Lighting designer Mike Swinford of UpLate Design loves new tech as much as he loves the chance to be the first to use it, so he was delighted when everything aligned for rental company Fuse to invest in the first Robe FOOTSIE luminaires to arrive in the USA … which he utilized as a key lighting element for the 2023 CMA Fest.

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13.1.2026

Junior Eurovision 2025 Hits A High Note with Robe

The 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest shimmered with talent and production values, as 18 enthusiastic delegations battled it out to win this coveted competition. The event was staged in the Gymnastic Hall of the Olympic City in Tbilisi, Georgia, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster, Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB).

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9.1.2026

Dutch National Opera Invests in Robe iFORTE LTX moving lights

The Dutch National Opera (De Nationale Opera) in Amsterdam has invested in four Robe iFORTE LTX moving lights with the HCF (high colour fidelity) engine, which are installed in their 1600-capacity main auditorium, where they are utilised for follow spotting – the latter integrated with their existing remote follow system.

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6.1.2026

Mediteran Moves with the Robe Times

Mediteran Produkcija d.o.o. is a highly successful full production company based in the lively Croatian seaport of Split – the country’s second city, the largest in Dalmatia and regional capital of the Split-Dalmatia County. Mediteran works nationwide, around the Balkans region and in other parts of Europe and is an independent, family-owned company run by Denis and Marina Pletikosa. Over the last nine years, they have invested steadily in Robe moving lights.

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16.12.2025

Robe Blinds Friedrichstadt-Palast with Delight

One of Berlin’s most iconic venues, the Friedrichstadt-Palast, AKA Palast Berlin, a revue theatre in the city’s Mitte district, has made a substantial investment in Robe moving lights to help facilitate its newly launched Grand Show production, BLINDED by DELIGHT, created by Oliver Hoppmann, complete with a vibrant new lighting design by Chris Moylan of Sunrise Studios.