The Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 is taking place from 17 – 25 June for the first time in Germany under the motto ‘Unbeatable together’. Around 7,000 athletes from 190 countries are competing in 26 sports at the world’s largest inclusive sports event. The opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games, which takes place every four years, contributes significantly to the public...
With the release of the impression X5 wash light, German manufacturer GLP – German Light Products provided one of the most high-profile product launches of the past year. Since then, designers around the world have praised the outstanding color quality and color mixing with the special GLP Lime, as well as the excellent output across the entire color spectrum. At this year’s Prolight + Sound in...
GLP’s new impression X5 washlight has provided a perfect solution for lighting designer Ben Mansfield when trying to capture the considerable movement of Norwegian singer-songwriter Sigrid around concert stages. Mansfield, who runs Tourlite Design with brother Josh, has been working with Sigrid since 2018 when she first started playing clubs and theatres. However the latest … Continue reading "GLP...
Lighting designer Matt Smith (of Colourblind) again took full advantage of GLP’s fixture versatility when plotting the scenography for the American leg of RÜFÜS DU SOL’s tour. The Australian creative used a selection of impression X5, JDC1, and impression X4 Bar 20 from the German company’s catalogue, deploying them in mission-critical roles. All were sourced from Volt Lites in Los Angeles, where...
The growing importance of ISE following the expo’s move to Barcelona was illustrated by the enormous attendance at this year’s trade fair. With the show having mushroomed since its origins in pure AV to embrace show technology in all its forms, GLP was one company that responded positively to the evident interest in the lighting segment. This year the show hosted a total of 58,107 visitors – well...
Situated in north-east Ohio, MGM Northfield Park – the region’s premier destination for dining, gaming, and entertainment – has become the first venue in the United States to permanently install GLP’s impression X5 next-generation washlight. All 30 of the fixtures are featured in the complex’s 1,820-seat theatre known as Center Stage – 12 in the upstage area, 10 midstage, and eight downstage...
The German TV version of I Can See Your Voice ran under a new name, Show Us Your Voice ( Zeig Uns Deine Stimme), for its third season on RTL. The show format pits talented singers against full-playback vocal imposters, with a rating duo – aided by a rotating cast of celebrities – tasked with figuring out who can really sing and who’s just pretending. David Kreileman and Tim Franken, as cameraman...
The German band Die Ärzte (aka the ‘Best Band in the World’) is one of many artists who made creative use of the forced pandemic break. After the album Hell, released in October 2020, the cult Berlin band released an album with the contrasting title Dunkel just under a year later. The associated tour, Buffalo Bill in Rome, is currently running, for which production designer Bertil Mark uses 21 of...
Following its premiere in 2004, the Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Night Concert ( Das Sommernachtskonzert) has quickly become a highlight in the Austrian capital’s cultural calendar. And no wonder. For the combination of a world-class orchestra under the direction of top conductors, in front of the unique backdrop of Schönbrunn Palace, attracts more than 80,000 spectators year after year. In...
Deutschland sucht den Superstar ( Germany’s Search for a Superstar) , better known as DSDS, is one of Germany’s longest-running television hits, having just concluded series 19. For GLP and lighting designer Manuel da Costa, who has been in charge of the TV format for 16 years, this year’s live finals were something special, because 100 of the new, next-generation impression X5 wash lights...