Vari-Lite is a Bright Idea for Marillion’s orchestral spectacular Live by Thomas Richard - March 4, 2020 For Marillion’s orchestral UK tour dates in November, lighting designer Yenz Nyholm chose the remarkable light output and colour mixing ability of the VL2600 Wash fixture from Vari-Lite. The ‘Marillion With Friends From The Orchestra’ tour saw the band joined by string quartet, In Praise Of Folly, plus Emma Halnan on
Vari-Lite’s VL10 BeamWash delivers endless versatility for Fever 333 Live by Thomas Richard - December 28, 2019 Image ©Joe Dick Lighting designer Hayden Borgars included the VL10 BeamWash from Vari-Lite in his design for the UK tour by California ‘rapcore’ band, Fever 333. Using the VL10 BeamWash for the first time, Borgars found its unprecedented effects versatility, speed and power to be a perfect fit for his design. With
Vari-Lite Delivers power and clarity for Numan’s 40th anniversary tour Live by Thomas Richard - December 11, 2019 For the UK tour marking the 40th anniversary of Gary Numan’s career as a solo artist, lighting designer Luke Edwards called on the power and clarity of the VL2600 Profile luminaire from Vari-Lite. “Although this tour was to celebrate the fact that Gary has been touring for 40 years, he is
Vari-Lite’s VL2600 Profile is a trusty silent partner for BBC Proms Live by Thomas Richard - December 9, 2019 Leading television lighting director Bernie Davis successfully trialed the new VL2600 Profile LED luminaire from Vari-Lite on the prestigious BBC Proms classical music festival this summer. Staged in London’s Royal Albert Hall, the BBC Proms has an intense schedule, with concerts broadcast daily on BBC Radio and many performances recorded or
Vari-Lites star at the heart of Utopia Live by Thomas Richard - October 21, 2019 The epic Utopia concert by Latin American music superstar Romeo Santos broke the all-time concert gross record for a performance at the MetLife Stadium in the USA. At the heart of the show’s rich visual design, Yamil Charif and Richard Vicens of YC3 Lighting Design specified more than 100 lighting
Vari-Lite and Strand provide high performances for Caruth Auditorium Install by Thomas Richard - September 18, 2019 © David C. Brown RPT Assistant Director For Music Operations SMU Meadows School of the Arts Caruth Auditorium, a classical concert hall at the heart of Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts, has benefited from a new stage lighting system from Vari-Lite and Strand. The system has delivered improved
Günter Jäckle directs effects with Vari-Lite for Udo Lindenberg Live by Thomas Richard - September 8, 2019 Udo Lindenberg, one of Germany’s most enduring rock stars, is back on the road with Live 2019, another trademark spectacular touring production. This time around, lighting designer Günter Jäckle has included 22 x VL6000 Beams from Vari-Lite. Described by Jäckle as, “like a rock and roll circus, revue, craziness, freak-show, rock
VL2600 Profile provides essential answers for Jack the Ripper musical Live by Thomas Richard - August 1, 2019 In lighting Musical Theatre’s Jack the Ripper musical (watch) at Copenhagen’s intimate Folketeatret (People’s Theater), lighting designer Mikkel Bedsted faced some major lighting challenges. He found his solutions in the new VL2600 Profile, the versatile, feature-rich LED stage luminaire from Vari-Lite. Bedsted’s main challenge was the venue’s limited weight loading. With
Vari-Lite Profiles impress at Cleveland Orchestra Live by Thomas Richard - July 15, 2019 The compact, feature-rich VL2600 Profile luminaire from Vari-Lite, a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand, met some crucial needs for lighting designer Alexander V. Nichols in his design for a production of Richard Strauss’s comic opera, Ariadne auf Naxos, by the renowned Cleveland Orchestra. As one of the USA’s older concert
Vari-Lite meets the LED screen challenge with hip-hop star AJ Tracey Live by Thomas Richard - July 6, 2019 Lighting designer James Scott used the feature-rich VLZ Profile from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand, on the recent UK tour by hip-hop artist AJ Tracey. The LED fixtures had the power Scott required to deliver a visual complement to the bright LED screens on the Brixton Academy showcase gig that closed