At the end of 2020, Spanish singer Mónica Naranjo – a powerful voice on the Spanish and Latin music scenes –launched a special re-issue of her third studio album Minage originally released in 2000, which paid tribute to Italian artist Mina.
In late 2020, the city of Munich wanted to create a projection mapping show on New Year's Eve, but with coronavirus restrictions, a new solution was created. A semi-permanent installation would enable as many people as possible to see the attraction whilst maintaining a suitable social distance.
Creative lighting and multimedia design specialist Painting with Light (PWL) was commissioned by the city of Leuven in Belgium to imagine and realise an eye-catching, living, breathing light artwork to tie in with popular Belgian Radio station StuBru (Studio Brussel)’s 2020 De Warmste Week (Music for Life).
Countries worldwide welcomed 2021 in many different, creative and Covid-safe ways, recognising the highly symbolic temporal roll-over from a year where everyone everywhere has been impacted dramatically by the pandemic.
The Amir Cup Final 2020 Ceremony, the biggest football cup competition in Qatar, and the inauguration Ceremony of Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, the fourth FIFA World Cup stadium to open in Qatar following Khalifa International, Al Janoub and Education City was recently performed using 2 grandMA3 full-size and multiple MA Lighting Network Switches.
Lighting designer Hugh Taranto lit a vibrant array on the Sydney Stage for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)’s New Year’s Eve broadcast. The high-profile event culminated in a jaw-dropping pyro spectacular fired off the Sydney Harbour Bridge, stretching across Sydney Harbour watched in awe by millions across Australia and worldwide.
Walking is exercise for the soul, or so the ancient philosophers advised. The wisdom of these words ring true for anyone who has traversed the winding roads and paths of this medieval town. Rich in history, culture and natural aesthetics, they allow one to cover not only distances, but also realms of imagination.
Robe’s brand-new flagship, high powered, TE (TRANSFERABLE ENGINE) LED luminaire – the FORTE – makes landfall in France where brand new FORTEs have been delivered from the Czech Republic via Robe France to rental and technical production specialist Concept Audiovisuel.
Ten thousand lucky music fans in New Zealand were delighted to be able to kick off their summer festival season with the Downtown Shakedown event in Wellington where a lively and diverse line-up included Fat Freddy’s Drop and rising star BENEE.
The exterior of the Southampton Mayflower Theatre brings an extra dazzle of warmth and vitality to a usually busy city centre (at time of writing we are in the UK’s second Covid lockdown) illuminated with an Anolis – a Robe business – lighting scheme which was installed by Lighting Technology Projects (LTP).
