USA - Passion Conferences, founded by Louie Giglio in 1997 as a means of reaching the 20+ million university students in the world for the glory of God, has become one of the world's largest gatherings of Christian young adults. Held in Atlanta, Ga., this past 1-4 January, Passion 2013 drew a record crowd of 60,000 college students representing more than 2,000 universities from 56 countries, who packed into the Georgia Dome for four days of prayer, inspirational speakers, worship and efforts to end human slavery.

Helping to create the environment that would bring together the tens of thousands of college students was the lighting/production design created by Black & White Live Ltd.(London), under the direction of Ian Cattle. The conference's production design was most dramatically

Latvia - Commissioned by the municipality of R?zekne, a small town of just 30,000 inhabitants in Latvia's easternmost region of Latgale, the new youth recreational centre Zeimu?s, also known as Caran D'Ache, has rapidly become an unmissable meeting point for the local youngsters.

Inaugurated in September 2012, Caran D'Ache offers now over 60 different recreational activities and workshops, regularly attended by more than 300 kids, from toddlers up till young adults of 25. Visitors can freely participate in singing, dancing, playing instruments, ceramics, drawing, sewing, checkers, che

USA - Robert Juliat participated in Live Design's 2012 Concert Master Classes at USC, Los Angeles last month showcasing its fixtures for those attending the immersive two-day event and accompanying attendees to a performance of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, whose tour rig includes Robert Juliat Manon and Topaze followspots.

The Concert Master Classes by Live Design annually brings together the touring industry's top designers to discuss lighting and projection design challenges for the world of concerts. Award-winning lighting designer Jeff Ravitz, creative consultant to th

Norway - For the last four years, the award-winning W-DMX by Wireless Solution Sweden has been used in a very special festival in Norway, the Verket Musikkfestival. The two-day festival, held in the beautiful town of Mo i Rana, located just below the Arctic Circle, hosts some of Norway's best artists each year, with the 2012 festival hosting a sold out venue of over 5000 visitors each night. The crowds came to see 14 musical acts including Timbuktu & Damn, Dumdum Boys, Gabrielle and Melissa Horn.

W-DMX is a festival favourite, avoiding cable runs in high traffic natural settings and l

UK / Australia - SBLD is offering a student placement opportunity for an Assistant Lighting Designer - kindly sponsored by Robe Show Lighting - at Vivid Light 2013, which takes place in Sydney, Australia from 24 May to 10 June 2013.

The Vivid Light event attracts an audience of over half a million visitors, and is lit by an international team of lighting and video designers. The designs include lighting many of Sydney's most prominent buildings, and a series of art installation around the port area. The event also features live music performances, seminars and workshops for lighting p

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