The Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center (CPAC) has opened in central New Jersey with 16 Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures in the lighting rig of the 1,600-seat Grand Hall. Theatrical consultant Bill Marshall of Harvey Marshall Berling Associates tasked Devon Allen with designing the lighting system and specifying the fixtures for the main floor auditorium. Allen, a lighting and production designer...
The final stage of Russia’s 10th Night Hockey League National Amateur Teams Hockey Festival kicked off in Sochi in gala fashion with Russian president Vladimir Putin playing in the gala match and addressing the crowd during a dynamic, lavishly-produced game open. A large complement of Claypaky fixtures, featuring Axor Beam 300s, Sharpys, HY B-EYE K25s, Scenius Profiles, Mythos, A.leda B-EYE K20s...
Playmodes is utilizing 15 Claypaky Sharpys to illuminate its immersive installation “ Exo,” part of the Constellations 2021 international digital art festival in Metz, France running from July 1 to September 4. The Barcelona-based Playmodes collective works with tailor-made technologies mixing creativity, software and hardware to create immersive installations, projection mapping, architectural...
Burbank-based Volt Lites has marked another first with Claypaky lighting products becoming the first company in the US to acquire a complement of Claypaky’s ReflectXion Moving Mirrors. Previously, Volt Lites was the first in the country with Claypaky Mini-B lighting fixures. ReflectXion is a next-generation, compact moving mirror that allows users to bend and shape light without ever losing it: It...
OSA International, Inc., which delivers world-class entertainment technology, event production and systems integration, based in Chicago, Las Vegas, and Nashville, has added a large complement of Claypaky Xtylos fixtures to its rental inventory. The first moving head light with a laser light source, the compact Xtylos is the most dynamic fixture on the market. “Our lighting division was launched...
The first company in the US to acquire Claypaky Mini-B fixtures, Burbank-based Volt Lites, Inc. has seen a steady pace of requests for the smallest LED moving light ever made by Claypaky for the professional market. The most recent was from Lighting Designer Arnold Serame who chose Mini-Bs for Riot Games’ LCS 2021 Mid-Season Showdown tournament at The Los Angeles Greek Theatre. “We were very...
"The Voice Dominicana", a singing competition based in the Dominican Republic and part of the international TV series, has begun airing on the island’s Telesistema 11 with a large roster of Claypaky fixtures lighting the show. The series features a panel of four coaches who critique and guide the artists' performances throughout the season. As part of a worldwide franchise, “The Voice Dominicana”...
Launched on June 13 and running until 20 June 2021, Light Ballet was presented as part of Brightening Air| Coiscéim Coiligh, a nationwide, ten-day season of arts experiences brought to you by the Arts Council, Ireland. Produced by Culture Works for Brightening Air, Light Ballet transformed the skies and surrounding landscape of eight counties with a light installation floating down the River...
When Qatar Vision Company (Qvision) staged the live broadcast of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 Draw on April 27 a large complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures were on hand to illuminate the event venue, the Katara Opera House in Doha. Claypaky Scenius Unico, Sharpy Plus, Hepikos and A.leda B-EYE K20 CC moving heads were deployed for the draw, which determined the match ups for the teams...
The Weeknd reached new heights at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) when he performed “ Blinding Lights” towering above Manhattan on the Edge where Claypaky Sharpy beams accented the sky-high venue. Edge is the highest outdoor sky deck in the western hemisphere. Suspended 100 stories above the street at Hudson Yards with a glass floor and angled glass walls, the Edge appears to float in mid...