Spain - Pablo Alborán has been drawing record crowds for his Prometo Tour as it works its way through Spain and South America. Providing powerful visual support for the Grammy-nominated singer/musician’s show in Madrid is a dramatic lighting design by Chus Fernandez that features Chauvet Professional Nexus Aq 5x5 pixel mapped panels supplied by Fluge.
Working in close collaboration with Salvador Moreno on the design of the stage space, Fernandez specified 64 of the RGBW Nexus panels to use as the centerpiece of his lightshow. Arranged in a captivating rhombus shape and flown at a slanted angle over centre stage, the panels provide a dramatic and colourful visual element to Fernandez’s design.
The massive size of the rhombus light structure provides a defining

Switzerland - Every 10 years, the municipality of Echallens stages Fête du Blé et du Pain (The Festival of Wheat and Bread), a 12-day cultural event which celebrates the traditions and history of the region. This year, the centrepiece was Solstices, an open air musical production performed by 8,000 volunteers that attracts 40,000 spectators and using five Yamaha digital mixing consoles.
Fête du Blé et du Pain took place from 15-28 August, with the 10, two-hour performances of Solstices transforming what is normally a large parking area into a giant

UK - Originally built in 1772, the imposing red brick Georgian chapel in Halifax is one of only a handful of square churches ever built. Now reincarnated as the Square Chapel Arts Centre, the venue has undergone a £6.6m renovation.
This has upgraded the existing 220-seat multi-purpose auditorium and added a versatile cinema/studio theatre space, plus a light and airy café bar, reception space and offices.
Huddersfield-based systems integrator, Sound and Light Concepts, won the tender to supply, install and commission the audio and lighting equipment for the two performanc

UK - Prolights’ new RA3000 high-precision 1000W LED profile luminaires took centre-stage for Quincy Jones - A Life in Song at The O2 in London. The event featured music and conversation from high-profile artists, accompanied by a 71-piece orchestra, to pay tribute to the American musician and record producer's career in his 85th birthday year.
Lighting and production designer, Ben M. Rogers needed a powerful, precise and flexible moving LED Profile to create the right look for each song. Just three Prolights RA3000 delivered all the key light for the soloists, with tempe

Russia - Twenty-five years after the launch of ChainMaster products, the Saxony-based company has grown to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of hoist technology in the event industry, offering a comprehensive range of products for everything from set up operations and complex scenic movements, to complete automation of theatre and opera house performances around the globe.
The latest projects for the chain hoist specialists from Eilenburg include the Zaryadye Concert Hall and the Helicon Theatre in Moscow.
For the Zaryadye Concert Hall, 24 chain hoists with 500

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