Townsville’s light festival HALO had been such a success after its inaugural year that the Council decided to install permanent lighting and projection onto Castle Hill. Initially, the idea was simply for a colour-changing wash of Castle Hill which would require two lighting towers to adequately wash the façade. “I started researching fixtures that would…
After 40 years at its previous location, Metro Arts has moved to a new home in West End’s West Village Centre in an arcade behind the heritage-listed Peters Ice Cream Factory. The new purpose-built precinct features an underground theatre, two galleries, two rehearsal rooms and the Factory Lane outdoor precinct which encompasses the foyer, box…
Founded in 1990, High Noon Stage Productions has provided exceptional services to the industry for over 30 years. Based in Brisbane, they can easily service all of South East Queensland and beyond. Despite the ever-present threat of Covid-19, High Noon found themselves very busy at the start of spring last year and owner Dyke Dunning…
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, Channel 9 staff in Sydney were kept busy moving from their historic Willoughby site where they had been for 60 years to the network’s new home in North Sydney. November 20th, 2020, marked the final day of broadcast before the move to state-of-the-art HQ that includes…
Stavanger Konserthus, one of the most prestigious venues in Norway, and home of the Stavanger Symphony Orcestra as well as an important venue for concerts of all musical styles have recently taken delivery of Prolights’ EclProfile CT+. In addition to the Kuppelhallen concert hall built for classical music, there are two additional venues, Zetlitz and…
The Georges-Pompidou Cultural Centre in Vincennes near Paris will be the first venue in France to be equipped with an Arthur followspot, the latest addition to Robert Juliat’s range of LED followspots. With nearly 800 events a year, the town of Vincennes offers a rich cultural life and has three venues with quality facilities, including…
Direct from Elcho Island, Djuki Mala (Djuki meaning ‘bird’ with a Yolngu accent and Mala meaning ‘mob’) perform a high-energy and stunning fusion of traditional Indigenous culture, contemporary dance and storytelling. Djuki Mala wow audiences with a spectacular fusion of traditional dance, pop-culture and storytelling that is a marvel of timing, comedy and clowning with…
The 2020 NRL Grand Final, saw the Melbourne Storm defeat the Penrith Panthers at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. Traditionally held on the first Sunday of October, the COVID-19 delay earlier in the year caused the date to be pushed back several weeks. The pre-show entertainment was once again enriched by Tom Wright’s lighting and stage design…