Behind every concert and television show we go to, behind every spectacular effect on the stage at the theatre, behind every clever lighting of urban architecture or public spaces, there is always a whole load of sophisticated technology. However, not all shows are equally exciting. What makes the difference is the lighting designer, an artist who uses light as a creative tool to interpret the...
Claypaky, a leading innovator in lighting technology, and Inner Circle Distribution (ICD), a respected distributor within the film, production, and entertainment sectors, proudly announce a strategic partnership effective June 15, 2023. This alliance melds Claypaky's cutting-edge innovation and ICD's commitment to reliable service, marking a new era of growth and stability. Known for their award...
**WORLD PREMIERE** The SKYLOS is an ultra-versatile and weather-resistant fixture, with incredible light output and outstanding construction features: much more than just a classic searchlight! The Skylos will certainly also be appreciated in the touring sector, where LDs are constantly on the look-out for dense, solid beams of light and ever-greater light output. It fits a custom 300W white light...
Claypaky demonstrated the brilliant engineering of its Xtylos laser-source lighting fixtures at a dynamic invitational event held by another engineering innovator in Silicon Valley. Bicoastal Studio RRD used a large complement of Claypaky Xtylos provided by Christie Lites to transform an empty office building into a spectacular futuristic, cyber-style rave to mark the announcement that Tesla...
Claypaky goes to Bollywood in a music video for the title track from the comedy-horror film “ Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” in which Claypaky Sharpy X Frames and Mythos 2 fixtures play a starring role. Light Craft & Sound Pvt Ltd. provided the Claypaky lighting. The “Bhool Bhulaiyaa” franchise is a fan favorite in India. “This project was very close to our hearts as the song from the latest film has been a...
Qatar Vision, the most prestigious event management company in the State of Qatar, has selected Claypaky lighting fixtures for a number of its most high-profile projects. The Doha-based firm offers a comprehensive slate of event production, technical integration solutions, marketing, creative design, video production, information technology and large scale branding to a roster of world-class...
Lighting Designer Simon Trottet selected 25 Claypaky HY B-EYE K25 LED moving head washlights and 54 Claypaky Tambora fixtures for the stunning new production of Puccini’s “Turandot” at the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre. The new interpretation of the composer’s unfinished opera had its world premiere at the Grand Theatre de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland last June, where Trottet is the Lighting...
One Team, One Vision is the leitmotif that characterized the Claypaky Distributor Meeting, held in Rome from March 8th to 10th, 2023. It was a three-day event that brought together the Italian company's entire sales network - over 150 lighting professionals, who were able to convey their “vision” of the market within this ambitious Team project. Claypaky CEO Marcus Graser and Sales Director...
Lighting Designer Ian MacDonald utilized a large complement of Xtylos fixtures, Claypaky’s compact beam moving light with a tailor-made RGB laser source, for the recently concluded US arena tour of multi-platinum powerhouse, Five Finger Death Punch (5FDP). Five Finger Death Punch teamed up with Megadeth for the summer Ampitheater run and Brantley Gilbert for the fall/winter Arena run. The tour...
Jacob Kaplan has learned a valuable life lesson early in his burgeoning lighting design career: It never hurts to ask. A high school senior at Fusion Academy Plano, Texas, Kaplan is also the Lighting Designer for NTPA ( North Texas Performing Arts) Collegiate Pursuits, a troupe launched in fall 2022 to offer a bridge to the collegiate and professional theater worlds via a quality performing arts...