Lighting designer Christina Thanasoula of Athens, Greece-based creative design studio, Creative Lighting, has a penchant for invention and thinking out-of-the-box while crafting her art, and was recently a keynote speaker at the 2025 Showlight symposium in Dijon, France.
“We never do anything traditional. We never go through the front door. It's always the back door, or an open window or something”. That’s how Steve Harwell, the late lead singer of Smash Mouth, described the band’s unconventional approach to making music, in an interview with CNN.
Gearhouse Splitbeam of Johannesburg, part of South Africa’s Gearhouse Group, has updated and expanded its followspot inventory with the addition of 3 Robert Juliat Arthur LT 800W LED 4°-10° (Long Throw) followspots, supplied by Robert Juliat’s exclusive distributor for South Africa, DWR Distribution.
The Circlassica show returned to Madrid for the 2024-2025 season staged in the iconic IFEMA Madrid big white tent, with a new edition, Circlassica, la historia mundial continúa, produced by Productores de Sonrisas and lit by Juanjo Llorens who once again sprinkled some of his illuminative magic on the action.
Mottos are quite easy to make up, but living up to their grandiose claims? Well…that’s often another story, unless you are talking about Circus Knie 2025. This year, the iconic circus presented itself as offering “a mixture of fantasy, poetry and magic”. An idle claim? Hardly.
The largest beach party in Northern Europe has once again exceeded expectations. The Palmesus festival, held by the sea in the Norwegian city of Kristiansand, has delivered a large-scale show where music, the natural environment, and visual production merged into an unforgettable experience.
Johannesburg-based theatrical lighting rental specialist Splitbeam – part of the Gearhouse South Africa Group – has invested in new Robe ESPRITE Fresnels and Tetra2 moving lights to help service its busy, vibrant, and varied client base.
Lighting designer and operator Alec Morris of Anthrolight Productions turned to the powerful NX2 lighting console from Obsidian Control Systems for the filming of The Lamb Stands Up Live at the Royal Albert Hall, a concert DVD by legendary guitarist and former Genesis member Steve Hackett.
Dakota Theater, one of The Hague’s eight cultural anchors and a vibrant artistic hub of the Dutch city, has taken a significant step into the future with the installation of a cutting-edge LED lighting system by Elation.
The Rock For People music festival celebrated its 30th anniversary in grand style with an impressive five-day event. It featured a lineup of top-tier artists and an expanded capacity for 50,000 people, successfully bringing together a fully engaged audience at the Park 360 venue in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Grote Kerk (Big Church) in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands was the unlikely venue for two recent dance parties hosted by ABNØRMAAL Events. The team from production company RJ Showequipment overcame significant challenges – including complex logistics and a tight budget – to deliver impressive production for the event.
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.
