Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production for the FIFA World Cup™ Kick-Off Celebration Concert, staged at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. The show was broadcast to tens of millions of music and football fans worldwide on June 10th, the night before the first match. The exciting and eclectic mix of African and international artists was executive-produced by Los … [Read more...]
Concert rigging collapses in Michigan injuring 10 crew
Rigging for a stadium concert has collapsed in Oakland County America at the Silverdome, miraculously nobody was killed although at least two crew were taken to hospital for their injuries. One person who asked to remain anonymous said "I had to dive off the stage to not get killed, I dove headfirst, landed about 7 feet below on the concrete, on my face. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen in … [Read more...]
New Code of Conduct on theatre get-ins
BECTU and the Theatrical Management Association (TMA) have published their new Code of Conduct covering get-ins, fit-ups and get-outs. Read the new "Code of conduct: Get-ins, fit-ups and get-outs" The new Code has sections covering Staffing, Loading and Unloading and Reporting. There is also a linked Safety Check Sheet and a Sample Loading Plan. An earlier draft code started trials in … [Read more...]
Gearhouse South Africa supplies Africa Day 2010
Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production for the 2010 Africa Day celebrations in Johannesburg, which moved from downtown to a completely different location in the leafy green environs of Dries Niemand Park in Kempton Park, Randburg. Gearhouse SA built the 30 metre wide stage, which was covered with an elegant In2Structures dome roof with clear skins and featured a set, … [Read more...]
ABTT launches new Work at Heights Guidance
IMPORTANT: This Code of Practise has now been withdrawn, please see the ABTT Press Statement for more information. The long-awaited Work at Heights in Theatre Code of Practice has been launched at this year’s ABTT Theatre Show. The 92-page publication is a compilation of the manufacturers’ instructions and experience, written by Safety professionals, drawn from all parts of the … [Read more...]
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