A spectacular drone display in Shanghai to mark the start of the new year did not actually happen at New Year, according to reports by the BBC, local news site The Shanghaiist, and social media users. The display of thousands of drones flying in formation over the city was widely…
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Magical Christmas trains feature GPS-triggered LED
Almost 250 Cameo Flat Pro Flood 600 IP65 lighting fixtures have been used by Bristol-based hire and events company SLX for The Magical Christmas Light Trains project which runs on historic railway lines in England in the run-up to and through the holiday season. The project is the brainchild of…
‘First laser light source moving head’ in UK debut
The bi-annual Classical Spectacular, held for six performances in London’s Royal Albert Hall in November, has deployed the first Claypaky Xtylos used in the UK. The Xtylos is the first moving head with a laser light source. The crowd-pleasing show now known as the Classical Spectacular debuted in October 1988…
BlackTrax flexibly follows Madam Butterfly cast
Choreographer Graeme Murphy’s arresting new production of Madama Butterfly by Opera Australia is a contemporary look at an alluring heroine made famous by Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini. It’s a tale that begins with rapturous love and ends with the cruellest heartbreak. Fragments of film flutter across the stage, creating a dynamic backdrop for…
Robe lights lay siege to mountain at Masada
Robe equipment is known for its toughness, reliability and robust build quality, and that’s why it was chosen to be part of a new permanent multimedia spectacular, From Dusk to Dawn, which is projected onto the western slope of the Masada Mountain near the Dead Sea in Israel. The area…
Dollywood tree twinkles with 650 LED butterlies
Dollywood is a theme park jointly owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and Herschend Family Entertainment located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Hosting nearly three million guests in a typical season – from mid-March to the Christmas holidays – it is the biggest ticketed tourist attraction in the state. Alongside amusement park thrill rides and the traditional crafts and music of the Smoky Mountain area,…
Shapeshifting 800-drone LED plane takes to the skies
Eight hundred drones have worked together to create ghost planes in the sky, at the 2019 Nanchang Flight Convention in China. Footage posted online by Xinhua Video shows the drones appearing in the shape of a propeller plane, a passenger jet, a helicopter and a fighter plane, with the image…
Garden of light celebrates retail expansion
Pixel Artworks has designed and delivered The Garden of Light, a multi-sensory installation for McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in Ashford, Kent. The Garden of Light uses the latest LED pixel lighting and immersive audio technology to create a 360 degree virtual garden environment and is part of the expansion of McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in…
Chinese celebrate with 3,290 handheld LED screens
On the evening of 1 October 2019, a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and AuroLED and the BOE Group teamed up with 3,290 pieces of collapsible handheld LED light screens to support the event.…
First large-scale drone light show in music video
Verge Aero, the specialist in high-performance drone light shows, has placed its drone technology at the heart of a ground-breaking new music video by Australian dance music trio PNAU, featuring American singer Ollie Gabriel. The project marked the first use of a large-scale drone light show in a music video.…