The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) is an annual arts festival that takes place in Oudtshoorn that acts as a living entity that celebrates the Afrikaans language. Since 1994 the arts festival has established and pushed the boundaries of the Afrikaans language in arts and within the ever-changing landscape of South Africa. A festival provides its own unique atmosphere of opportunities to overcome in order to perform at its best. KKNK has a packed lineup, show after show, play after play and this structure lends itself well for the entertainment of those in attendance, there is always something on at…
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True-to-life visuals and a rich sea of colour will illuminate Expo 2020 Dubai and create spectacular scenes on Al Wasl Plaza’s iconic dome, thanks to award-winning global audiovisual technologies firm Christie. As Expo 2020’s newly appointed Official Displays and Projection Partner, Christie will showcase its breakthrough laser projection technology, including using more than 250 of its D4K40-RGB projectors to create life-like evolving scenes on Al Wasl Plaza’s giant 130-metre-wide projection surface, which can also be seen from above. Christie’s groundbreaking innovations have featured in Hollywood blockbusters and at major sporting events. Regarded as setting the gold standard for display and…
eclipse Staging Services supplied video and lighting to Vienna’s eminent Spanish Riding School for its Middle East debut performance. Working with Flash Entertainment, the event took place on the grounds of Kempinski’s extravagant Emirates Palace, marking the strength of ties between the two countries in view of their deeply-rooted interest in horsemanship and passion towards horses. Attending the performance were His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces; Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, and CEO of the Spanish Riding School, Sonja Klima, who were joined by a…
Venuetech held an Obsidian control training course in Dubai on April 15,16 and 17. The obsidian control system course was lead by Menno Appelhof, one of the gurus behind the Obsidian Control at Elation. Courses ran a week, and as everyone from the Venuetech team from the lighting engineers and the service team got the chance to refresh and update their knowledge on the leading control systems within the industry. Participants from different fields in the industry were invited to take a look at the new software and get a chance to hear about some exciting news that will be…
eclipse Staging Services provided a complete technical support package to Blink Experience for the National Symphony Orchestra in the performance of Harry Potter music live to film. During the concert held at the Ithra Theatre in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, music from the Harry Potter movie played with live orchestral accompaniment while the full-length film projected on a big screen behind the orchestra. As the full-service technical supplier to the event, the remit involved providing the sound, video and lighting alongside the rigging and power supply for what was the first cinema-orchestra performance in the Kingdom. With the National Symphony Orchestra leading…
MediaPro recently provided full technical production for The Assembly: a Global Teacher Prize Concert, including lighting, audio, processing, backline and control. The event, which was held at the 15,000-capacity Dubai Media City Amphitheatre, featured Little Mix, Rita Ora and Liam Payne, with Hugh Jackman as a special guest (along with Loren Allred). Lighting designer Marno Snyman specified a large number of PR Lighting fixtures in his complex rig, including 42 Phantom 440 and 16 PR XLED 3019. All were taken from the large MediaPro inventory that includes around 100 x PR Phantom 440; 60 x PR XR330 Beam; 60 x…
Dale Schnettler, the drummer from Prime Circle has acquired a set of Audix Microphones for his drum kit from DWR Distribution. Schnettler has been a musician since 16, he was originally a guitarist but was prompted by his late father to switch to drums. “I learned the basics and never looked back, I was now a drummer,” and being a drummer for this long means he has valuable wisdom to share. “I was in a band that played corporate shows for many years and from the beginning, I knew the value of investing in your musical equipment,” he said when…
Production Resource Group (PRG), has acquired the Middle East division of Delta Sound, Delta Sound UAE, a specialist provider of live audio and event communications technology based in Dubai and operating across the Middle East. Peter McCann, CEO for PRG in the Middle East and Andy Jackson, the Managing Director of Delta Sound, jointly announced the acquisition. Delta Sound founded in 2006, will join forces with PRG’s operation in Dubai, forming a welcomed union between the two companies who have collaborated successfully for many years across a broad range of corporate, government and large-scale special events. Like PRG, Delta Sound…
Shure Incorporated has announced that a police raid on a factory in China manufacturing counterfeit products, Enping Soundpu Electronics Equipment (also doing business as Voxpu Electronics Equipment), was conducted in October 2018. The successful onsite enforcement action was initiated by Shure and accomplished with close cooperation and assistance from the Enping Public Security Bureau (PSB) and the Enping Administration of Industry and Commerce (AIC). The targeted factory is a repeat offender and known counterfeiter to the Enping enforcement authorities. Soundpu was fined in August 2018 by the Enping AIC after counterfeit Shure wireless microphones were found at Soundpu’s factory premises…
The United Arab Emirates is celebrating its Year of Tolerance and to mark the occasion the capital hosted Pope Francis. The Pope’s tour included three official engagements including a rare display of Christian worship in the Muslim-majority region with a Papal Mass at Zayed Sports City Stadium for 135,000 people as well as official visits at the Presidential Palace and The Founder’ Memorial. Dubai-based audio and event communications specialist Delta Sound was commissioned to provide coverage across all three events with their delivery gaining praise from the hosts and production teams alike. The visit which was historically the first by the…
Showforce has set up operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with partnerships in place with leading event management companies and agencies. A spokesperson for Showforce commented: “We have teams of crew in country following an upturn in work. The crew are highly trained and experienced and have been working with us in the UAE and Middle East region for almost 10 years. This allows us to provide a standard of crew that is unprecedented in the country. We’ve been supporting existing UK and Middle East clients, along with KSA event suppliers with every major event that the country has hosted…
The Harlequin Arena Group, Asia Tents Arena & Arena Hong Kong have announced they are becoming Arena Middle East & Asia. A spokesperson for Harlequin Arena Group commented on the merger: “Each of our regional offices will continue to design and deliver temporary event environments with the same passion and to the same exemplary standard that you’re used to. However, we’re proud to be a member of the world-renowned Arena Group and of our global capabilities, and we feel that this should be represented more clearly in our name and branding. More information on the Arena Middle East & Asia…
