The Faculty of Arts and Design, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) held its first Career Expo on the Arts Campus on Wednesday, 13 August. The event connected senior students with potential exhibitors to showcase career pathways in the creative and technical industries.   DWR Distribution was pleased to be

(Pictured above): Tessa Mvelase, a TUT student with Jaques Pretorius from DWR.   DWR Distribution’s Jaques Pretorius recently spent two exciting days with third-year lighting students from the Department of Performing Arts at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), offering hands-on training on the grandMA3 lighting control platform. Over the past

  When the National School of the Arts (NSA) in Johannesburg faced the challenge of acquiring a new lighting console for their theatre, a heartfelt plea on social media reached Talk Radio 702, the longest-running talk radio station serving Gauteng. This sparked an overwhelming response from the South African live

  Celebrated South African production designer Wilhelm Disbergen has completed an array of video-focused shows across his home country, utilising Hippotizer Media Servers to transform the look and feel of each piece. Disbergen – who has served as video and production designer for dance and ballet, musicals, opera, theatre and

   St Mary’s School Waverley, located in Johannesburg, recently marked the return of the Battle of the Bands competition hosted in the school’s 540-seater theatre, The Edge. The event, which has a history spanning more than a decade, was put on hold during the Covid-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2022.

Adlib Provides Touring-Grade Immersive Audio System in the Service of Science     LONDON, United Kingdom – January 2022 – From the softest bird song to the most booming explosion, how many loudspeakers does it take to recreate reality? That’s the question University College London (UCL) asked when they embarked

  After a devastating fire in 2017, the Bloemfontein City Hall has been carefully restored to include the original building and décor elements that formed part of the sandstone structure originally completed in 1936. Roodt Architects was assigned as the architects and principal agents to oversee the refurbishment, reconstructing the

It’s a new season for the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria who rode the Covid-19 wave and have turned their Performing Arts Diploma curriculum upside down with a unique approach. The students are charged up, currently working alongside technical supply company MGG, to host a virtual stage, which will

The lighting and sound industry with regards to theatre and entertainment is an insular one, if you’re in the industry you either know someone who brought you in or you were born into a circle that it operates in. This provides a challenge to introduce new people to the industry,

Battle of the Bands National Schools Lighting competition for amateur lighting designers took place at St Mary’s School on July 20, 2017.  The competition represents young and upcoming lighting designers who went head-to-head working off the MA platform with a Robe rig. “We had a great turn out with 13

A new auditorium, which will serve as both a theatre and meeting point for assemblies and award evenings, has been built at The American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ). Theatre consultant Denis Hutchinson was on board both architecturally and for the technical specifications. On the theatre lighting side, DWR Distribution

  Second year students from the Department of Performing Arts Technology at The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) visited DWR Distribution for an introduction to product training on 14 February 2015.   With a revamped syllabus, developed by Hardus Koekemoer (Lighting Lecturer at Department of Entertainment) and Wandile Mogodo (Technical Manager