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...
At the beginning of April, the classic German TV series Verstehen Sie Spaß (which translates as ‘ Do You Understand Fun?’) entered a new season, with the moderator duties transferring from the long-serving Guido Cantz to Barbara Schöneberger, and the entire production moving from its familiar Munich location to the Berlin studio. Lighting designer Thomas Gerdon, who has been responsible for...
Jazzopen Stuttgart has been one of the highlights in the event calendar of the Baden-Württemberg state capital since 1994. The recipe for success: Renowned jazz musicians and top international acts from the worlds of rock, pop, soul and blues performing on six stages spread across the city. With the help of 250 GLP moving heads, LD Jerry Appelt created optimum conditions for another glamorous show...
Banijay Productions Germany GmbH recently produced a special kind of live two-day sports show on behalf of RTL. LD Arkin Atacan from atacan design, who was responsible for the lighting and media design of the location, based this technically demanding production largely on fixtures from GLP. Around 350 moving heads from the German manufacturer were used for various lighting purposes. During the...
Every summer since 2004, the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic has presented a large open-air concert in the park at Schönbrunn Palace. And an indispensable part of the staging for some years now has been the impression S350 series from GLP. After the concert had to be postponed until the autumn last year due to the pandemic, the Philharmonic and the ORF, the national broadcaster whose television...
This year’s annual Coca-Cola Music Experience Festival took place again over two magical days at Madrid’s WiZink Center (this year under the name CCME Reloaded, to reflect the COVID-19 restrictions). The event was recorded for streaming only on CokeTV (the Coca-Cola YouTube channel) and Divinity ( https://www.divinity.es/). Celebrating its 10 year anniversary, despite the lack of venue atmosphere...
The life of Swedish DJ, songwriter and producer, Tim Bergling (better known as Avicii) who died so tragically back in April 2018, was honoured recently with a tribute concert in Stockholm. Nearly 60,000 fans turned up at the Friends Arena to pay their respects—an all-time Stockholm record for a single show. The show was the result of a request by Tim’s family following his passing. He wanted a...