Von Robe waren bei diesem Projekt 36x Pointe, 42x MegaPointe, 34 x BMFL Blade und 12 x LEDBeam 150 dabei, installiert vom Technischen Dienstleister Fournell Showtechnik GmbH. In den beamlastigen Anwendungen konnten die Entladungslampen-Scheinwerfer mit ihrer Power glänzen.

Stage

8.4.2025

Afrikaans is Groot with Robe

The 2024 Afrikaans is Groot (AIG) concert series was staged at SunBet Arena in Time Square, Pretoria, South Africa, produced by Coleske Artist Management and hailed as among the best live entertainment showcases for a range of Afrikaans music and artists. Nine sold-out performances thrilled audiences over two consecutive weekends.

Investment

21.2.2025

Robe is Vibing at Vorstin

Vorstin is a popular music and entertainment venue in Hilversum, a lively Netherlands ‘media city’ in the centre of the country. Vorstin’s striking gleaming steel exterior is visually cool and interesting, and its two entertainment halls – with 850 and 275 capacities respectively – stage 4 or 5 shows plus one or two private or business events per week – a fast-moving environment with plenty of variety.

Theatre

14.2.2025

Robe Flies at The Panto

Lighting designer Andy Webb specified Robe moving lights to be at the heart of his lighting designs for two high-profile pantomime shows in the United Kingdom, The Further Adventures of Peter Pan staged at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury and Sleeping Beauty at the Festival Theatre in Malvern – two of 11 pantos presented this season by UK Productions.

Investment

31.1.2025

Robe T11 Time for Kunstmin Dordrecht

The Schouwburg Kunstmin in Dordrecht is a busy, bustling theatre and performing arts venue in The Netherlands which has made another major purchase of Robe LED lighting fixtures with 83 x T11 Profiles. These have been added to their Main Hall house lighting rig, replacing all the old, fixed position incandescent profiles and PCs.

Cruise Ship

1.11.2024

Princess Cruises Chooses Robe for Groundbreaking Sun Princess ship - First in New Sphere Class

Princess Cruises has chosen Robe Lighting for its brand-new Sun Princess, the latest addition to the Princess fleet.

Investment

29.10.2024

De Bosuil Poppodium Embraces New Robe Lighting Package

De Bosuil is a buzzing 850-capacity live music venue in Weert, southeastern Netherlands, AKA “The Gateway to Limburg” due to its close proximity to the Belgian border. It has been voted the greenest city in the Netherlands!

Television

2.10.2024

Wheel of Fortune Spins for Robe

Homebrew in Cape Town, South Africa, has invested in new Robe LEDBeam 150s for recording the most recent series of popular games show, Wheel of Fortune.

Theatre

24.9.2024

Assembly chooses Robe for Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024

Assembly is right at the heart of the vibrance, action and excitement of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and an integral part of this world-leading celebration of arts and culture, a hotbed of potential new work, talent and ideas providing an innovative forum for experimentalism, drama, humour, music, dance and all things performance.

Cruise Ship

9.8.2024

Princess Cruises Selects Robe TE Fixtures for Immersive LED Lighting and Sustainability Enhancement

Princess Cruises, a leader in worldwide cruising, has taken a major step toward sustainability and delivering outstanding live performances by upgrading the lighting rig in their 1000-seat Princess Theatre on the Crown, Emerald, and Ruby Princess ships. In a project completed in 2023, Princess Cruises Fleet Lighting Supervisor Matt DeJong and the Princess Entertainment Technical team selected Robe Lighting TE (TRANSFERABLE ENGINE) fixtures, ushering in a new era of LED lighting technology to enhance the cruise line's entertainment offerings.

Investment

2.8.2024

PAINTE-ING GIGANT Robe Style

Gigant is an arts and performance complex in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, comprising two theatre spaces, a movie house, recording studios, a music venue (popzaal) and a café, an invigorating creative space where people can soak up multiple types of performance, expression, live entertainment and storytelling.

Stage

14.5.2024

Robe Catches the Action for Nina Pušlar Show

Talented Slovenian singer-songwriter Nina Pušlar played a major sold-out show in Ljubljana’s 14,400-capacity Stožice Arena which was recorded for broadcast on national TV and celebrated the dropping of some exciting new music from Nina, for which her team including creative director Anže Škrube wanted a spectacular production.

Investment

2.5.2024

Metropool Hengelo Boosts Robe Moving Light Stock

Metropool Poppodia van Twente is a music, pop and cultural organisation based in the Twente region, of the Overijssel province in east Netherlands. It offers a vibrant programme of live music, dance and club nights and other events, and is adjacent to the train station for excellent public transport access.

Events

19.4.2024

Robe has A Laugh with Lado Bizovicar at Slovenska Muska Event

Slovenian writer, actor and TV personality Lado Bizovicar presented the 2024 “Slovenska Muska” extravaganza event, staged at Ljubljana’s Stožice arena, the first time in the venue’s history that a 360-degree show had been presented, which bumped up the capacity to 13,000, with every seat sold.

Television

11.4.2024

Robe for Brigada Tech TV series

Brigada Tech is a new Spanish TV series presented by Luján Argüelles, directed by Eva Castillejo, and lit by Manuel Ricoy, broadcast on prime time LA1 the first TVE (Spanish Television) channel of RTVE (Radio y Televisión Española, S.A.). The format sees ‘digital mentors’ and popular SoMe influencers assisting people with limited access to the information superhighway in tackling assorted digital challenges that can benefit their day-to-day living.

Venue

4.4.2024

Over 200 Robe Fixtures for Schouwburg Gouda

De Goudse Schouwburg (Gouda Schouwburg) is a busy municipal theatre and hub of the arts community in the city of Gouda in the Netherlands – also world famous for its cheese!

Messen/Ausstellungen

28.3.2024

30 Jahre Rock‘n’Robe – Robe feiert groß auf der Prolight+Sound 2024

Robe hat seinen 30. Geburtstag auf der Prolight+Sound 2024 in Frankfurt gefeiert – und freut sich auf weitere 30 Jahre an der Spitze der Lichtinnovation!

Theatre

18.3.2024

Robe Rocks the Circus Again

Rock Circus Volume 2 – a completely new version of this exhilarating performance concept – returned to the stage at IFEMA in Madrid, Spain, produced by Productores de Sonrisas, choreographed by Albert Sala and lit by Juanjo Llorens with a set design by Anna Calvo. The show meshed the thrills of extreme circus with a string of the most inspiring and monumental rock anthems!

Venue

12.3.2024

Robe Helps Perpetuum Celebrate 40 at Ljubljana’s Cankarjev Dom

Popular Slovenian vocal group, Perpetuum Jazzile, celebrated their 40th anniversary with a series of high-profile shows at Ljubljana’s Cankarjev Dom, the country’s biggest theatre venue, asking Crt Birsa from design studio Blackout to create lighting suitable for the occasion.

Venue

8.3.2024

Robe FORTES in Heaven

Lighting designer Mikael Kratt was super happy to be among the first visiting creatives to use the Royal Danish Opera’s new Robe FORTE moving lights in a recent production at the Copenhagen Opera House.

Theatre

7.2.2024

Panto Time for Robe

Lighting designer Andy Webb didn’t have any hesitation about which additional production lighting he wanted on the rig for two high-profile UK 2023-24 pantomime seasons … and that was Robe!

Venue

19.12.2023

GR-Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre Boosts Robe Inventory

GR-Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre (GR) is a bustling 23-hall venue operating in the middle of the Slovenian capital, hosting a variety of national and international expos and trade fairs. It is also used for television productions, special live events, and some music concerts.

Television

11.10.2023

Robe Fixtures Plays Key Roles in James the Musical

James the Musical is a new Belgian live broadcast concept – and runaway success – staged at the beautiful NT Theatre in Ghent and produced by Dedsit.

Events

6.10.2023

Robe Makes Some Great Moves for 2023 World Gymnaestrada

Production and rental company For Live supplied lighting for multiple stages across five halls of Amsterdam’s RAI for the 2023 World Gymnaestrada – a quadrennial global non-competitive gymnastics extravaganza – organised by TIG Sports, with all-Robe moving lighting rigs installed in Halls 11 and 12 which were also utilised for special shows.

Stage

22.9.2023

Robe Colours It Up in Ostrava

Colours of Ostrava is the Czech Republic’s largest and most eclectic music festival, currently staged against the imposing backdrop of old blast furnaces, cooling towers, ore cauldrons, casting shops and other enormous industrial relics from the amazing Dolní Oblast Vitkovice (DOV) steelworks in Ostrava, the country’s third biggest city.

Investment

28.8.2023

Norwood Productions Invests

“It’s all about the people,” states Chris Norwood of Norwood Productions, explaining his people-first management style, and echoing a phrase actively embraced and promoted by Robe’s South African distributor, DWR.

Bühne

15.8.2023

Marillion Convention in Berlin

Seit ihrem Superhit „Kayleigh“ genießt Marillion auch in Deutschland Kultstatus. Für die diesjährige „Convention Tour“ setzte Lichtdesigner Yenz Nyholm fast 100 Robe Moving Lights ein: 31 Robe ESPRITE, 22 LEDBeam 150, 16 MegaPointe und 30 Spiider LED Wash-Beams.

Investment

17.7.2023

Murangi Productions Invests in Robe

Murangi Productions started as a family-based technical production and rental company way back in the year 2000. The company is now based in Edenvale, Johannesburg, South Africa and run by Hendrick Nemalili and his wife Rose. The company is named in memory of their late firstborn son, Murangi Nemalili who passed away in 2007 after a car accident. His spirit lives on in the energy, drive and dedication of Hendrick and Rose who ensure that the business stays relevant, successful, and developing as an enterprise, offering the very best service and values to its clients in honour of Murangi.

Stage

14.7.2023

Robe Now and Someday for Spectacular Nick & Simon Finale Concerts

Phenomenally successful Dutch singer-songwriter duo Nick & Simon (Nick Schilder & Simon Keizer) played 6 sold-out nights at Rotterdam’s famous Ahoy Arena in The Netherlands, the culmination of their “Nu of Ooit” (Now or Someday) tour which also was the last time they will appear in this format, as after 17 years of performing together, both artists now intend to pursue solo careers.

Events

4.7.2023

Robe Catches the Spirit of Glastonbury 2023

Robe moving lights were in action across multiple stages at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, including in three key ‘creative’ areas of the massive site at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset in the UK.

Events

6.7.2023

Der ESC 2023 strahlt im Glanz von über 600 Robe Moving Lights

Tim Routledge, preisgekrönter Lichtdesigner, hat mit einem Team aus kreativen Spezialisten den diesjährigen Eurovision Song Contest in der britischen Liverpool-Arena zu einem hochemotionalen, einzigartigen Ereignis gemacht, das lichttechnisch seinesgleichen sucht.

Stage

16.5.2023

Robe Helps TAPFS Reach Dark Side of the Moon

Ever popular, The Australian Pink Floyd Show (TAPFS) continues touring year-round entertaining audiences of all ages, from original Pink Floyd fans to new ones not even born when the massively influential rock legends enjoyed their heyday in the late 20th century!

Stage

17.3.2023

Dolly Dots End Tour with High Profile Symphonica in Rosso Performance

The 2022 Symphonica in Rosso concert staged at Amsterdam Ziggo Dome was headlined by legendary Netherlands girlband Dolly Dots, who originally enchanted the poposphere with their foot-tappingly infectious songs in the 1980s. They ended their 2021/22 Reunion Tour with this special high impact show – rumoured to be their last ever live performance – accompanied by The European Pop Orchestra conducted by Guido Dieteren.

Events

13.3.2023

Robe sponsors TPi Awards 2023

Robe was proud to be the lighting sponsor of the 2023 TPi Awards, supplying over 250 of its latest moving lights plus a stunning design to the event produced by TPi Magazine, part of Mondiale Media, which honours some of the best creative and technical achievements in the world of entertainment.

Events

28.2.2023

Robe Up All Night with Black Coffee at Zamna Festival

The beauty, magic and history of Mexican Caribbean indigenous cultures blended with superlative dance beats as the rhythm and free spirit of rave sent a rush of positive energy and human experience coursing through the 2023 Zamna Festival in Tulum.

LiveStream

7.2.2023

Andy Mohl setzt für Intel Extreme Masters auf Robe

Für das 10-jährige Jubiläum des E-Gaming-Turniers "Intel Extreme Masters" (IEM) lieferte der deutsche Veranstaltungstechnik-Dienstleister DLP Motive dem Veranstalter ESL Gaming sowohl das gesamte technische Design als auch die Produktion - Inszenierung, Automatisierung und kinetische Elemente, Licht, Ton, Video und LED-Screens - darunter auch zwei dreitägige Veranstaltungen in der 10.000 Zuschauer fassenden Spodek-Arena in Kattowitz (Polen) und der 18.500 Zuschauer fassenden Kölner Lanxess-Arena.

Stage

6.2.2023

GES Circle Around with Robe

Hugely successful Swedish pop supergroup GES (a nifty acronym derived from the surnames of three of the country’s biggest singing stars – Anders Glenmark, Orup (Thomas Eriksson) and Niklas Strömstedt – continued a rollercoaster tour that started in 2021, wrapping up 2022 with a 33-date sold-out residency at Stockholm’s famous Cirkus venue.

Theatre

31.1.2023

Robe Gets into More Panto Madness

The UK’s Festive holidays ignited the zany and uniquely British performance phenomena of pantomime which came to theatre stages up and down the UK! This year lighting designer Andy Webb was delighted to be asked to design two high-profile panto shows – Aladdin at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury and Beauty and The Beast at the Festival Theatre in Malvern, both for UK Productions (UKP).

Television

27.1.2023

Robe Provides a 100% Solution for 1% Quiz

The first season of the 1% Quiz TV quiz show in the Netherlands was recorded at EMG's Mediahaven Studio in Amsterdam with a stylish lighting design by Henk-Jan van Beek of design studio Light-H-Art. This featured 110 x Robe ESPRITES, 98 x LEDBeam 350s, 46 x LEDBeam 150s and 20 x T1 Profile moving lights, all delivered by Eventec.

Stage

17.1.2023

Boyband Tour Kicks off with Robe

The Boyband Tour is a vibrant, joyous, hi-energy, two-hour steamroller of a set inspired by some of the greatest international ‘boyband’ hits from the nineties and noughties – Westlife, Backstreet Boys, SpiceBoys (celebrating the wonderful androgyny of music) and many more infections and beats that defined much of the pop of the era! It is delivered by five talented Danish musical stars – Silas Holst, Kim Ace Scherlund, Teit Samsø, Jeff Ace Scherlund and Joakim Traneberg – who are also the show’s producers.

Investment

9.1.2023

CEG Boosts Robe Stock

Cambridge, UK-based company CEG specialises in the trade rental of lighting, power, rigging, and effects equipment used for a wide range of entertainment shows and live events embracing multiple sectors.

Television

6.12.2022

Robe Keeps up with Israel’s Ninja Warriors

The fifth season of Ninja Warrior Israel, the hugely popular endurance sport competition TV series, was recorded on the waterfront of the highly atmospheric Haifa port industrial setting, overlooked by giant cranes and massive container ships unloading at the adjacent docks.

Club & Bar

8.11.2022

Robe Goes Wild at the Zioux

Located in the heart of trendy Sandton, Johannesburg, Zioux is a fantastic fusion of cool, classic, and contemporary, a carefully curated cocktail of food, drinks and music with a funky lounge vibe and unique interior design inspired by some of the magnificent animals, attributes and energy that make Africa amazing!

Venue

24.10.2022

World First Robe PAINTE installation at New Century Manchester

Fourteen fixtures from the first batch of Robe PAINTE moving lights off the production line are proudly installed as part of the house lighting rig at central Manchester’s New Century venue, a just renovated 1200 (standing) capacity, cool, multipurpose music, performance and event space in the city’s trendy NOMA business and entertainment district.

Events

20.9.2022

Fusion World Music Festival

Lighting designer Sven Kučinić was asked to create a spectacular look for the brand-new Fusion World Music Festival in Split, Croatia, a brand new 2-day event which featured 12 leading SouthEast European acts over two nights, utilising the same site as ULTRA Europe in central Split.

Stage

23.8.2022

Parni Valjak Rocks Pula Arena

“Valjak I Prijatelji” (Valjak & friends) was a very special show staged in Pula, Croatia, in the city’s magnificent Arena Roman amphitheatre venue and dedicated to Aki Rahimovski, lead singer of legendary Croatian rockers Parni Valjak. The enigmatic frontman died suddenly and unexpectedly in January aged 66, just ahead of a major tour, leaving everyone deeply shocked.

Stage

9.8.2022

Vasco Rossi Live 2022 Stadium Tour

Italian superstar and showmaster Vasco Rossi roared back to live performance action this year with his “Vasco Live 2022” stadium tour which played 11 venues around Italy all of which were completely sold out.

Events

22.7.2022

Robe Enjoys Glorious Glastonbury 2022 with Arcadia, The Park & BBC Introducing

The legendary Glastonbury Festival (Glasto) – one of the largest and most popular celebrations of contemporary music, art, and culture – returned with its glorious 50th anniversary edition offering a diverse and spectacular array of WOW factors and creative craziness across multiple stages in the green and undulating fields of Pilton Farm Somerset in the UK.

Stage

20.7.2022

Robe Intrudes on Gary Numan Tour

Electronic music pioneer and innovator Gary Numan is on the road again showcasing his acclaimed, apocalyptic, and highly topical climate crisis highlighting studio album Intruder – his 19th – which dropped in 2021, combined with some greats from his impressive back catalogue. The UK leg of the tour featured a show-stopping performance at Wembley Arena in London for which lighting designer Dustin Snyder used large quantities of Robe MegaPointes and LEDBeam 150s together with other lights supplied by rental specialist, Siyan.

Stage

15.7.2022

Davina Michelle Gets Hyper with Robe

The production surrounding two impressive shows at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena by Dutch rising star Davina Michelle saw an imaginative fusion of dance and rock ‘n’ roll that united some of the best and most innovative talents on the Dutch production scene. These included artistic directors Sophie and Sander Reneman from multidisciplinary, creative agency TWOFIFTYK and Marc Heinz who was asked to design lighting.

Events

30.5.2022

Robe Sponsors 2022 TPi Awards

The buzz and dazzle of the industry’s own ‘Gig of the year’ – the 2022 Total Production International (TPi) Awards was back … produced by TPi Magazine, part of Mondiale Media, the event made a spectacular return to London’s Battersea Evolution venue after two years absence due to the pandemic.

Church

20.5.2022

Robe Finds Sanctuary at Rumbach Street Synagogue

Budapest’s Rumbach Street synagogue, designed by Viennese architect Otto Wagner and completed in 1872, has recently been restored to its original Moorish revival style exquisiteness and glory. It has re-opened to the public after decades of dereliction following a partial reconstruction in the late 1980s / early 1990s which ran out of funds, and this more recent effort which was finished during the pandemic.

Stage

5.4.2022

Robe Makes Impact for Petar Grašo Tour

Croatian pop superstar Petar Grašo wanted to make a spectacular impact with his first post-pandemic live shows – which were also the first arena music shows in the country as pandemic restrictions were lifted – so his brief to lighting designer Sven Kučinić was to “make it absolutely awesome” … basically four little words that any LD loves to hear!

Technischer Support

15.3.2022

Neueste Aktualisierungen der Gerätesoftware, der technischen Dokumentation und der Zertifizierungsunterlagen

Dieser Newsletter fasst die neuesten Software-Updates, technischen Dokumente und Zertifizierungen (Konformitätserklärungen für CE und UK) zusammen.

Television

15.3.2022

Slovenia Eurovision finds its FORTE

Slovenians got revved up for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest with their own selection event which was organised by Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO) and staged at their main studios in capital city Ljubljana over three weekends, featuring two semi-finals and a final, all broadcast live on National TV.

Theatre

10.3.2022

Robe T1s for Schouwburg Theatre in Kortrijk

Schouwburg is the municipal Theatre in Kortrijk in the West Flanders region of Belgium, and is located right at the heart of this attractive city in Schouwburgplein (Theatre Square). Flanked by several historic buildings, it offers two stage spaces, an 800-seater main hall and a smaller 120 capacity space that is scheduled for a complete rebuild over the next two years.

Events

18.2.2022

Robe Scores at Belgian Golden Shoe Awards

The high-profile Belgian Golden Shoe Awards – produced by DPG Media and Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN) – is a coveted prize given to the Belgian First Division A’s best male and female football players based on performance over the preceding year.

Events

3.2.2022

Robe Gets A Rebel Cause

In the true spirit of the technoverse, production values were ramped up to the “next level” by the organisers of the 2-day Rave Rebels XXL extravaganza, staged at Palais 12 in Brussels, celebrating a welcome return to live events for this high energy phenomenon that included a stunning production design – lighting and set by Thomas Boets – with 200 x Robe Pointe moving lights at its epicentre.

Venue

14.1.2022

Black Coffee Gets a Robe Boost at Drumsheds Event

Sculpting a fluid and kinetic visual collage aligned with the heartbeat and spirit of rave was a task lighting and environment designer Eran Klein relished for Black Coffee’s recent incendiary performance at Drumsheds in north London.

Theatre

7.1.2022

Robe Adds Magic to Cinderella Panto Production

The UK panto season is back with a BIG bang after waiting in the wings during 2020 as the country squared up to Covid-19, reigniting all things panto like slapstick comedy, toilet-brow innuendo, gawdy sets, psychedelic vibrance and total craziness for which it’s known and appreciated, with lighting designers around the country delighted to be back working on this peculiarly English and highly expressive genre of performance.

Theatre

14.12.2021

Historic Theatre Season Opens in Estonia

Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu, Estonia – the country’s oldest and first Estonian language theatre – celebrated the momentous opening of its 152nd season with an elaborate gala event staged in the city’s main square, with a lighting design created by Tõnis Järs featuring Robe moving lights.

Theatre

10.12.2021

Cirkusrevyen Gets Laughing with Robe

Cirkusrevyen (Circus Review) is hugely popular and the longest-running review performance in Denmark, with a 6-month season kicking off every year since 1935 except for 1945 (due to fire) and 2020 (due to you know what!). Staged in a purpose-built big top tent in Klampenborg, Dyrehavsbakken north of Copenhagen, known and loved for its incisive and hilarious style of political satire … the 2021 season was lit for the first time using Robe ESPRITE moving lights.

Television

3.12.2021

Robe helps Redefine the Look for Idols SA

Idols South Africa 2021 underwent its most substantial visual transformation for a few years with a shift of venue, from the State Theatre in Pretoria to Studio 10 at the Urban Brew complex in Johannesburg. This moment was seized by the show’s long term lighting designer Joshua Cutts of Visual Frontier, for a radical re-think, and for the first time in 17 Idols seasons, he presented a lighting co-design created collaboratively with Andre Siebrits, also from Visual Frontier.

Events

1.12.2021

Robe T2 zeigen sich als perfekte Lösung bei den BMW und MINI Ständen auf der IAA Mobility 2021

Über 300 Moving Lights von Robe wurden für die stilvolle Beleuchtung der Stände von BMW und MINI auf der IAA Mobility Summit 2021 auf der Messe München eingesetzt.

Venue

22.11.2021

Robe Rocks at Nottingham Rock City

Legendary UK live music venue, Rock City in Nottingham, boosted its house lighting rig for October this year – a busy period including some lively university Freshers Week events – with a rig of 60 Robe moving lights, with extras supplied via rental and production company Zeal.

Technischer Support

22.10.2021

Software-Verbesserungen für das Verhalten im Quiet Mode, PosiStageNet-Tracking, Implementierung der HCF TE-Engine und mehr

Es gab wieder einige Aktualisierungen für die Software der Geräte von Robe, mit denen neue Funktionen zur Verbesserung der Funktionalität und des Verhaltens der Geräte implementiert wurden. Außerdem haben wir neue und aktualisierte Dokumentationen veröffentlicht, darunter Benutzerhandbücher, technische Bulletins und Zertifikate. Alle Einzelheiten finden Sie in diesem Newsletter.

Theatre

23.9.2021

For Stunning Jesus Christ Superstar Production

Coinciding with Denmark’s “Freedom Day” – the lifting of all the current coronavirus restrictions – in September, an innovative and popular production of Jesus Christ Superstar featuring the Danish Chamber Orchestra (Danmarks Underholdningsorkester) conducted by Andreas Vetö was staged at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena, complete with a spectacular lighting and stage design by Sune Verdier.

Investment

13.8.2021

FiFi Sound Invests in More Robe

Based in the beautiful, ancient, and famous city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, FiFi Sound is a technical production and rental company specialising in live events which has made a solid commitment to investing in the best brands across all disciplines … including Robe for moving lights.

Investment

13.7.2021

SoftBox Integration Invests in Robe

Montreal, Canada-based SoftBox Integration – a specialist in integration, custom LED manufacture and AV equipment rental – is the latest company to invest in Robe’s amazing new flagship, high powered, TE (TRANSFERABLE ENGINE) LED luminaire – the FORTE.

Stage

22.6.2021

Neg Earth & Robe Help Energise Rose Bruford College’s Live Event Project

It has been a tough year for the entire industry and none more so than those studying the performing arts, with colleges having to radically re-think not just the teaching process and online learning, but also the realisation of practical coursework modules.

Events

18.6.2021

Robe Helps Shape the Future of Europe Conference

The inaugural Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) event – a European Union initiative to reform its policies and institutions – took place in May at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, at the very heart of EU politics and legislation! The elegant hemicycle debating chamber sits inside the striking Louise Weiss Building designed by Parisian-based Architecture-Studio and opened in 1999. It includes a 60-metre-high tower which is left looking deliberately unfinished and was inspired by Roman amphitheatres and the mythical Tower of Babel.

Events

15.6.2021

Robe glänzt bei der Beleuchtung von Henk-Jan van Beek's Lichtdesign beim Eurovision

Glamour, Glitzer, Disco-Tanz und ein bisschen erstklassiger Rock 'n' Roll - so kam der extravagante Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in 2021 mit einem gewaltigen Knall zurück und machte den pandemiebedingten Ausfall im letzten Jahr wieder wett. Die Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Niederlande, war der Schauplatz für eine fantastische Produktion, die vor visueller Kreativität, technischer Exzellenz und musikalischem Talent nur so strotzte - sowohl auf als auch neben der Bühne!

Theatre

4.6.2021

Robe Triumphs at the Opera

Lighting designer Christina Thanasoula brought her unique visual style to a recent Greek National Opera production of “Juditha Triumphans” with the help of some Robe LEDBeam 150s. The performance was directed by Thanos Papakonstantinou with music delivered by the Armonia Atenea Orchestra, musical ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro, the GNO Chorus and members of the GNO Children's Choir and conducted by Markellos Chryssicos and recorded for broadcast on the Mezzo TV channel.

Club & Bar

11.5.2021

Tradition on Trend for Robe at OT Cities Nanning

Amsterdam, Netherlands-based live experience design studio Live Legends has delivered the full production design and implementation – including lighting, video / visual, laser, scenic and related 360-degree interior elements plus equipment specification, programming, and commissioning – for the brand-new 1,200 capacity nightclub OT Cities Gui in Nanning.

Events

7.5.2021

Robe A Winner at 2021 Sanremo Music Festival

The 2021 Sanremo Music Festival was staged at Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, Italy, and apart from being one of the country’s biggest and best-known song competitions and media events, also chose the country’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. It was organized and broadcast by RAI and lit by director of photography (DOP) Mario Catapano.

Events

23.4.2021

Robe Lives on a Prayer for 2CELLOs

Popular Croatian / Slovenian duo 2CELLOS released a new music video together with a thrilling hi-energy rendition of Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” this month which was recorded in an abandoned military warehouse near the Croatian city of Pula.

Theater

20.4.2021

Das Staatsschauspiel in Dresden investiert in Robe T1

Das Staatsschauspiel in Dresden gehört nun auch zu der langen und weiter wachsenden Liste an hochkarätigen Spielstätten, die in die T1-Serie von Robe investieren – eine ausgeklügelte Produktlinie, die auf die anspruchsvollen Anforderungen dieses Sektors zugeschnitten ist.

Events

16.4.2021

Robe for Melodifestivalen 2021

Enthusiasm for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is bursting every disco bubble this year, especially in the wake of last year’s first ever cancellation due to – we all know what – as competing countries ramp up the glorious glitz, glamour, drama and pop moments with gusto!

Television

6.4.2021

Robe is The Lucky One for Eesti Laul 2021

Robe moving lights and two RoboSpot systems provided a neat and creative solution for the 2021 Eesti Laul competition to select Estonia’s entry to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

LiveStream

30.3.2021

Hearts it in Red for Livestream Event

Dan Ridd, Steven Haynes and a team from Clearsound Productions in Shipston on Stour, UK, marked the culmination of a week of #LightItInRed ‘heart’ actions around the country with a spectacular livestream broadcast featuring mixmaster DJ Benji surrounded by a cool heart-shaped lighting rig designed by Steven and featuring Robe moving lights!

LiveStream

23.3.2021

Live in Leith

‘Live in Leith’ is a series of PPV (pay-per-view) digital gigs recorded at the fabulous Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, UK, combining some of the best rising star music talent in Scotland with spectacular production values – including Robe moving lights – which were used for two of the three initial set of broadcasts.

Theatre

12.3.2021

Said-Galiev Cultural Centre Chooses Robe

Robe luminaires were selected for another premium cultural project, this one at the Said-Galiev Cultural Centre in Derbyshki in Kazan, the capital of the Russian semi-autonomous region of Tatarstan, an area renowned as a lively melting pot of Russian and Tatar heritage.

Stage

5.3.2021

Pure Robe for Mónica Naranjo Show

At the end of 2020, Spanish singer Mónica Naranjo – a powerful voice on the Spanish and Latin music scenes – launched a special re-issue of her third studio album Minage originally released in 2000, which paid tribute to Italian artist Mina. Fast forward 20 years and Puro Minage features a full complement of the exact content that Naranjo had wanted to include in the project from the start. Marking the occasion, she played a special concert in front of a live audience – with Covid rules in place – at the Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, Spain.

Events

2.3.2021

Robe Frankreich veranstaltet die Robe Awards 2021

Robe Lighting Frankreich veranstaltete zum ersten Mal die Robe Awards, einen neuen Design-/Programmier-/Betriebswettbewerb, bei dem 10 Finalisten - die aus über 160 ursprünglichen Teilnehmern ausgewählt wurden - persönlich in den Les Studios de la Montjoie in der Gegend von La Plaine St. Denis bei Paris um den Sieg antraten. Der Wettbewerb fand auf einem Beleuchtungsrigg statt, das nur aus Scheinwerfern von Robe bestand.

Events

19.1.2021

Streaming Home for Christmas in Belgium

The Belgians definitely didn’t let the pandemic dampen enthusiasm for the festive season, and while it was “different” in every sense with a lockdown in place and none of the usual round of parties and celebratory shows … theatrical musical producers Deep Bridge created a special streamed ‘Home Edition’ version of their 2020 Christmas Show, with appearances and special Christmas collaborations from a host of celebrities and music stars, all presenting unique festive musical moments.

Events

12.1.2021

Robe Lights ADAM Tower for PS5 Launch Event

The buzz around the new Sony PlayStation 5 launch was unmissable in November as Sony HQ buildings worldwide exploded in a spectacular series of co-ordinated lighting and visual shows to herald the new flagship PS5 console.

Stage

30.11.2020

Mission Impossible for Robe and Liteup Live at the Warehouse

Popular UK rockers Nothing But Thieves recently played a sizzling hot series of ‘Live from The Warehouse’ pay-per-view live stream concerts, designed by Warren Hutchison and directed by Tim Perrett, that traversed three time zones – USA, UK and Australia / Asia Pacific – having just dropped new single ‘Impossible’ and announcing a major UK, Ireland and European tour for autumn 2021.

Theatre

30.10.2020

A Funny Thing in Malmo …

Swedish lighting designer Fredrik Jonsson – like all on the crew and cast of “Funny Girl” at the Malmo Opera – was ecstatic to be back working on a live show, as the Opera’s fantastic production of blockbusting musical “Funny Girl” went ahead and is playing to socially distanced audiences of 50 per show!

Theatre

19.10.2020

New Theater Zuidplein Invests in Robe LED Fixtures

The brand-new Theater Zuidplein in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has over 200 Robe LED fixtures – including T1 Profiles, Spiiders, LEDBeam 150s and ParFect 150s – installed as part of an all-LED lighting rig. It is among the first cultural centres worldwide to have no dimmers!

Theatre

13.10.2020

National Theatre of Greece Production Chooses Robe

The National Theatre of Greece (NTG) staged three acclaimed performances of Aeschylus’s The Persians – first produced in 472 BCE – in July at the ancient Epidaurus open-air amphitheatre, complete with a fully socially distanced audience – of 4,500 instead of the usual 10,000 capacity, who enjoyed the drama and energy of live performance in this classic tragedy.

Events

8.10.2020

Standing As One at Silverstone for #WeMakeEvents Global Day of Action

Persistent and torrential rain didn’t dampen any spirits or enthusiasm at Silverstone Circuit in the UK where moving light manufacturer Robe UK, rental and production company Clearsound and Silverstone’s events and conference team transformed the world-famous race track’s ‘Wing’ building and conference centre ‘resplendent red’ for the evening of 30th September 2020.

Theatre

2.10.2020

Robe for Circo de Hielo 2

It’s approaching a year since Spanish lighting designer Juanjo Llorens first enthusiastically compiled his design for Circo de Hielo 2, the latest winter show from Madrid-based Productores de Sonrisas (Smile Producers), creators of large scale multidisciplined extravaganzas like Circo de Los Horrores and many others.

Television

29.9.2020

Robe unmasked in Belgium

Masked Singer – TV singing competition with celebrities concealed in fantastic elaborate costumes and full face masks, in this case depicting the Wolf, the Dragonfly the Queen and several others to keep their identities secret whilst performing cover versions – hits Belgium for the first time this autumn!

Fernsehen

24.9.2020

Future is bright! – Die Virtual Production Studios setzen auf Robe

Thomas Giegerich ist jemand, der gerne immer einen Schritt voraus ist!

Stage

17.9.2020

Peachy Playhouse Summer Season is Huge Success

Peachy Playhouse, a new socially distanced entertainment concept developed to deliver safe live performances – comedy, music, children’s shows, etc – during the coronavirus pandemic, closed its summer season at Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey, UK on a high note.

Events

11.9.2020

Robe Supports USA’s #RedAlertRESTART Campaign

Around 2000 venues, places, landmarks, and monuments all over the USA were lit in red for the #RedAlertRESTART campaign on September 1st to highlight the critical situation facing the live events and entertainment industry and the need for lawmaker’s support of the RESTART Act (S.3814) to offer some sort of relief to the industry.

Television

4.9.2020

Robe Wants to Be A Millionaire!

Quiz show “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” has been a TV favourite – and sometimes talking point – for years. For the 2020 Israeli edition, broadcast on Channel 12, lighting designer Ofer Jacobi was asked by producers July August Production to light the show again, 20 years after the last time he’d done so, which was the first roll out in Israel.

Events

31.8.2020

Robe Supports WeMakeEvents RED ALERT Day of Action

Robe UK partnered with Clearsound Productions, Venue Lab and Broadwick Live to support #LightItInRed and PLASA’s #WeMakeEvents national call to action on 11th August – to draw attention to the live entertainment industry and its need for sector support from the government to survive the coronavirus crisis.

Events

10.8.2020

Ljubljana Castle Invests in More Robe for Alan Hranitelj costume Expo

We travel back in time to 2019 for this story, before the pandemic, and to the magical environs of Ljubljana Castle – which features several cool, charismatic converted event spaces elegantly blending historic and nouveaux industrial chic …

Events

27.7.2020

Robe Illuminates Peachy Playhouse Summer Live Entertainment Event

Like many individuals passionate about the live events and performance industry, Philip French of Aldershot, UK-based rental and technical production company Peachy Productions was badly missing shows, gigs, and the camaraderie of delivering live events.

Club & Bar

24.7.2020

Der DAER Nightclub in FL, Florida, gewinnt einen Mondo Award

Der DAER-Nachtclub in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, hat für sein stilvolles und innovatives Beleuchtungsdesign von Stephen Lieberman von SJ Lighting den Preis 2020 Mondo (Americas) in der Kategorie Nachtclubs gewonnen.

Events

17.7.2020

Techs on the Decks is a Huge Success

“Techs on the Decks” saw 24 x sizzling hot artists - also talented technicians - and 24 equally amazing techs – running lighting, cameras, visuals and sound – united and unleashed to present a 24-hour non-stop electronic music live stream broadcast on Facebook Live, YouTube and Twitch.

Events

14.7.2020

Covert Bat Drive Thru Rave

The wonderful world of entertainment technology is renowned for those who can think out-of-the-box … and this pandemic is seeing no end of creative and imaginative ways in which people and companies are trying to boost morale and support the soul of live performance!

Events

10.7.2020

#LightItInRed taucht UK in Rot

Robe UK war sehr stolz darauf, mit einer Reihe von Unternehmen, Organisationen, Veranstaltungsorten und Einzelpersonen zusammenzuarbeiten, um zehn bedeutende Gebäude und Sehenswürdigkeiten in und um den Niederlassungsstandort in Northampton für die #LightItInRed-Beleuchtungsaktion am Montagabend, dem 6. Juli, zu beleuchten.

Television

3.7.2020

Robe Helps Play It Forward with Oooth

“Play It Forward” an incendiary new live show by South African rockers Oooth – well known for their love of high production values and visual stage presentations – was part of a dynamic live stream designed as a fundraiser for tattoo artists across the country and freelance technicians via #FeedOurCrew who have been left high and dry and without any income during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Events

30.6.2020

FL Group Streams On with Robe

Lucas Enguerrand and his brother Quentin, who both work at French lighting and visual production and rental company FL Group, based in Morangis 15km south of Paris, wanted to keep morale high and their passion for music and lighting alive in a meaningful way during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Events

26.6.2020

Über 9000 Gebäude erstrahlen in Rot für die #NightofLight2020

Am 22. Juni 2020 wurden über 9.000 Gebäude, Denkmäler, Kulturstätten, Räume und andere Objekte von über 8.300 teilnehmenden Unternehmen in „Notfall-Rot“ illuminiert – vor allem in Deutschland – für die #NightofLight2020. Dies war die wohl größte kollektive Beleuchtungskampagne aller Zeiten.

Stage

29.5.2020

Robe for Melodifestivalen 2020

For the first time in its 64-year history, the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) due to be staged in May in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and all 41 qualifying countries have been invited back – same time and place – in 2021 with the same artists … who will be singing different songs!

Events

22.5.2020

Peachy Productions Delivers Food and Lighting Art

Philip French of UK technical production company Peachy Productions has just relocated to Wiltshire after being based in the Surrey city of Guildford for 8 years, however, during the coronavirus crisis he is making the journey back twice a week to volunteer for the Surrey Drive Campaign …

Stage

12.5.2020

Robe provides Chronological Order for Caravan Palace Tour

French electronic band Caravan Palace recently played the UK and part of the European leg of their Chronologic tour, which was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but not before they played a string of memorable shows in the UK and their native France, the last of which was at Paris’ Le Zenith venue.

Stage

12.3.2020

Robe is Hungry for Worakls Shows

Classically trained French musician, DJ and electronic music producer Worakls is renowned for his melodic and experimental sounds. He toured his latest Orchestra album throughout 2019 to a series of 1000-1500 capacity venues and concluded the year by stepping up to three arena-sized shows – Zeniths in Paris and Toulouse and the Salle 3000 concert hall at the Lyon Palais des Congrès – complete a with a 31-piece orchestra.

Events

9.3.2020

Robe ESPRITES Disrupt FNB Innovator’s Awards

Lighting designer Marius Coetzee was asked by Johannesburg, South Africa-based technical production company AV and Beyond to create a vibrant, energized and stimulating visual ambience for the 2019 FNB (First National Bank) Innovators Awards, a premium event staged in Hall 5 of the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg.

Theatre

5.3.2020

Mamma Mia – Can’t Resist Robe!

David Kachlir has delivered a lively and vibrant lighting design for the current production of Mamma Mia, which is playing on the 680-seat Musical Stage at Městské Divadlo (City Theatre) in Brno, Czech Republic, an eye-catching production that is already proving hugely popular and has won great critical acclaim.

Events

27.2.2020

TPi Awards 2020

Robe played a major role in delivering another stunning lighting design for the Total Production International (TPi) Awards, produced by TPi Magazine, part of Mondiale Media, an annual event to honour some of the best creative and technical achievements in the world of live entertainment for the preceding 12 months.

Stage

30.1.2020

MGG Enjoys A Robe Season

Johannesburg-based MGG, one of South Africa’s leading technical production and rental companies, and a major Robe investor with 706 of their products in stock … enjoyed a hectic end of year season supplying several large and high profile shows and events with technical production packages.

Theatre

14.1.2020

Chicago at The Leys Great Hall

Lighting designer Jacob Gowler relished the chance of using Robe’s new T1 Profiles and LEDBeam 150s for the first time on a Cambridge Theatre Company (CTC) production of the crime-and-passion fuelled musical Chicago (High School Edition), staged over six performances in the 337-seat Great Hall at The Leys School in central Cambridge, UK.

Events

10.12.2019

Robe Gets Spaced Out for Transmission Prague

Dance music fans returned to the O2 Arena in Prague, the European temple, original home and spiritual heart of ‘Transmission’ – one of the world’s most popular Trance parties – to enjoy an exciting line-up of Ferry Corsten presents System F, Blastoyz, Darren Porter, Thomas Coastline, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Key4050, MaRLo, Cosmic Gate and many more getting everyone into the groove for 10 hours of non-stop Trance heaven.

Stage

30.11.2019

Robe Loves the 90s In Spain

The 1990s is a popular period for musical renaissances, and in Spain they love nothing more than a bit of Eurobeat, a pumpingly rhythmic dancey nostalgia that has rocketed the “Love the 90’s” festival into popular culture, celebrated with three extravaganza shows in 2019 staged in Madrid, Seville and Valencia!

Exhibition

25.11.2019

Robe Returns to the Future Again at LDI

Robe rocked one of its busiest and most dynamic LDI (Lighting Design International) expos to date in Las Vegas, winning two awards, one for Best Creative Use of Light and the other for the T1 product series.

Events

15.11.2019

Robe ESPRITES for AMF

Robe’s new ESPRITE LED moving lights made their live debut in The Netherlands at the high-profile AMF event staged in the Johan Cruijff ArenA, a glittering showcase concluding five days of electronic music conference sessions, debates and live events related to the 2019 Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE).

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