The safety of the equipment in your performance space is critical. If your equipment isn’t safe, you aren’t safe. Below we outline a few questions to help understand why having a rigging inspection completed is necessary to ensure the well-being of everyone involved. Rigging Inspection FAQs Why is a rigging inspection necessary? Rigging inspections ensure […]
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30 Seconds in the Shop (Performer Flying Training)
Most days are normal (and busy) in the Flyhouse shop. Fabricate, rinse and repeat. On certain days, theater groups come in and test out our performer flying Ziplifts before they use them in a show. Today one of those days. Lookingglass Theater in conjunction with The Actor’s Gymnasium trained on our system for an upcoming touring show in Atlanta.
[PHOTO] Did You Know…
Residing above millions of gallons of water in the Abbott Oceanarium of the Shedd Aquarium is an incredibly large motorized blackout curtain. When it comes time to replace it, Flyhouse takes on the project.
Did You Know…
To provide a more modern look of the newly renamed The Franklin building in downtown Chicago, Flyhouse was part of a unique rigging and lighting project.
Flyhouse Featured in ETCP Newsletter
Flyhouse’s Cherry Hills Community Church project was featured in the ETCP Fall 2016 Newsletter. The project involved creating a variable speed motorized curtain system. Read through the project recap or take a look at the full newsletter.
[Photo] Did You Know…
Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago) was founded in 1871 and moved to its existing location on Michigan Avenue in 1912. Flyhouse provided assistance on a project that put the church in the local record books.