Panto is one of the most fun and also one of the most demanding genres of performance to light, requiring busy cueing, lots of bold and fast moving multiple scene and location changes and several touches of pure visual magic to help the action flow, all with simultaneous split-second timing … a challenge that Lighting Designer Andy Webb fully embraced for the Qdos production of “Dick Whittington” at the Swan Theatre in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, where he chose Robe for all the moving and LED elements of his design.

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Theatre

31/03/2026

Peter Pan Flies with Luz Studio & Robe

Montreal-based Luz Studio, headed by Matthieu Larivée, was asked by producers Entourage to create a visual design for their staging of Peter Pan the Musical at the city’s Espace St-Denis theatre. It was the first time that this famous fairytale musical had been presented there and in Quebec, and the challenge was to ensure that all the adventure and charm of the original story were replicated in a more contemporary setting.

Theatre

17/03/2026

Robe & Anolis Power the New Disney On Ice show, “Jump In!”

Feld Entertainment Inc., the worldwide leader in live touring family entertainment, launched its newest production of Disney On Ice presents Jump In! on August 29, 2025, in Orlando, FL.

Investment

04/03/2026

Estonian National Theatre Vanemuine invests in new Robe LED technology

Vanemuine is Estonia’s oldest, largest, and most visited theatre. Based in the country’s culturally vibrant and picturesque second city of Tartu, it has recently invested in more Robe moving lights as part of Estonia’s ‘Green Turn’ sustainability initiative, whereby all major theatres and performing arts centres are transitioning to LED stage lighting.

Architecture

19/02/2026

Anolis Assists Award-Winning Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Lighting Renovation

The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, located near Paris’s famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées, has had the lighting in its main 1900-capacity auditorium completely reimagined.