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30 October 2025

Qatar - PRG has announced the expansion of its Middle East operations into the State of Qatar.

This move builds on PRG’s delivery of major events in the region, including the FIFA Fan Festival, World Aquatics Championships, and the AFC Asian Cup opening ceremony. PRG sees Qatar as ‘a vital market for its continued regional growth’.

Since its expansion into Saudi Arabia in 2021, PRG Middle East has grown significantly and continues to invest in equipment, facilities, and staff.

Leading the new venture in Qatar is Harry Lister, who has been appointed general manager of PRG Qatar. Lister brings a deep understanding of the Qatari market and has built strong, long-standing relationships with key clients over the years. He will continue to serve concurrently as director of account management for the Middle East.

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30 October 2025

Sweden - Hip hop star Ant Wan’s brief career featured hits like Malaika and Komplicerat before announcing his retirement in 2025.

Months before he withdrew from the public eye, the artist appeared at Stockholm’s Tele2 arena. A record number of fans saw him there, surpassing even the crowd drawn by Madonna. Setting the mood for the occasion was an evocative lighting design by Jakob Larsson of Light It Production, who worked closely with artistic director Alexander Wessely.

The two collaborators created a powerful theatrical sense on the big stage with a show that was divided into three parts: the first marked by a ‘cold snow’ theme with cool colours and snow machine effects; the second characterised by a ‘fire theme’, animated by oranges and reds along with pyro effects; and the third (on a satellite stage) featured peaco

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30 October 2025

USA/Europe - Obsidian Control Systems has announced the release of Netron V3, the third major update to its Netron data distribution platform for entertainment. Netron V3 includes enhanced protocols, improved stability, and new management tools.

“With Netron V3, we’re providing lighting professionals with a future-proof ecosystem that streamlines setup, enhances performance, and adapts to every application,” said Koy Neminathan, business development director at Obsidian Control Systems. “With V3, we’ve taken a major step forward by unifying every device under one consistent platform. It includes smarter features and a host of user-requested improvements from lighting professionals worldwide that strengthen its role as the trusted backbone of any lighting system.”

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30 October 2025

UK - Prolight is excited to announce that Chris Buj has joined the team as its new business relationship manager, covering the Midlands and East Anglia regions.

Bringing extensive experience across the lighting and audio industry, Chris has worked in retail, installation, distribution, and product support, giving him a good understanding of both technical know-how and customer needs.

Chris is known for his ability to build strong, lasting relationships, making him a perfect fit for Prolight’s commitment to exceptional customer service. In his new role, he will be connecting with familiar faces and introducing himself to new customers across the Midlands and East Anglia, ensuring a seamless and supportive experience.

“We’re thrilled to have Chris on board,” said Andrew Jeffrey, managing director. “His expertise an

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29 October 2025

Germany - Prolight + Sound, the trade fair for event and entertainment technology, has been held in Frankfurt am Main for over 30 years. However, its organisers have announced that following the end of the early bird booking period at the end of September 2025, the feedback from exhibitors for the event in March 2026 has not been sufficient to guarantee that Prolight + Sound can be held satisfactorily. For this reason, Messe Frankfurt has decided not to hold the event as a stand-alone edition. Instead, a scenario has been developed that includes making an offer to those exhibitors who could benefit from synergies with Light + Building, the trade fair for lighting and building technology.

Light + Building will take place from 8 to 13 March 2026, just under two weeks before the originally planned Prolight + Sound (24 to 26 March

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29 October 2025

India - Christie has announced that its laser projection solutions are at the heart of the new Bapu Tower Museum in Patna, Bihar, where they have been captivating visitors since its official opening in February. This project, initiated by the Government of Bihar, celebrates Mahatma Gandhi’s enduring legacy and his pivotal role in India’s independence movement through storytelling and immersive visuals.

Bapu Tower Museum embodies Gandhi’s principles of peace, non-violence, and social justice. The museum complex comprises two main structures – the Rectangular Building and the Tower Building. The Rectangular Building houses three galleries and connects seamlessly via bridges to the Tower Building, where a grand ramp guides visitors through an experiential journey that traces Gandhi’s life. Together, the museum unites architecture, art, and technology

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29 October 2025

UK - A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) has announced its recent role in supplying and installing a lighting and rigging system at Ocean Court, part of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, in partnership with GVAV.

The project delivers a robust, high-specification solution that enhances the flexibility and visual impact of the museum’s events programme, while complementing the architectural elegance of the glass-roofed atrium.

Working closely with GVAV and project managers, ACSP designed and delivered a complete turnkey system comprising: LED stage lighting fixtures, lighting control console and distribution network, truss grid and banner truss system with motorised control.

The system was developed to provide ‘reliable, user-friendly operation and seamless integration between control, power, and structural elements’.

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29 October 2025

Austria - Follow-Me has played a vital role in the elaborate production of Der Freischütz at the Bregenzer Festspiele in Austria with its Follow-Me 3D SIX and Follow-Me Track-iT systems. The production, held on the festival's 2,500sq,m stage on Lake Constance, presented technical challenges requiring both automated and manual tracking capabilities to accommodate performers emerging from water and navigating complex steel structures.

Carl Maria von Weber's opera Der Freischütz captivated audiences in German director Philipp Stölzl's production, reaching approximately 374,000 people across 55 performances during the 2024/25 seasons. Stölzl, who served as director and designer for both stage and lighting, created a spooky, poetic world for this romantic horror story.

Taking place over July and August with lighting design a

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29 October 2025

Europe - ETC has unveiled High End Systems MegaPix and GigaPix, new pixel wash fixtures that offer high-impact features in a compact package. MegaPix and GigaPix deliver washes, backed by a Fresnel lens system, smooth zoom range, RGBL colour engine, and dimming. Weather-rated with an IP54 rating, MegaPix and GigaPix are designed for indoor and outdoor events, festival rigs, summer theatre, and more.

The patented Integrated Fresnel Lens (IFL) System goes edge to edge, increasing output throughout the entire zoom range, creating more powerful narrow beams, while yielding a Fresnel-like projection. The IFL system is also protected against buildup of fog condensate, ‘minimising maintenance requirements, while providing a crisp, clear front lens show after show’.

Automated lighting product manager Matt Stoner says: “MegaPix and GigaPix are designed

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29 October 2025

Europe - LSC Control Systems, acquired by Robe Lighting in 2024, has announced the appointment of Kris Noerens as its new business development manager for Europe.

Noerens, who joins the company from LSC’s Benelux distributor, Controllux in Belgium, is an experienced theatre lighting professional, having spent almost 30 years as a freelance lighting designer and operator. His career has also included spells at AC Lighting (now AC Entertainment Technologies) in London and Barndoor BVBA in Belgium.

He has also held lighting and management roles at renowned venues such as Ancienne Belgique and The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie, as well as the theatre and music centre in Kortrijk, among others. His role with Controllux saw him involved with various supply and installation projects for theatres, opera houses and other cultural venues.

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28 October 2025

Iceland - FLÆKT, a dance performance piece created by artist Juliette Louste, premiered at the Tjarnarbíó Theatre and utilised a Zactrack mini automated tracking system for the first time in Iceland to track lighting, audio, and video cues.

Juliette is also a lighting designer, lighting, AV and sound technician, a technical director, and a choreographer.

A combination of these disciplines led Juliette and IT specialist and computer programmer Owen Hindley, who worked on the show’s technical production, to utilise a Zactrack solution, together with the rest of the technical team, including Zactrack technician Dariel Garcia.

FLÆKT, which translates to ‘unravelled’, is a powerful one-person performance related to the challenges of living with psychological issues, among them obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is

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28 October 2025

Indonesia - Set in the heart of the capital, The Ballroom at Djakarta Theatre is one of the latest venues to make a permanent installation of Ayrton fixtures, having been supplied with a consignment of Ayrton Huracán LT, Zonda 9 FX, and Cobra fixtures by IMS Indonesia, Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for Indonesia.

The Ballroom is a 35m long, 27m wide multifunctional space that accommodates up to 1,000 people and hosts a wide range of events from corporate and government functions to private celebrations.

“Djakarta Theatre prides itself as a one-stop entertainment destination that consistently uses the latest sound systems, lighting, and multimedia equipment,” says Andrea Kurniawan, CEO of Djakarta Theatre. “What sets us apart is that we offer the complete package as a fixed installation. Everything is here so our clients can simply have it a

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28 October 2025

Norway - Lighting designer Jon Eirik Sira thought outside the box when tackling an interesting visual conundrum for Det Vestnorske Teateret in Bergen’s recent production of Skulerevyen (School Review). The show was a raw take on the issue of violence in schools through the decades, billed as “The revue for those who have survived school!”.

Jon has been head of lighting at the theatre – located in the centre of Norway’s second largest city – since 2019, and is also involved in other locally based theatre projects. He was instrumental in the venue investing in 24 x Robe LEDBeam 350s, which have been added to the house lighting rig over the last four years.

For Skulerevyen, he looked at a more ‘classic’ Robe product – the MediaSpinner 50 AT – to provide an imaginative technical solution. Launched in 2006, the Robe M

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27 October 2025

UK - Oasis hadn’t performed together in the 16 years leading up to their current 41-date, five-continent Live ’25 Tour. which began 4 July in Cardiff and concludes 23 November in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Setting an immersive mood that strengthens fans’ connection to the band’s performance is a visually rich and emotionally powerful show design by Paul Normandale of Light Alternative design.

Featuring distinct geometric patterns, reflective of the Oasis logo, and a broad palette of vivid colour combinations, Normandale’s lighting creates a crisp, contemporary look on stage that manages to be intense, while also projecting a warm, welcoming vibe. His clean design works in close harmony with the images on the show’s wide (about 100m) video wall that were created by Chris Curtis of I’m Your Boss Films, and Neil ‘Shop’ Harris.

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27 October 2025

USA - Commissioned by tour direction company, The Beehive LA, Michael Brown’s production design for break-out indie singer Gracie Abrams' The Secret of Us tour initiated an atmosphere of intimacy and fan connectivity, despite being in large-scale venues.

Clearwing, a Clair Global brand, worked alongside Michael to bring his design to life, blending a mix of lighting technology, custom fabricated hardware, and vendor partnership to the forefront. 

Michael worked closely with co-lighting designer/programmer Zach Sternberg, lighting director Taylor Glatt, Clearwing sr. account executive Steve Harvey, and Clearwing lighting crew chief Sam McKeown.

Michael states: “My approach as a designer is always focused on the artist side of the equation. I want to design shows that are beautiful and unique while also making the tour operate as

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27 October 2025

USA - Elation’s stand at LDI (3410) will feature a ‘captivating show experience that promises to engage all the senses and immerse visitors in a spellbinding world of lighting, performance, and storytelling’, designed by creative director Melody Tseng who is currently working on Alanis Morissette’s Las Vegas residency.

“This project sounded so fun and amazing. Elation wanted to do something different, something unlike the normal product presentation, and I was intrigued,” says Melody. “Elation has really started to excel at developing the creativity behind its fixtures, not just giving it a cool name but giving it an identity, its own character and life, something cool you can relate to. Paragon is a perfect example of that approach.

“People who visit LDI want more than just technology. They want to be inspired, to feel empowered to c

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27 October 2025

Europe - Claypaky has introduced the new low-noise mode for the Ultimo Sharpy, a feature developed in direct response to requests from ‘lighting professionals worldwide’.

The new operating mode delivers ‘exceptional performance with reduced operating sound’, cutting noise levels by up to 7dB while maintaining 90% of the original light output. This ensures powerful, flicker-free illumination, perfectly suited for television studios, broadcasting environments and other professional applications where noise control is critical, says Claypaky.

To enable this operating mode on already purchased Ultimo Sharpy units, users can download the new firmware from e-assist.tech, the after-sales service information support tool.

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24 October 2025

Spain - Chauvet is planning to open the company’s first sales and service centre in Spain, supported by its newly expanded distribution centre in Belgium.

Located in southwest Madrid near some of Spain’s largest event rental companies, the new office joins existing Chauvet facilities in Belgium, France, Germany, and the UK to strengthen the company’s ability to deliver comprehensive lighting and power solutions to entertainment professionals across the continent. The purpose-built modern facility will be responsible for the Chauvet brands, allowing the company to offer complete solutions to lighting professional throughout the Spanish market.

“This is a very significant milestone for our company,” said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. “We have built solid and rewarding relationships in the Spanish market and have been blessed to have our p

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24 October 2025

Ukraine - The National Opera of Ukraine – officially known as the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, named after Taras Shevchenko – in capital city Kyiv, has invested in a new Avolites D9 lighting console, replacing the old Diamond 4 that had been in residence since 2002!

Known for its elaborate architecture, rich performance history, and leading role in Ukrainian culture and arts, the current National Opera building was designed by architect Victor Schröter in Neo-Renaissance style and opened in 1901.

The new D9 console was delivered by Avolites’ Ukrainian distributor – MegaShow – who also supplied the D4 23 years ago.

The new console was purchased with funding from Japan and officially presented to the Opera by the Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine, Masashi Nakagome, in a press briefing that included Ukraine’s

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24 October 2025

USA - ADJ Lighting is celebrating four decades of entertainment lighting. At LDI 2025 in Las Vegas, ADJ will showcase a range of performance-ready lighting solutions. The booth will unveil a collection of new products and invite visitors to experience a time-coded lightshow that pays tribute to each decade of the company’s history.

Anchoring ADJ’s presence at LDI 2025 will be a lightshow programmed by Steve Kosiba of Squeek Lights. It will be time-coded to a soundtrack that will pay homage to the decades of ADJ’s evolution – celebrating each era from its early DJ and club roots to the professional touring and installation markets it serves today. The synchronised display will highlight the versatility and output of ADJ’s latest IP65-rated and indoor fixtures, demonstrating their real-world performance potential in a tightly integr

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24 October 2025

Italy - Panorama Festival is a hotspot for electronic music. The multi-day event takes place in the Cave Del Duca in Lecce, a former limestone quarry. From 14 to 16 August 2025, 15,000 fans celebrated to techno beats – accompanied by a lighting design featuring more than 220 GLP fixtures.

Responsible for both stage and lighting design was Roberto Colabufo. All lighting equipment was supplied by Lucidiscena, which had just recently invested in 200 GLP Creos along with 150 JDC Burst 1 and 150 WildBar 16. The technical implementation was handled by Punto Musica under the direction of Claudio Carulli. Programmer and operator was Jerry Roberto Romani, one of Italy’s most experienced MA operators with more than 35 years at the top level of international productions.

On the Main Stage, 64 Creos, 68 WildBar 16 and 96 JDC Burst 1 were deployed.

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24 October 2025

Serbia - Zvezdara Theatre in downtown Belgrade is the first theatre in Serbia to take delivery of Robe lights since Light and Sound Design (LSD) took on distributorship of the brand in late 2023.

The 300-capacity space is now the owner of four Robe LEDBeam 350 moving lights and four T11 Profiles, taking the concept of ‘small is beautiful’ to heart in the process of producing great theatre.

Zvezdara Theatre was opened in 1984 and quickly became a prominent cultural hub, renowned for promoting contemporary (then) Yugoslav writers and their works. It gained recognition for championing innovative and thought-provoking drama, comedy, and music.

Lighting designer Aleksa Cosic, who has been working there for just over a year, is one of four regular LDs who work on lighting the theatre’s many productions, and they all collectively attended open

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24 October 2025

USA - On 20 September, the Magik Theatre in San Antonio hosted its annual fundraiser, A Night of Magik. The venue was transformed into a Hollywood-style premiere, complete with a red-carpet entrance, themed décor and photo spot opportunities that welcomed guests to a night under the stars.

The lighting design for the event was led by Thaddeus Morris, who also served as the lighting supervisor and programmer. His approach to the lighting design was to merge the elegance of Hollywood with the excitement of modern production, using a variety of Mega-Lite fixtures throughout the theatre, courtyard and lobby.

Inside the theatre, the setup featured 10 MW1s, one Framebot, four MS1s, and a Mega Node. The MW1s were used as front and back light for podiums and stage areas, creating balanced coverage and depth. The Framebot served as a flexible front

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24 October 2025

USA - Follow-Me has announced that technical applications specialist Henk-jan Blok will lead a comprehensive Follow-Me 3D Fundamentals training workshop at LDI 2025, supported by Chris Lose, designer relations liaison North America. The workshop will take place on Friday, 5 December 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM. The training will feature at LDI 2025 as part of the LDInstitute Courses, taking place from 3-9 December in Las Vegas. The company invites industry professionals to register (see below) for this hands-on learning experience, and visit booth #2329 in partnership with AC Americas.

The training workshop will provide participants with practical, hands-on experience with the Follow-Me 3D manual performer tracking system. Attendees will learn how to prepare, set up, calibrate, fine-tune and integrate a Follow-Me 3D system, while also exploring real