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Compulite consoles at the Gitis educational theater in Moscow
The Russian Institute of Theater Arts – GITIS is the largest and oldest theatrical academic arts school in Russia. The organization holds cultural, educational and scientific activities on a regular basis and includes a student theater.
The Gitis theater features 3 or 4 shows every month so that the students can learn the art of theater in the most practical way, recently presenting "The Philistines", "La Scala" and "Love for three oranges".
The theater uses 3 Compulite consoles, switching them depending on the needs of each production: Vector Blue, Spark 4D and Ovation 4D. The consoles control dozens of dimmers, projectors, spotlights and moving heads.
Special thanks to Maxim Sadikhov for sharing. Maxim is the Lighting Designer, Programmer and Operator of the Gitis theater.
You can't stop the beat: Hairspray the Musical lights up the stage in Israel
A few years ago producer Maor Maimon decided he wanted to bring a fun, fresh new treat to Israel and as a result, Hairspray the Musical premiered in the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center in summer 2017,
performed in Hebrew by a very talented cast.
Over the years the Tony award winning Broadway sensation has captured the hearts of millions worldwide with its memorable tunes and charming lyrics. The musical is set in the 1960s and features countless colorful scenes.
This served as a challenging task for Lighting Designer Keren Granek, who wanted to illuminate the stage in the most exciting way possible.
With over 120 lighting fixtures provided by Kilim Electronics Ltd., including 50 conventional lights, 75 moving lights as well as LED fixtures, Keren Granek developed a special and dynamic lighting set, operated by Elad Ratzon.
The challenging set was programmed and controlled by Compulite's famous Vector Red console. "It was great working with Vector Red" says programmer Ronen Ben-Harosh, "It is a luxury to have a large console with 3 touchscreen monitors,
20 direct motorized Playbacks and 20 Q-Keys Playbacks, along with other great features like; a quick soft patch, an easy effects engine and so much more."
The whole rig of fixtures and other devices were controlled via Ethernet, using Compulite's e-Port 41 converters. Ben-Harosh: "Working with e-ports is a big advantage, it allows you to easily setup and make changes in data control,
especially when using the C-Net manager application. Lighting operator Elad Ratzon prepared the patching, installed the e-Ports, including the DMX Splitters, from the stage to the Ethernet network Hub and from the Hub to the console,
using one cable only. For real time Back-up, we used a Laptop with Compulite's Vector PC software, connected to the same Ethernet network Hub, running the great Master/Slave function."
"As for the data protocol," Ben-Harosh continues, "we used Compulite's VC protocol. It is the preferred protocol when using Compulite products, making the whole Ethernet network operate in perfect harmony.
Compulite's VC protocol is very light and reliable compared to other data protocols."
Hairspray is a heartwarming, bubbly, sweet and inspiring show, sure to provide a night of fun for audiences of all ages, anywhere on the globe. The Israeli audience is certainly no exception.
The West Art Festival in Amsterdam
Last month The West Art Festival was held in Amsterdam for hundreds of enthusiastic guests. The charming festival featured performances by poets, bands, singer-songwriters and more.
The festival took place at Noorderhof, a beautiful area near Sloterplas, participation was free of charge. Arnaka, an audio technology company based in Heemstede, was chosen to provide light and sound for this special festival.
In order to achieve the perfect informal appearance for the festival, lighting designer Arjen Aalbers decided to use Compulite's Animator to control the LED fixtures on set: "We had a lot of fun running this show as we always do…
The old desk still works for me!"
The result was simple and effective, giving audiences a wonderfully cozy experience.
Special thanks to Arjen Aalbers for sharing.
The Daocheng Yading Performing Arts Center in China
A new performing arts center opened in the city of Daocheng, located in the west of Sichuan Province, China.
Daocheng is known for its charming surrounding countryside and mountainous backdrop and the center is its newest project.
The center completed its development in April 2017 and has recently opened its doors to the public featuring very exciting performances.
While planning the lighting system, the Daocheng Yading Performing Arts Center team understood the need for a reliable control system.
After careful consideration they decided to use 2pcs of Compulite's Vector Blue to control 493 channels and 142 spots.
Lampenmakers: the story of Philips and its amazing journey
Lampenmakers is a new play presented at the Parktheater in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
The play tells the story of Philips, one of the largest electronics companies in the world, how it was established in Eindhoven in 1891 and how it was eventually transferred to Amsterdam. The fascinating true story is told in a humorous and witty way, with live music and exciting scenes.
The show was programmed on a Vector Orange and the console is used to control 30 led fixtures, 6 city colors as well as a lot of conventional lighting equipment.
Lighting design: Jean Lou Caglar
Theater group: Het Zuidelijk Toneel
Special thanks to Emile Van Gils
The ArtClub Disco Musical Theater in Italy
The ArtClub Disco Musical Theater is an exciting alternative disco nightclub located in Desenzano del Garda in Italy. The club features exotic dancers who perform for adult audiences, accompanied by various musical genres, including disco, house and pop.
ArtClub Disco also features live music.
The lighting crew uses Vector Ultra Violet to control the lighting equipment, as well as Vector PC for Backup.
Special thanks to Luca Chittò.
Compulite products at the Survivor Israel final
On September 16th the Survivor Israel final was broadcast live on Reshet's channel 2, using Danor Theatre & Studio Systems lighting equipment. Danor is Compulite's official distributor in Israel.
Survivor is a reality television show. The format is produced in many countries throughout the world every year. The show contains competitors who are marooned in a wild and isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete against each other for rewards and immunity from elimination. The competitors are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted out by fellow competitors until only one remains and receives the title of "Survivor".
Inbar Pinievsky Basson was announced winner of Survivor Israel 2017, to the excitement of the large studio audience and viewers at home.
To control the sophisticated lighting equipment, including 270 fixtures for this special event, the lighting team used Compulite's Vector Red, Vector Blue, Spark4D and e-Port 41.
Lighting Design: Ofer Jacobi
Simulation, Programming and Lighting Effects: Ronen Ben-Harosh
The 2017 BRICS Summit held at the Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center
The Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center (XICEC) is located at the Southeastern coast of Xiamen, a famous city and a major resort in the Fujian Province. Xiamen is well known for its amiable climate and beautiful scenery.
The XICEC is the main venue for China's International Fairs, Investments and Trade. The center covers an area of 197,000 square meters and offers several ballrooms, meeting rooms and conference halls to conduct various kinds of interactive activities. The center also includes a vast flexible outdoor space.
Ever since it was established, the center has hosted hundreds of international and national fairs.
The 9th BRICS Annual Summit was also held at the XICEC this year. BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The annual summit serves as an international relations conference and is attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states.
To make the most of the outstanding setting and ensure perfect lighting for this grand center and for the BRICS Summit, the lighting team decided to use the following Compulite products:
2 Vector Red consoles
2 Vector Ultra violet consoles
3 Compudim2 dimmers
4 Eports
Compulite closed for Jewish holidays
MasterChef Finland's deliciously exciting new season
MasterChef Finland is a Finnish competitive cooking reality show with amateur cooks as contestants. The competition is judged by three culinary experts who put the contestants through a series of challenging elimination rounds.
The MasterChef format has been produced in over 50 countries across the globe and has gained great popularity. In the United States, for example, the program is running its 8th season and has already reached more than 45 million viewers.
MasterChef Finland aired in 2011 and was put on hiatus in 2014, however the show is finally returning with a new season, this time with the Junior MasterChef version in which children compete against each other.
The contestants will be judged by Sara La Fountain, Tomi Björck and Henri Alén.
Junior MasterChef Finland will air on channel Nelonen in September.
Aikuisten MasterChef, the version with adult contestants, will air next Spring.
The lighting crew for MasterChef decided to use Vector Blue and Vector Green to control:
Lights:etc source four jr 76pic.
Par 64 42 pic.
F 650w 22 pic.
F 1 kw 5 pic.
Floor 150w 5 pic.
Led stripes 60m. (RGB)
Lighting Designer: Jussi Kallioinen
Lighting Operators: Tero Jokiniemi, Nadja Räikkä.