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Clay Paky Knight of Illumination Awards
The first edition of the Knight of Illumination Awards was held on Wednesday June 11 in London. They are the only Awards exclusively dedicated to lighting designers, and came about as the result of an idea launched by Clay Paky and organised by the Italian firm in collaboration with the STLD and ALD.
The Awards were hosted at the ABTT Award Dinner 2008, the traditional gala of the ABTT show (that celebrated it's 30th anniversary this year), where technicians, operators and managers of the theatre world gather each year. Over 230 professionals attended the event in the sumptuous Assembly Hall, one of the most prestigious halls at Church House, which was tastefully lit and coloured for the occasion by Clay Paky Alpha fixtures.
The awards were voted and assigned by a group of professionals, who also operate in the specific categories of the contest, selected and coordinated entirely by STLD and ALD, whose professional standards guaranteed the credibility and the reliability of the judging process.
"The evening was a success, as ABTT Theatre Show organiser Simon Garrett confirms: " We were delighted to host the inaugural Knights of the Illumination Awards and felt that it seamlessly complemented our own ABTT annual awards. It highlighted the diverse potential of lighting technology through application specific projects. It was great to see so many illustrious lighting designers together in one room."
Said a Clay Paky spokesman: "The 11 winners - four for Theatre, four for TV, two for Rock and one lifetime recognition award - all received the same prestigious trophy, a sword which is the original reproduction of the type the medieval knights used to use, a sword that symbolizes the weapon that the LDs use to defend their values of integrity and professionalism in the world in which they operate. More than a prize, it was more like an investiture, and it is a pleasure to see that the two ladies running for a nomination both won one!"
(For a full list of winners see this news section 18 June).
In picture: the Assembly Hall in Church House, where the first ‘Knight of Illumination Awards' ceremony took place (the room was lit using Clay Paky's Alpha luminaries); Bernie Davis, Durham Marenghi and Rick Fisher, who presented the various sections.
www.knight-of-illumination.com
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www.ald.org.uk
www.stld.co.uk
www.abtt.org.uk
20th June 2008
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