Rome’s Baths of Caracalla provided the settng for the celebration dinner marking the 32nd general assembly of EFC, European Football Clubs. The event carried particular significance as the organisation had unveiled its new name and identity. The celebration dinner at the baths followed, featuring live shows and performances. STS Communication was responsible for the full event delivery, from scenic design and artist coordination through to the management of all audiovisual co

Sleight of hand magician Shin Lim’s “Limitless” show is more brilliant than ever thanks to the Ayrton Veloce Profile fixtures recently installed in the Palazzo Theatre at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. When The Venetian decided to upgrade the Palazzo’s ageing moving light package, Jeff Croiter, lighting designer for “Limitless,” became involved in the equipment discussion. Croiter first deployed Veloce profiles as the lighting designer for the Disney musical “Hercules,” now p

LED Project – run by the charismatic and interesting Sergio Serrano – is one of Mexico’s leading rental and installation companies and has made a major new purchase of Robe moving lights. These will be deployed at various Mexican fan zones during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, staged in three host countries, Canada, Mexico and the USA. So far, the fan parks being lit by LED Project will feature 6 x RoboSpot systems, 64 x Robe FORTES and 54 x iSpiider wash beams, plus 32 x iFORTES,

DJ BoBo is a defining figure of the Eurodance era. His latest production, The Great Adventure, launched with four premiere shows at Europa‐Park in Rust, Germany. Lighting design is once again the work of GERDON DESIGN, who have collaborated with the artist since his 2022 tour run. “The premiere shows at Europa‐Park went very, very well,” says Thomas Gerdon, managing director of GERDON DESIGN. “Once again, this is a projection‐based design, with the entire stage set serving as

Broadcast by ORF, Austria’s public broadcaster, from the Vienna Stadthalle on 12th, 14th and 16th May 2026, the Eurovision Song Contest, celebrated its 70th anniversary in front of an arena audience of 11,000 and global television audience of millions. Internationally renowned, awardwinning lighting designer, Tim Routledge, returned to light Eurovision for the third time with, for the first time in Eurovision history, a ‘fully green’ design using only LED and laser sources fi

The Zénith de Strasbourg — one of France's leading concert venues, with a capacity of over 10,000 — hosted a landmark show celebrating 10 years of career for French artist Robin Léon. French production company Produc‐Son turned to Starway Lighting to design the complete lighting rig, specified from the very first brief. Production: Pascal Riehl Technical Direction: Esteban Riehl Artistic Direction: Jean Kohler Lighting Design: Corentin Bentz Video Creation: Elowan Nicol Video

The 154‐metre‐high Berlin Radio Tower in Charlottenburg‐Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany, was illuminated in a spectacular lightshow featuring 32 x Robe iBOLT high‐powered moving lights and 36 x Robe iESPRITE LTL luminaires on March 20th to mark its 100th anniversary year. The event planning and implementation were carried out by TSE AG, Berlin, on behalf of their client, Messe Berlin GmbH, which organises international trade fairs and world‐class congresses. As a service provide

Martin Macula is a remote follow spot system, used to make standard moving lights follow performers and/or objects on stage. It redefines precision follow spot operation and eliminates rigging limitations, operator fatigue, and safety issues traditionally associated with conventional systems. Engineered for absolute smoothness, pinpoint accuracy, and superior ergonomics, it represents a fundamental shift in how moving lights are transformed into high‐performance tracking inst

Named after the historic Chinese name of Singapore’s iconic Clifford Pier, the Lantern is a stylish rooftop bar on the 6th floor of the five‐star Fullerton Bay Hotel, with panoramic views of Marina Bay and the city skyline. Partly open air and partly covered, the large terrace is surrounded by greenery creating a rooftop garden environment where guests can enjoy food and cocktails, spectacular sunsets and sets from resident and visiting DJs. A recent upgrade to the sound syst

supported Musikal Perahu Kertas, a large‐scale musical theater production in Indonesia adapted from the acclaimed novel by Dee Lestari, through the deployment of an updated communications system designed for live theater performances. Presented by Trinity Entertainment Network, in collaboration with Indonesia Kaya and the Trinity Youth Symphony Orchestra (TRUST), the musical featured frequent scene changes, live orchestration, and simultaneous activity across multiple product

HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, today announced the official opening of its newly revamped Experience Center in Singapore. Designed as a purpose‐built business Experience Center, the space demonstrates how HARMAN Professional solutions address customer needs across multiple vertical markets through real‐world applications and collaborative engagement. More than a traditional showroom, the space has been reimagine

Incorporated in 1986, Tsugawa Pro Co., Ltd. is a long‐established sound reinforcement company handling a wide variety of events from live concerts to corporate gigs. With a team of 5 including second generation representative Kengo Ide, the Kita‐ku, Osaka‐based pro sound specialists have become the first rental company to deploy NEXO’s latest Alpha+ hybrid source sound reinforcement system in Japan. “We currently operate two line array systems but, since we pride ourselves on

Intense Lighting is a rental company based in Botany, Sydney, Australia. It is owned and operated by founder Ian Garrard, who started it in 2017, having previously worked in a variety of other industry roles and with some high profile theatre / performance companies. Coming from this background, he saw a sector ripe for high‐quality rental and dry hire products that are rider friendly, coupled with outstanding service focused on the needs and demands of theatre and dance prod

Named after the historic Chinese name of Singapore’s iconic Clifford Pier, the Lantern is a stylish rooftop bar on the 6th floor of the five‐star Fullerton Bay Hotel, with panoramic views of Marina Bay and the city skyline. Partly open air and partly covered, the large terrace is surrounded by greenery creating a rooftop garden environment where guests can enjoy food and cocktails, spectacular sunsets and sets from resident and visiting DJs. A recent upgrade to the sound syste

Clear‐Com® has appointed Brian Grahn as Market Outreach Manager of the Americas and Ben Turnwell as Business Development Manager for EMEA live, expanding their roles as the company continues to strengthen customer engagement across global markets. The appointments emphasize Clear‐ Com’s focus on building closer relationships with customers, consultants and Partners, while aligning its solutions more directly with the needs of evolving production and communication environments

HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, today announced the official opening of its newly revamped Experience Center in Singapore. Designed as a purpose‐built business Experience Center, the space demonstrates how HARMAN Professional solutions address customer needs across multiple vertical markets through real‐world applications and collaborative engagement. More than a traditional showroom, the space has been reimagined

GLP has added a significant new member to its impression X5 series – the impression X5 Dot Wash. This is the most compact fixture in the line to date, and it brings the colour quality, consistency and system logic of the X5 platform to an ultra‐compact form factor barely larger than a classic MR16 birdie. And it does so in complete colour harmony with the wider series. The X5 Dot Wash has been designed for applications where powerful, high‐ quality light is required in the ti

Irish indie‐folk trio Amble played three phenomenal sold‐out shows at Dublin’s 3 Arena – their largest headlining gigs to date – plus one at Belfast’s SSE Arena, cementing their popularity at the heart of Ireland’s lively music scene, complete with lighting designed by Steven Douglas. Steven leaned into using 68 x Robe iFORTE and 60 x Robe Spiider moving lights as the primary lighting and effects fixtures for the show, supplied, together with other lights, sound, video and rig

One of the UK’s leading theatre LDs, Neil Austin, has provided the inspiration for a new breakthrough GLP theatre light. For so long, theatre and architectural lighting designers have sought a perfect LED replacement for the classic miniature MR16 “Birdie” spotlight, which has proved so popular as a footlight solution and concealed stage set fixture down the years. Austin now believes that all technical parameters have now been met and are manifest in the new GLP X5 Dot. He h

“Winter Fairytale” was a popular large‐ scale special production performed by the Ansambel Saša Avsenika at Ljubljana’s Stožice Arena… and the first live music show in Slovenia to feature Robe iESPRITE LTL moving lights, which were newly purchased by rental company Intralite. Lighting designer Crt Birsa of Blackout Lighting Design had the honour of adding the iESPRITE LTLs to the rig for the Slovenian traditional folk music show, for which lighting was programmed and operated