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The latest news about WorldStage projects, people and event technology. For further information please contact David Steinberg at Goliath Marketing.
“Lights From Lincoln Center”
“Lights From Lincoln Center” Evokes Hope During the Holidays with Support from WorldStage WorldStage has provided lighting support to Lighting Designer Andrew Grant and Production/Scenic Designer Anita La Scala for “Lights From Lincoln Center.” Josie Robertson Plaza and its beautiful fountain are the focal point of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. This installation marks only the second time that lighting has been used to celebrate and enhance all the... Read More
2020 DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS JANUARY 13-15, 2021
QUESTEX’S LIVE DESIGN/LDI PRESENTS 2020 DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ON HEADLINE SPONSOR WORLDSTAGE’S CUSTOM DIGITAL OASIS PLATFORM, JANUARY 13-15, 2021 Honors design excellence in the fields of lighting design, projection/video design, and production design in the areas of Theatre (including dance and opera), Live For Broadcast, and Concert Touring & Events The LDI 2020 Design Achievement Awards, produced... Read More
The Texas Tribune Festival Goes All-Virtual for 35 Days with Support from Digital Oasis
When the coronavirus pandemic forced The Texas Tribune Festival to go virtual for its tenth anniversary edition, it selected Masaya Events as a partner to pivot the live festival to a virtual environment. Masaya Events then selected Digital Oasis, the industry’s most advanced online event hosting solution from WorldStage, to ensure that the first all-virtual event would enjoy the same enthusiastic response and success of the annual live festival. A... Read More
WorldStage Opens xRStage-Nashville @ NuMynd Studios
WorldStage has brought its third LED video studio to market in Nashville in collaboration with NuMynd Studios, a well-known film studio rental company. The versatile xRStage-Nashville @ NuMynd Studios is open to fill a wide array of production needs, including commercial shoots, live and pre-recorded presentations, all types of entertainment projects, and full-service Mixed Reality shoots. It features high-resolution c3ONE LED video walls and an LED i5FLOOR in a 20w... Read More
UN Day Concert Recorded at La Scala Screened in General Assembly Hall
WorldStage provided video support, including a 24 x 14-foot c3ONE LED videowall, to the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations to showcase its sponsorship of this year’s UN Day Concert. The celebrations of UN Day in late October marked the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and its founding Charter. The concert, “Reimagine, Rebalance, Restart: recovering together for our shared humanity,” featured dancer Roberto Bolle and the Orchestra... Read More
Professional Virtual Event Production On An xRStage: WorldStage Opens Second Studio Location
WorldStage has opened xRStage-NY for live and pre-recorded shoots in its Secaucus, New Jersey, space just minutes from Manhattan. Complete with a high-resolution LED stage, media servers, cameras as well as audio and lighting support, xRStage-NY provides a complete, one-stop solution for virtual events. The new stage has been busy right out of the gate with a steady stream of live virtual corporate projects and a high-profile XR production, with... Read More
WorldStage Introduces Digital Oasis, The Meeting Industry’s First End-to-End Solution For Virtual Events
WorldStage announces Digital Oasis, its new comprehensive online hosting solution for the live-event community. Digital Oasis offers an end-to-end solution that includes broadcast-quality content delivery, high-end speaker support, attendee registration and engagement, sponsorship opportunities and data metrics for keynotes, conferences, breakout rooms, presentations and events of all sizes. Corporations have tasked their agencies, production companies and other creative partners to find an elevated virtual event platform that delivers higher production... Read More
Tribeca Drive-In Supported By Large 61' LED Wall From WorldStage
Although the Tribeca Drive-In has been a signature feature of the famed Tribeca Film Festival for 20 years, the annual event takes on special relevance in this summer of COVID-19. WorldStage provided AV support to producer Overland Entertainment to ensure that audiences at the Tribeca Drive-In venue at Nickerson Beach, Long Island enjoy a premium experience. The Nickerson Beach Drive-In is open from July 2 to August 2, Thursday through... Read More
WorldStage Provides Projection Support for Philadelphia Art Installation
The West Philadelphia coalition We Embrace Fatherhood, in association with the Mantua Civic Association, PC Radio Live and the Barnes Foundation, marked Father’s Day weekend with a public art installation by Ken McFarlane that was projected onto the Barnes Foundation façade. “From the Root to the Fruit: Portraits of Black Fathers and Their Children,” was... Read More
WorldStage Lighting Supports Pride 2020 Illuminations
The birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ movement and the epicenter of Pride month for the past 50 years, New York City marked this year’s civic expressions of Pride with rainbow illuminations near the Stonewall Inn, at Lincoln Center and at the Juilliard School. The lighting department of WorldStage provided technical support for these public projects, which took on extra significance this year as COVID-19 cancelled in-person celebrations, including the 50th... Read More
WorldStage and Intrepid Studios Launch xRStage-SF
WorldStage and Intrepid Studios have joined forces to open the highest-resolution Extended Reality (xR) production stage ever built and the first and only facility available in Northern California. Located at Intrepid Studios’ comprehensive 12,000-square-foot production and post-production facility in San Rafael, California, xRStage-SF brings next-generation creative capabilities to content creators in the virtual... Read More
Virtual Events In The Real World
Known for its innovative technical AV solutions, WorldStage has teamed with several brand experience agencies recently to design and deliver many of the most successful virtual meetings and experiences in the events industry. While each brand and event is unique in their content and message, we find that best-in-class digital events commonly focus on three key elements that have been... Read More
Delivering Best In Class Digital Events
The live events industry is facing some real challenges as we all search for ways to deliver messages and connect people in the current environment. The first phase of this transition has involved the use of virtual platforms that are less than ideal and present a number of technical issues. While we’ve helped our clients succeed over the past few months, it hasn’t been easy. We have all struggled with... Read More
WorldStage Draws Crowds to Innovative NEXT Technology Demos in NY and SF
WorldStage wrapped up a highly successful 2019 with record attendance for their innovative NEXT Demos at Wallplay in Brooklyn, New York and Dogpatch Studios in San Francisco. Each event immersed attendees in next-generation, highly advanced technologies through guided tours featuring exclusive new LED video solutions, Mixed and Augmented Reality applications, as well as dynamic video and audio environments. WorldStage hosts their NEXT Demos annually, bringing together clients, partners and industry... Read More
WorldStage Marks 15th Year Providing AV Support Including 120 Channel Fiber Network for Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills
The Milken Institute Global Conference hosted the leading minds in business, technology, government, media, philanthropy, healthcare and entertainment as they presented novel, collaborative responses to the great questions of our time. Speakers at The Beverly Hilton hotel ranged from IMF Chair Christine Lagarde to documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney. As it has for the past fifteen years, WorldStage provided AV and lighting services for the event, which is legendary for its... Read More