The Department of Theatre at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo has added 12 Claypaky Axcor Spot 300 moving LED fixtures to its inventory. The lights serve three theatres in the department’s complex as well as an additional performing space elsewhere on campus. The spots are making their debut during the 2018-19 theatre season. The Axcor Spot 300s replace ageing moving lights, which are at...
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Rome - Just for the Christmas holidays, the Vatican City has set up a unique, highly original nativity scene in St. Peter's Square, with a distinctive fundamental feature: it is made of sand! The nativity scene was donated by the Municipality of Jesolo, Italy, which has celebrated Christmas for the past 17 years with Jesolo Sand Nativity, an exhibition of nativity scenes made from sand by artists...
The Mythos is still today one of the best performing discharge lamp units on the hybrid light market ever made. It was launched in 2014, and immediately stood out for its incredible light output in comparison to its power consumption, its sharply defined aerial effects, and its countless features both in beam and spot modes. Since Claypaky is well aware of their excellent performance and unceasing...
Peru - Latin pop-rock royalty Gian Marco performed three sell-out shows at Lima’s Gran Teatro Nacional del Perú in October, backed by an array of Claypaky Mythos2. The colourful and dynamic lighting was designed and operated by Gianfranco Di Vitto, who specified 35 Mythos2 rigged in a seven-line array behind Gian Marco and his band. At the core of Di Vitto’s design were powerful beams of striking...
Las Vegas - Claypaky presented many interesting new products this year at LDI, a show which has become an unmissable event for lighting professionals over the years. Moreover the Knight Of Illumination Awards, conceived and sponsored by Claypaky, was held for the first time ever on American soil. No less than five Claypaky lights made their début on the American market, two of which were exhibited...
SHARPY PLUS ***World Premiere***SHARPY PLUS is the first true 100% HYBRID unit, able to be a perfect beam light and a perfect spotlight. It is suitable for every occasion, with an extraordinary luminous efficiency which ensures substantial savings through lower power consumption.The SHARPY PLUS fits a totally new, top-ranking-performance Osram Sirius 330W X8 lamp and weighs only 21.6 kg (47.6 lb)...
Lima, Peru – Peruvian group Amén performed a spectacular homecoming gig at Lima's Gran Teatro Nacional in August to mark two decades of success. Lighting designer Gianfranco Di Vitto was armed with the versatile Claypaky Mythos2 and Claypaky Sharpy to create a range of emotive looks, inspired by the music that fitted both aspects of the acoustic and electric set. Speaking on his close working...
Bandit Lites, a global leader in the entertainment lighting marketplace, has added a complement of Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20 high-performance wash and beam fixtures to its inventory. “We invested in the B-EYE K20s for their output and versatility,” says Jake Tickle at Bandit Lites. “Claypaky is a tried-and-tested industry standard.” The B-EYE K20s have already been deployed on a number of shows...
London, UK – The leading lights of the entertainment production industry descended on London’s famous Eventim Apollo on Sunday night, where the winners of the 2018 Knight of Illumination Awards were announced. A record number of people attended the glittering ceremony this year, which brings together entertainment technology professionals from around the world. The Knight of Illumination Awards...
Over the next two months, we will be busy on four continents presenting Claypaky's new products, in particular our new LED moving lights: the AXCOR series units. They are the most modern, versatile and technologically advanced lights on the professional lighting market today. They have been designed rationally and built to arouse excitement in all areas of the entertainment business. After the...