulations about to be implemented into UK law - are likely to have a major impact on manufacturers.

As part of its strategy for the next 12 months, PLASA is

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In the middle of Bandit's busiest Spring season to date, they supplied lighting designer Patrick Marks with Quo's full touring rig for the one off event, plus a large audience system comprising of seven trusses and over 300 additional lights. The event was project managed by Bandit's Lester Cobrin who has looked after Quo's live and touring lighting for the last decade. Cobrin says: "This was an epic performance by one of Britain's best loved bands. This show will go down in history and I am truly honoured to have been involved."

Patrick Marks, along with audience lighting director/operator Tom Lesh and the Bandit crew worked a non-stop 12-hour sche

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"I had to realize a lighting effect that could be adapted to both programmes, which both required completely different lighting setups," explains Carboni. "The choice of the motorised projectors and the layout of the same was carefully studied before installation, because we were aware that, once installed, they would not be touched again for the whole week, which did not apply to the scenography, which changed each time."

Carboni has been using Clay Paky pr

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The venue is one of the most successful independently owned casinos in the country, and is a complete new build on the footprint of the former old Royal Opera House Theatre, which had a colourful history dating back to the 19th century.

After many years of dereliction, the old building was demolished in 2004 and replaced with a new construction designed by architects Frame International. Frame also created the interior design and asked PAI onboard to work closely alongside them on the specification of a complete technical infrastructure.

PAI's Paul Adams, LTP's Terry Reeves and Frame International collaborated to

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With exterior applications a growing trend - in both entertainment and architectural areas, no moving light range is complete without its own weather protection facilities. Robe has spent considerable time researching into the best solutions to protect their fixtures from extreme environments and has come up with the ultimate in weather resistance.

The 1200 and 575 LightDomes are very easy to rig and are designed to encase Robe's popular 1200 and 575 series of luminaires. The luminaire's base is fixed onto the LightDome's luminaire holder by four quick-lock fasteners, and this in turn fixes to the base of the Dome by another four quick-lock fasteners. The cables are run i

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Lighting designer Ken Billington won a Tony Award for his lighting design for the revival of the classic Kander & Ebb musical when it first opened on Broadway. When the show moved to London, White Light supplied a rig including over three hundred ETC Source Fours plus three Robert Juliat Aramis followspots, and Wybron ColorRam 4" scrollers and an ETC Obsession 2 console, both the scrollers and console making their UK debut on the show.

The show's move to the Cambridge Theatre was to make way for the new production of Evita, soon to open at the Adelphi also using a rig from White Light. But the move was very tightly scheduled, with

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"At 1000mA, Luxeon K2 delivers more than twice the light output than can be produced at 350mA while maintaining the lifetime, quality and robustness of the device," noted David Eastley, Luxeon K2 product manager. "This paves the way for an explosion in the quantity and variet

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Coemar De Sisti Australia were contracted to supply a complete lighting installation including De Sisti hoists, wiring and dimmers resulting in a complete turn-key system. Peter Kemp, CDA's managing director, surveyed the market for a wall mount dimmer suitable for the application.

"We decided that the LSC Lighting EKO was suitable for the requirements we had for the studio. There were a number of features that we favoured; ease of installation including the facilities within the rack for logging and various functions you can set up with the EKO. They were the best dimmer for the job and fitted the need."

Ease of installation is one of

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Church enlisted the expertise of TMC - with whom he first worked during his days at First Leisure - and Paul Smith, a director of the Bradford-based technology specialists, was called in. As a result the former Julie's in Newcastle has now been converted to Blue, and The Square Bar in Swansea to Idols, alongside the technological upgrade of Idols in Newcastle.

TMC have evolved a winning formula when it comes to brand selection, and for their automated lighting they return time after time to Futurelight fixtures (distributed in the UK by DiFuzion, a subsidiary of Fuzion plc).

DiFuzion's Graham Barron has a long relationship with the installers, and aside from the product's inherent reliability, Paul Smith knows he is also guarantee

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Guest speaker, Alasdair Jeffrey, has some strong views about business and anyone that has seen him in action in the BBC's The Ferocious Mr Fixit will know that he delivers as a business trouble-shooter.

If you would like to join us at the Hurlingham Club on Tuesday 6 June, get in touch with PLASA today on 01323 410335 or via the e-mail address below.

(Chris Henry)

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The new MR16 Module 3 and Module 6, as well as the latest Module 12 - all featuring the unique Easy-Link System for simple installation and control - are applied to great visual impact. All units feature 25° optics and RGB LEDs, with optics being interchangeable in the MR16 fixtures for adaptability to different application needs.

Several Strip Modules - fitted with oval optics for wall-wash effect - illuminate the interior walls with a glow of ever changing hues to complete the st

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Founder and president Marcel Fairbairn says: "LEDs have obviously become a leading component of today's lighting market. Although we've never really been driven to establish a site for sales of 'new' gear, the market for LED sales is so fragmented and confused right now. We saw an opportunity to step up and establish a sales entity online where we would could provide quality LED products to both dealers and end-users."

LED Source has cre

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"We are very pleased to offer dynamic colour control together with our award-winning Plexineon profile," said Mark Cleaver, chairman of iLight Technologies. "Our agreement with Color Kinetics makes this exciting opportunity possible, and reflects our commitment to the growing market for intelligently controlled LED lighting."

"We believe that LEDs offer the best method for lighting with colour today, and we're pleased to help companies like iLight take advantage of this accelerating market shift," said Bill Sims, P

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Opus will accommodate up to 1,200 people across four floors, which contain four rooms, with two restaurants and five bars. But it was the multipurpose Live Room that provided Eclipse director John Fearon with his biggest challenge. "We had to build a versatile lighting rig that would accommodate comedy acts, live bands, corporate nights and a full-on nightclub - as well as general ambience," he said.

While this would require some generic stage lighting he knew he could depend on the recommendation of DiFuzion's Graham Barron for all his automated requirements.

"I have known Graham f

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Colour Sound Experiment has purchased 17 ColorSpot and 17 ColorWash 575 ATs - its first Robe fixtures. CSE's Haydn Cruickshank says they made the purchase because "people want to use them", adding that they also have a place in CSE's hire stock as a "well specified, good value, mid-range" moving light. Their first show was the legendary Southport All Weekender, where they received a good caning! They will also be out on the Ascot Charity Ball, Hi Fi North and South festivals and the Metal Hammer Awards plus numerous dry hires to other companies.

16 ColorSpot 1200 ATs are the first Robe's bought by GLS, although they already have another order placed with Robe UK. The purchase followed b

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Also new from Selecon and on display at ABTT will be the new Rama range of Fresnels and PCs which, the company says, "deliver precision focus saving t

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Lighting designer Mark Powell was asked to make the stand look dynamic, dramatic and cutting edge with the lighting - reflecting the profile of the show and the launch of the new model. The 'essence' of the lighting also had to highlight Lotus's sleek, high value brand image, and reflect the Lotus S's design philosophy of achieving performance through "added lightness".

The stand clean open lines of the stand were designed by Omni's. It featured the main care

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"Emyr Afan, the director, and myself really didn't want to wash the stage out and lose the effect of the rock looks onstage especially as we had a great blackout in the huge kayam structure," said Routledge. "In order to achi

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FOB's set can be as random as it is powerful, there is rarely a set list, and much of the show has to be improvisational, 'live' and hands on - making Avolites the ideal choice of console for the environment. "I have everything right there on the faders, ready to grab whenever I need it," he says.

He adds that in the US, the doors are often open at 5.30pm, curtailing the working day and reducing afternoon programming time, so here again, the D4's quick, simple patching and programming functionality is a

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Throughout the show the company will be making special offers, including the chance for visitors to buy a wingnut spanner to take away. "The backdrop to our stand, designed for Lighting Partners by South London artist and designer Fuel, features an intergalactic battle you'd never see in Star Wars!" say the company.

(Lee Baldock)

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Dave Davey has been lighting Paul O'Grady for two series now and has chosen to use 900mm Pulsar Chroma Strips to illuminate the 18m x 2m high columns. With 90° beam angle the Chroma Strips provide a multitude of colours, which can be easily controlled with a Chroma Zone. The Chroma Strip is an ideal architectural lighting fixture to use for the columns on the set.

Dave has also chosen to use the Mac 500 for the show. The Mac 500 is a durable and reliable industry standard profile. The silent fan cooling is ideal for a show like Paul O'Grady where the requirement to reduce lighting no

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In February, Paul decided to get out of his 'comfort zone' so together with Tom, a younger member of the lighting team, took a day's training at A.C. Lighting and came away with a Vista T2. The console's first outing was for The Nth Fest, a groundbreaking twelve hour Christian Rock Festival featuring over 30 bands.

Prior to the Festival, Paul and Tom fami

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Majestic, impressive, covering an area of 1 million square metres and surrounded by a beautiful garden and lawns, the Emirates Palace Hotel has a unique and multi-faceted structure, with façades reproducing the different nuances of colour of the sand in the Arabian desert.

The palace is an architectural marvel and an international landmark, with some 114 domes, all of which are covered with glass mosaic tiles. Designed taking every tiniest detail into consideration, capable of offering an unrivalled quality of service, this building has been created with the aim of whisking its guests away into the world of aristocracy, where every wi