LONDON – LD Mark Kenyon specified nearly 90 CHAUVET fixtures for the set design on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing. Scattered throughout the set are six Q-Wash 560Z LED moving heads in custom-finished chrome, with 50 COLORdash Batten Tri linear wash lights and 32 COLORado 1 Tour static wash lights.

LOS ANGELES – Touring acts were asking for a grandMA console, so Miami-Dade County's Adrienne Arsht Center got a pair of the grandMA2s and an upgraded 1gb network to accommodate its high-speed response time. Miami Stagecraft handled the install and upgrade.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Philips Selecon and Strand Lighting has appointed Gobo – Highlight A/S as its new distributor for Demark. Gobo – Highlight A/S has a main office and warehouse in Copenhagen and a sales and administration office in Aarhus. The company supplies entertainment technology equipment to rental companies, theatres, venues, architectural installations and television production companies.
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FRANKFURT, Germany - Trade fair organizer Messe Frankfurt is partnering with the Electric Lamps & Components Manufacturers’ Association of India (ELCOMA) for the 2012 edition of Light India. The first trade show will be held Oct. 5-8 at Pragati Madian in New Delhi, India. A wide range of lighting manufacturers are encourage to participate, with the audience including private and government buyers.
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The PowerHOUSE Doghouse portable power distribution box from Lex Products has a compact, sturdy, portable and stackable design especially well-suited for use in convention centers for trade show displays, portable lights, audio equipment and light tools. The design allows for multiple boxes to be strung along one power feed to provide convenient 20 Amp duplex power.

The Mega Slim Coupler from The Light Source is a lower profile option for smaller light fixtures (pictured on the left). It is half the size and weighs 30 percent less than the standard Mega-Coupler, yet fits the same. The Mega Slim will fasten from 1-1/4" pipe (1.66 OD) to 2.050 OD Truss Tube.
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DOHA, Qatar - More than 100 fixtures from PR Lighting were deployed recently at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park Inauguration in Doha. Alexandre Lebrun designed and directed the lighting. Technical production company TechnoPro provided the Litec Alusfera Dome Structure while PR Lighting provided the lighting equipment.
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Times Square Lighting's LSAR111R is a modern alternative to track lighting that uses 15W LED lamps for energy efficiency. In configurations with one to four lights per unit,  the unit blends into the ceiling and can be installed with or without trim. Each lamp is individually adjustable, with lamp holders allowing pan/tilt and 360 degree rotation.
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The new MAC III AirFX is a combination beam, effects and wash luminaire and is the latest 1500-watt moving head in Martin’s MAC III family. Debuting Feb. 22-23 at PLASA Focus in Austin, TX.
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SYRACUSE, NY - USITT has announced winners in the USITT Architecture Awards program for 2012. Two performance spaces, one in Texas and one in the United Kingdom, will receive Honor awards, while an additional 10 projects will be recognized with Merit awards at a special session of USITT’s Architecture Commission on Friday, March 30 at the 2012 Annual Conference & Stage Expo.