Ok, so bigger isn't necessarily better every time, but there are those occasions when a massive rig can transform a stage in unimaginable ways, especially when it's designed and controlled with the artistry and precision that designer Jimmy Yeret demonstrated recently at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

The historic medieval architecture, idyllic green open spaces of this quaint Belgian city, along with its rich schedule of engaging events, have consistently attracted a steady stream of visitors from nearby Ghent. But for its 40,000 culture-savvy residents, something was missing from their picture-perfect hometown: a city cultural center with theatre.

The modular design of Mosaic FX100, by Prolights, offers a versatile configuration and customization of projectors. Each unit features two animation discs, a slot for colors or images, and a wide selection of optics ranging from 15° to 70°.

Neushoorn –which in Dutch means “rhinoceros”– is a music venue in the center of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. It features two halls, a café that also serves as a performance space, rehearsal rooms, and studios, and maintains a close educational partnership with Firda College, which specializes in music, theater, and the arts.

FLEXibility takes centre stage with the new Showtec Stage Blinder FLEX Blaze, an innovative addition to the world of lighting that is set to change the way we experience blinder effects. With its original design and versatile features, this lighting fixture promises to bring innovative possibilities to lighting professionals and enthusiasts.

CHAUVET Professional presents its new STRIKE lineup, a revolutionary line of lighting equipment designed to captivate audiences like never before.

Lighting design group Lightswitch, and production house Upstaging, collaborated on a new holiday lighting experience at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Napoleon called it “the drawing room of Europe”, but Piazza San Marco is much more than that. For centuries, this 12,128 m2 trapezoidal space bordering the Bay of San Marco has been an enchanted spot of beauty and inspiration that has worked its magic on poets, artists, dreamers, and, of course, millions of tourists, from around the world.

For this version of Cats, the lighting director and programmer was David Totaro. When Splitbeam CEO Alistair Kilbee suggested using iFORTES to provide powerful front and back lighting, both Totaro and Howard agreed and were happy to work with these fixtures.

What you see is not always what it appears to be. This timeless reality check can make things a bit uncertain at times, but on the flip side, it can also lead to some wonderfully surprising moments. Such was the case with the production design that Rob Lister and his team at IYA created for the recently completed KORN world tour.

The power of the grandMA3 system from MA Lighting was the chosen option to carry out the lighting design and production of the Beste Zangers Live concert at Rotterdam Ahoy.

Critics who have seen previews of the upcoming remake of Alfred Zinnemann’s classic 1973 political thriller Day of the Jackal have universally praised it for its suspenseful tautness. According to them, viewers who tune in to this globally broadcast television series, which begins in November, will be on the edge of their seats throughout the entire show.

Not about to rest on their laurels after 60+ years of rock ‘n’ roll supremacy, The Rolling Stones took to the road in April for their Stones Tour '24 Hackney Diamonds, a North American run of both classics and original material that featured an energetic, modern production utilizing Elation PROTEUS MAXIMUS luminaires.

The Royal College of Music (RCM) in London was ranked the global No. 1 institution for performing arts in the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject and has prepared performers, conductors and composers for international careers for over 140 years.

The Royal Opera of Versailles is part of the famous Palace of Versailles commissioned by King Louis XIV and has its own iconic place in French history. Inaugurated in 1770, it was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel and is also known as the Théâtre Gabriel.

The Munich veteran band stages a gigantic anniversary show. They were the rock idols of the Munich ‘Schickeria’, and in the 80s and 90s were Bavaria’s hottest rock exports throughout the whole of Europe. We are talking about Barny Murphy, Günther Sigl and the Spider Murphy Gang. 

Despite the onrush of new products into the marketplace, it was nevertheless to a classic award-winning touring standard from GLP that Spanish lighting designer Juanjo Llorens recently reverted.

When Imagine Dragons recently undertook the European leg of their LOOM world tour – taking in major cities before culminating in two sold-out shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – their trademark high-energy stage show was further boosted by the presence of 52 of GLP’s new JDC Burst 1.

Every song tells a story, but in the case of Disturbed, this “story” is more than just a narrative. Instead, it is more like a journey, one that takes fans through a fierce, primal storm of emotions that, as one critic put it “draws us into a realm where light and darkness collide”.

Award winning lighting designer Tim Lutkin again specified a zactrack SMART real-time tracking system to provide a highly dynamic lighting and follow spotting solution for the muti-award-winning Simon Friend-produced stage version of Life of Pi.