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Article by Louise Stickland, photos by  Benedetto Del Ariccia ‘Enigma’ is a spectacular stage-show and centrepiece at the new Cinecitta World visitor attraction in Rome – the first theme park dedicated to the fabulously rich world and history of Italian cinema – which has spawned numerous genius directors like Federico

Courtesy Fith Estate UK – In celebration of all things natural and nocturnal, nighttime visitors to Edinburgh’s much-loved Royal Botanic Garden (RBGE) saw the familiar landscapes and buildings transformed by a magical light installation during November. Designed by light artist Malcolm Innes, along with his colleague Euan Winton and supplied and

– Courtesy Fifth Estate UK – Avolites aficionado and lighting designer Yenz Nyholm used an Avolites Tiger Touch II with Tiger Touch Fader Wing to create a retro look for English pop/rock band Level 42’s gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Nyholm’s Tiger Touch II, running Titan v8, was used to

Technical production and equipment rental company Lucidity recently made their first lighting purchase comprising of an Avolites Tiger Touch, 6 Robe Pointes, 6 Robin 300 LEDWash fixtures, data and cabling. This augments their current stock of LEDForce 18 RGBW, Source 4 Profiles and Parcans. “We’ve always focused more on AV

Having just completed the 2014 Let the Night In European Tour, South African band Prime Circle are looking forward to play across home soil during December. It has been so cool to hear their latest tracks over the airwaves, and do yourself a favour and visit their facebook page. Humble

The two leading organisations representing the audio visual industry in Southern Africa, SACIA (Southern African Communications Industry Association) and the TPSA (Technical Production Services Association) have merged so that they can present a stronger front to clients and associates, and a louder voice to government. “We’ve merged in order to

Germany – To celebrate Bielefeld’s 800-year jubilee, the city set up the “Zeitsprung – Bi-Motion” (Time Warp – Bi-Motion) project. Eight hundred dancers and musicians from the city itself staged a superlative performance. The Bielefeld Dance Theatre and Philharmonic, the Syrian clarinet virtuoso Kinan Azmeh, and students and pupils from

Midstream Ridge Primary situated in Midstream Estate, between Centurion and Midrand, opened its doors on January 2014. Amongst a frenzy of excited children and enthusiastic teachers, the smell of fresh paint and cement still lingering in the air, the official inaugural ceremony took place in the newly kitted out school

The brief for designing the lighting at Next nightclub in the Ramada Paramaribo Princess Hotel in Suriname was to make it funky, fun and classy explained Michael Pereira from Streamline Systems. That is why he chose Robe and Anolis for the main elements of the lighting installation. Streamline Systems is

UK – Katy B embarked on a major UK tour that saw lighting designer Tom Campbell make dramatic use of Showline SL NITRO 510C LED strobes to blend her signature dubstep/garage sound with his nightclub-evoking lighting theme. Campbell, who was touring a floor package and augmenting his design with venue house

Courtesy Fifth Estate UK – More than 20,000 music fans witnessed the Red Bull Culture Clash at London’s Earls Court where four music crews battled it out amidst lighting controlled by Avolites Sapphire Touch and Tiger Touch II consoles and networked by Avolites Titan Net Processors. Jamie Corbidge was the LD

Pht credit photos to : Paul & Menno Ridderhof The first Robe Bright Multi-Functional (BMFL) Spot moving lights in rental stock in The Netherlands were right at the heart of a spectacular show staged in Hangar 12 at Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport – celebrating national airline KLM’s 95th birthday. The show’s

Photos courtesy of Hawthorn Full production and solutions provider Hawthorn was the first UK company to invest in Robe’s new Big Multi-Functional Luminaire (BMFL) Spot moving light fixture … and the first event for their newest lighting purchase was the fabulous Pink Ribbon Ball, staged in the majestic Central Hall

A live event can be made or broken by the quality of the lighting. The capital outlay for the latest professional gear can be significant and finance difficult to secure swiftly. Fintech have entered the entertainment industry sector and now offer lighting equipment financing options. Their latest collaboration with DWR,

Story courtesy Louise Stickland, photos Kilowatt AV Cape Town headquartered event production specialists Kilowatt AV recently specified 36 x Robe LEDWash 600s and 12 x LEDBeam 100s for a nationwide 5-city FLS (Financial Lifestyle Solutions) roadshow by leading South African financial services and investment group, Old Mutual. Kilowatt was the

Clay Paky’s Massimo Bolandrina and Giovanni Zucchinali spent two weeks in South Africa carrying out fantastic demos everyday as they introduced the super heroes of lighting, The Projectors, to the market. In fact, a photo taken during this roadshow of a SuperSharpy beam projecting onto a cloud reached the second

Words courtesy Louise Stickland, Photos thanks to MGG Leading South African lighting, sound and video rental company MGG, based in Johannesburg recently designed and supplied full technical production – rigging, trussing, lighting, sound, video – including a large Robe moving light rig and stunning 360 degree projection for the annual

South Africa’s largest rental company, Gearhouse South Africa, have added 48 x Robe Robin Pointes to their inventory which went straight onto War Horse, Vodacom in the City and various other events. “The Pointes are a market leading product in terms of innovation and flexibility,” commented Stuart Andrews, Lighting Operations

Once again MJ Event Gear were the technical suppliers for the Transnet annual breakfast, hosted at the Hilton in Sandton, for their client Overend Outsource. “It’s a formula that works,” said Theo Rood from MJ, who along with his team, has successfully pulled off this particular event for the past

DWR Distribution will host a Level 1 Training Course on 16 & 17 February 2014 at our premises. This forms part of our month of safety. The course will be presented by Bronwyn Gemmell of Tericorp Training and includes topics like artificial respiration, wounds and bleeding, fractures, burns, head and

DWR Distribution is delighted to offer the industry the annual Prolyte Rigging Course, presented by Rinus Bakker from Rhino Rigs. Due to popular demand an extra day for practical training has been included extending the course from five days to six. Delegates are welcome to join DWR at our Johannesburg

  Lighting Designer Christopher Bolton recently used 24 x Robe ROBIN Pointes to provide fabulous effects for a special gala dinner and evening of entertainment staged for business systems specialists EOH at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Bolton was asked to light the event by technical service providers AVL

Robert Juliat Unveils New Followspot at PLASA 2014 Amid an air of anticipation and many excited whispers in the press, Robert Juliat chose PLASA London 2014 to unveil its latest followspot. Merlin, revealed both its name and its presence on the Robert Juliat stand, which it shared with its exclusive

Growing a business means finding new customers and getting existing customers to buy again. For companies in the event staging industry, the traditional methods of getting in front of potential clients – ads in magazines and newspapers, the Yellow Pages, trade shows – are becoming less cost-effective. And businesses are

All photos taken by Louise Stickland Robe Lighting enjoyed its biggest, busiest and best PLASA expo to date over four days at London’s ExCeL Centre and also won its fourth PLASA Innovation Award for its new Bright Multi-Functional Luminaire (BMFL) high powered signature product. “PLASA 2014 was awesome in every

  UK – The seventh Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) was held on Sunday 5th October and once more it was a sparkling success. This year London’s glamorous art deco Troxy saw representatives from the professional entertainment lighting and video industry come together to celebrate the creative achievements of lighting

Amsterdam – Last month saw television lighting director Paul Middleton turn to the sophisticated yet low-temperature and economical Philips Selecon PLcyc1 LED luminaire to light the patisserie-themed Panasonic Broadcast stand at major entertainment technology trade show IBC 2014. For the launch of the new 4K Varicam camera, Panasonic held cake

  Three new Philips Strand Digital Wallracks, 24 x 2.5kw, have been installed at the Springs Civic Theatre in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. Along with Longman LED parcans, the equipment has been tried and tested in the production Prison Without Steel Bars, Changing Times and various school reviews recently. While Ekurhuleni

Tom Kenny specified over 500 Robe moving lights for the immensely popular 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival, staged in the 15,000 capacity Ballroom of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for two consecutive days. With a glittering line up of stars – Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Usher, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed

A Fall Arrest and Basic Rescue Course will be held at DWR on 18 to 20 February. This will be of interest to riggers and technicians, tower climbers, workers on elevated platforms and site manager – any person who may share in conducting a possible rescue. Please see details below

The Clay Paky South African Roadshow will come to you between the 13th and 24th October 2014. Meet up with the Supersharpy, Mythos and Stormy. Keeping in mind that October is one of the busiest times of the year for rental companies, Clay Paky’s Massimo Bolandrina and Giovanni Zucchinali, along

  Stand R80, Ambersphere Solutions Area   Robert Juliat will exhibit at PLASA 2014 with its exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions, where a new Robert Juliat followspot will be unveiled. Rumours of a new product from these masters of followspot design have been permeating the industry over the last few months.

Five days, 150 teenagers music, dance, production and technical and you get Inspired Stages, a school holiday workshop that gives insight to the entertainment industry. This event took place from the 14 to 18 July at the GrandWest, Cape Town. It’s amazing to see the results when people give something

Courtesy Louise Stickland Twelve of Robe’s new BMFL Spot luminaires – launched worldwide on September 2nd – were utilized by Lighting Designer Preston Hoffman of Pulse Lighting for a stunning installation that illuminated Boston City Hall, transforming it into a bold and vibrant backdrop for the 2014 Boston Calling Music

As the worldwide launch of Robe’s new long-throw 1700W BMFL Spot luminaire continues apace across all continents, two South Africa launch events staged in Cape Town and Johannesburg attracted nearly 200 people from multiple industry sectors, including all the major industry players in SA. The two SA events were organised

Lighting Designer Daniel K Boland specified 64 x Robe ROBIN Pointe moving lights for the much talked about Eminem X Rihanna ‘Monster’ stadium tour which played six sold-out dates in three key cities across the U.S. – at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and Comerica Park

The Ohlthaver & List Group of companies – with 13 subsidiaries including Namibia Breweries (home of Windhoek Lager), Namibia Dairies and Pick & Pay Namibia – was voted ‘Best Company to Work for’ three consecutive years in Namibia and twice in the whole of Southern Africa. This remarkable achievement is

The Playhouse Company in Durban has taken delivery of new lighting equipment, which will be used in the Opera and Drama Theatres within the venue. The order, supplied by DWR Distribution, included 40 x Robert Juliat 329 H 2KW/2.5Kw Fresnel Spotlights with Barndoors , 60 x Philips Selecon Rama 1kw

To the heroes in the DWR Cabling Department, headed by Philimon Maepa, thank you for delivering a product that is truly outstanding. The quality and quantity of product that is manufactured by this team is truly amazing. They produce everything from data cables to custom FOH and socopex cabling right

Photos courtesy Louise Stickland Splendit is a Belgian lighting and sound rental company based in Liedekerke and headed by Marijn Broeckaert, who has a great passion for the industry and is also an LD / programmer in his own right. He formed the company in 2007 with the ambition of

Rob Young of Theatre and Studio Engineering Services has joined DWR Distribution. Established in the mid-1980s, Theatre and Studio Engineering is well known in South Africa for serving the theatre and entertainment market with design work and the manufacture of mechanical equipment and structures. Rob Young took over the company

Modest and a gentleman always, we were very grateful to be able to chat to Glenn Duncan and ask him a few questions about touring both locally and abroad, and about his experiences as a lighting operator.   What show are you currently working on and can you name some

Today, 11 September, the Robe BMFL Demo takes place in South Africa at the Joburg Theatre. You are welcome to join us any time between 10am and 6pm! Meet up with Harry von den Stemmen and the DWR team. Thank you also to all the visitors who joined us in