South African LD Christopher Bolton from Johannesburg based Keystone Productions used 180 Robe fixtures for the “feel good” 2016 Ghoema Music Awards, staged at the famous Jo’burg Theatre in Braamfontein, the city’s lively downtown. The Ghoema Awards recognises exceptional achievement in the SA Afrikaans Music Industry. Chris was appointed by Joshua Cutts of Visual Frontier to light and … [Read more...]
Robe BMFLs for Patrick Bruel Tour
Lighting designer Nicolas Maisonneuve specified eight Robe BMFL Blades for the latest “Très souvent je pense à vous” (Very Often I Think of You) tour by French singer Patrick Bruel – Nicolas also designed the stage set and evolved the show design and direction with the artist himself. His company, Lampion Mécanique, founded together with the late LD Jean Paul Ross provided the equipment and … [Read more...]
Robe Works With Winners at 2015 Fed Cup Women’s Tennis Final
Czech Republic won its fourth Fed Cup women’s tennis title in five years in the 2015 final staged at Prague’s O2 Arena in front of a capacity 14,500 audience who enjoyed a nail-biting weekend of superlative tennis with their team playing a really strong Russian contingent … and Robe was one of six very proud sponsors. Robe moving lights were also used for the high energy Opening Ceremony … [Read more...]
CS Audio Invests in BMFLs and DL4S fixtures
Cape Town South Africa based CS Audio, a busy full technical – sound, lighting, video and structures - solutions and rental operation started in 1995 by Donald Clark, became the third company in South Africa to invest in Robe BMFLs, with the purchase of 12 x BMFL Blades together with 24 of the new DL4S LED Profiles. These are added to around 150 other Robe moving lights in current rental stock, … [Read more...]
Robe BMFLs for TransAlta’s Grandstand Show at the Calgary Stampede
Robe BMFL Spots and Blades were an integral element of the lighting scheme designed by Pierre Marleau of Orange Frog Productions Inc. for the Grandstand concert stage at the 2015 Calgary Exhibition & Stampede, arguably the world’s most famous rodeo, exhibition and festival held annually in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Pierre, based in the same city, has been a lighting professional for … [Read more...]
