BERLIN – Housing 22,000 plant species within its beautifully maintained 43-hectare complex, the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum stands out as a verdant oasis in midst of Germany’s bustling capital, just as it has for over a century. A highlight of the year at this world-renowned facility is its Summer Festival, which features botanical […]

A little over three years ago, Glenn Ottenbacher was subcontracted to help with the lighting and sound installation at a Milwaukee venue that wanted to up its live music game. When the project was over, a new chapter began for the affable Wisconsin native, when the club owner asked him to run the new lighting […]

When Theater De Blauwe Kei moved into a new 650-seat facility recently, it also set a new standard for entertainment technology in the Netherlands by becoming the first 100% LED theater in its country. Universally regarded as one of the most significant theaters in the Netherlands, it accomplished this impressive feat with an all-CHAUVET Professional […]

Like two chemical elements, scenic and lighting design exert a powerful pull on one another. As each draws the other closer, it upends the status quo for both, forcing them to move in new directions together. It is out of this creative cauldron that a more complete and balanced design emerges. Among the best at […]

“And when you wake, the morning covers you with light… and it makes you feel alright.” So goes one of the more memorable lines from Counting Crows’ 2002 hit “Hard Candy.” Covering the iconic multi-platinum rock band in light has been a passion for this New Jersey-born designer for 18 years – and like the […]

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The quote “there is no limit to creativity,” appears several times on Heike Haywood’s business website and Facebook page. She and her team at Fleur Le Cordier demonstrated this truism in colorful and fragrant fashion recently at their Floral Experience Workshop. Drawing on South Africa’s rich botanical diversity (the country […]

GHENT, BELGIUM – With numerous hit singles, sell-out tours and television appearances, it’s fair to say that Niels Destadsbader is one of Belgium’s most popular entertainers. In recent years, Niels is also known to have been partial to creative collaborations. One recent collaboration with fellow Belgian music producer Miguel Wiels for a special “Niels & […]

COLOGNE, GERMANY –  The television program Let’s Dance has been a perennial fan favourite throughout Germany. Now in its 11th year, the show, which features 14 celebrities and their professional dance partners competing for a coveted trophy, has added even more colour and glamour to its presentation by expanding its lighting rig to include 12 […]

AUGUSTA, GA –  Earlier this year, Billboard magazine featured the Miller Theatre on its list of “20 Venues To Watch in 2018.”  Few would have imagined just a few years earlier that this 1,300-seat Art Moderne theatre at Broad and Seventh Streets in Augusta would be feted in a national publication alongside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in […]

LOUGHBOROUGH, UK – An Elvis tribute one week, an appearance by the Russian National Ballet the next, followed by a comedy show after that. Although Loughborough is a small town, its 58,000 residents never want for entertainment options, thanks to their thriving entertainment center. Built in 1855 as a corn exchange, the stately structure has […]

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Godspell, a captivating musical structured as a series of parables based on the Gospel of Matthew, began life as a project by drama students at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University in 1970. A year later, the show was rescored for an off-Broadway production. In the ensuing years, the Tony-nominated musical has become a […]

BUTLER, OH – Held each August at the Ohio Dream Park, Machine Gun Kelly’s EST Festival has a giant waterslide on its grounds. Good thing, too. A quick dunk in the massive pool was probably the only chance fans got to cool off during this two-day event – not just from the summer heat, but […]