Researchers at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors have succeeded in manufacturing high-performance blue and white LED prototypes in which the light-emitting gallium-nitride layers are grown on silicon wafers with a diameter of 150 millimeters (approxim ...
It's Martin Professional’s 25th Anniversary year and it’s time to celebrate! To mark the company’s quarter of a century in the entertainment lighting industry, Martin will be celebrating with a variety of special activities in 2012, including anniversary events at trade shows throughout the year.
Incorporated in 1987 as a producer of disco lights and fo...
Theatre for Young Audiences and the American Alliance for Theatre and Education are presenting a pre-conference event about combating bullying.
Theatre for Young Audiences and the American Alliance for Theatre and Education want to promote using the theatre arts to provide students with the skills and strength they need to combat bullying. They are looking to present sessions from teachers ...
A unanimous vote of the board of directors of the University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA) has turned this 42-year-old organization into an international association of 40 professional, graduate (MFA) training programs from around the country, and now from overseas. U/RTA is the largest association of such professional graduate theatre programs in America. ...
Tivoli, LLC announces the publication of a new comprehensive venue and auditorium catalog. Featuring a variety of specific wall, row, step, seat and guide lighting solutions for today's venues and theatres, the 32-page, full-color glossy catalog is a complete resource guide, the company says. ...
Samuel French, Inc., the world’s oldest and largest publisher of plays and musicals, announced this week that they will expand their offerings to include eBooks. Titles from playwrights such as Dale Wasserman, Charles Busch, Israel Horovitz, Ray Cooney and Marsha Norman will be available for download beginning in November, along with other Samuel French plays and musicals.
The AICP and PLASA have jointly developed standard terms and conditions for consideration by their respective members for the rental of motion picture camera, sound, and lighting equipment without an operator. Historically, a production company was presented with an agreement to sign that had been drafted by the rental equipment company that was one hundred percent protective of the rental c...
Acuity Brands, a maker of energy-efficient lighting, control and daylighting solutions, has acquired for cash Pathway Connectivity, Inc., the manufacturer of networked data communications and interface equipment for architectural ...
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety (OSHA) and Health Administration has made some changes regarding their documents on overhead lifting, some of which pertains to permanently-installed theatrical rigging systems.
“Apparently the numbers of accidents have gone down in the past few years, and the standards have been simplified,&rdqu...
SANTA ANA, CA — High winds and stage collapses at major music festivals during the summer of 2011 have focused attention on insurance coverage, noted to Scott Carroll, executive vice president of Take1 Insurance. “As musicians continue to expand their touring seasons, to make up for lost revenue from declining album sales, it is increasingly important for all parties involved to ...
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