BLACKBURN, UK - HSL supplied LD Neil Carson with full lighting production for Brit Award winning singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé’s most recent UK tour, together with a ‘specials’ package for the European section. Sande most recently performed for both opening and closing ceremonies at the Summer Olympics in London.

MENDOZA, Argentina - Lighting/set designer Eli Sirlin used more than 120 Robe moving lights in his lighting design for the 2013 Festival Nacional de la Vendimia (National Grape Harvest Festival), a celebration of wine and the wine-making industry in Argentina. One design challenge was the huge space and the distances and angles that the lighting needed to cover.

FRANCE - Chromlech’s new Elidy LED matrix fixture is touring the world on Pink’s “The Truth About Love” tour. Production and lighting designers, Halpin and Chris Nyfield of Silent House Productions chose to incorporate 40 of Chromlech’s Elidy into their lighting design. Based around a single projector of 25 (5x5) LEDs, Elidy is modular in form and can be assembled to form up to 225 LEDs (1 sq/m) and arranged into shapes, screens, columns and even angled forms.

LONDON - White Light supplied lighting for The Jacksons’ Unity Tour, which packed venues across the UK in March. For the UK leg of the tour, Knight and production manager Scotty Ross worked with Lester Cobrin, White Light's head of concert touring, to choose the layout of the lighting rig. Having already toured the show in America, Knight decided to go in a new direction with the lighting for the UK leg.

MEXICO CITY — LD Jonathan Smeeton, who led a seminar sponsored by Elation Professional at a recent industry event here, was also presented with an award for Technical Achievement. Add a comment

LAHORE, Pakistan — Imran Khan, a prominent Pakistani politician and former star captain of Pakistan’s national cricket team, was injured in a staging related accident May 7 at a campaign rally here, four days before a general election on May 11. Add a comment

STOCKHOLM - Scandinavia’s leading contemporary circus company Cirkus Cirkör has purchased Robe MMX Spots and LEDWash moving lights for their current touring schedule, which presents their latest work, “Knitting Peace.” The Robes are currently the only lights on the show. They are rigged onto the custom trussing structure which is also used by the performers and for various props, with some units placed in the floor.

PRETORIA, South Africa - The South African State Theatre in Pretoria has added more Robe LED fixtures to its lighting inventory, specified by Head of Lighting Simon King. The State Theatre’s lighting crew appreciate the new Robes because they are light in weight and easy to handle. The new Robes are distributed around the theatre’s different spaces – the majority on the two main stages.

FRANCE - In late 2012, Michel Sardou began a four-month "Les Grands Moments" tour across France. No traditional spotlights were used. Lighting designer Jacques Rouveyrollis used just one type of spotlight on stage throughout the tour -  the MAC Viper Profile.

SINGAPORE - Eight Robe DLX LED Spots have been installed in a lighting upgrade at a leading international school in Singapore. The Berrick Performance Hall is a multipurpose space used for a wide range of shows and events, with at least two events or productions taking place each week.