The Snow Queen premiered at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, a unique ‘ice ballet’ extravaganza produced by the Tampere Hall & Kantelinen Company, which is as edgy as it is elegant and exciting.
Crowds congregate annually at the base of the Smart Alec ski trail in Ontario to watch the province’s finest freestyle skiers and snowboarders perform choreographed flips and tricks off the 50ft Big Air Jump, accompanied by music, lights, fireworks and all manner of show sizzle.
Robe turned up the heat, the spectacle and the topicality and importance of respecting the planet in presenting the finale of its All Environments live performance show trilogy.
Physicists tell us that light makes no sound. That may be technically true, but when a lighting design wraps itself around ferocious metal music and a theatrical stage show to the point where they all merge into one experience, it’s easy to see how fans (and even music critics) can feel that they “heard” the light.
A 1,600-strong fleet of AO drones lit up the desert sky in Riyadh recently to celebrate the 22nd World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit. One thousand of them were AO’s robust, supercharged LED drones, supplemented by 600 AO pyro drones, which are able to eject a ‘waterfall’ of glitter-sparks into the night sky.
Depeche Mode is back touring in a big way with their Momento Mori world tour with lighting design by Jason Baeri and lighting supply by 4Wall. Elation lighting features in Baeri's design, including three fixtures from the award-winning Artiste series of LED movers - Monet, Mondrian and Rembrandt - along with Elation's new Proteus Rayzor Blade.
Iconic Icelandic singer/songwriter Bjork’s acclaimed visually and sonically immersive Cornucopia theatre masterwork played a four-night residency at the recent Perth Festival in Western Australia. It delighted fans and was staged in a purpose-built 5,000 capacity pavilion in Langley Park, ensconced amid a ‘cybersonic Garden of Eden’ uniting nature and technology.
Among the most watched and anticipated entertainment and broadcast moments of the year - the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show - saw superstar Rihanna rock back to live performance at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, USA.
Croatian singer-songwriter, composer and legend Gibonni played two major arena concerts in Zagreb that sold out in minutes, with over 40,000 fans flocking to see the showman where they were treated to a spectacular stage and lighting design by Sven Kučinić involving 140 Robe moving lights and plenty of imagination.
One of rock 'n' roll's living legends, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, kicked off their 2023 World Tour February 1 in Tampa, Florida, with lighting design by longtime collaborator and Emmy winning designer Jeff Ravitz.
