AQUA: A Journey into the World of Water is a multisensory experience for the whole family. Discover the story of water and its importance in our lives as you are taken through a journey of water installations and visual effects.
Be immersed in an adventure around the world, in which you are both actor and spectator, surrounded by 360º screen projections. And be inspired by the visual spectacle of AQUA to make a pledge to save water for the planet.
AQUA is a 30-minute timed show with ANMM guides to take you through this unique experience created by ONE DROP, an initiative of Guy Lailberté, Founder of Cirque du Soleil®.
http://www.onedrop.org/en/default.aspx
Only in Australia at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour from 3 December 2011 - 26 February 2012.
http://www.anmm.gov.au/aqua
You've never experienced water like this!
Join us on Facebook to WIN great prizes while AQUA is at the museum.
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Thanks to our principle partner Sydney Catchment Authority.
http://www.sca.nsw.gov.au/
Yesterday evening the Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolate Factory was the setting for a spectacular light show. Brand ambassador Roger Federer, the Lindt Maîtres Chocolatiers and Ernst Tanner, Chairman and CEO of Lindt & Sprüngli, set the kick-off for the festive light projections by artist Gerry Hofstetter. Around 8000 visitors marvelled at the festive images and enjoyed the magical Christmas village around the chocolate factory.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/lindt/46306/
Citing projections that by 2030, America’s senior population will reach 20 percent of the population – 78 million people – and new survey information showing that Americans feel increasingly helpless about their personal cancer risk as they grow older, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) today highlighted the emerging research showing that even in later life, many cancers can be delayed or prevented through regular physical activity and a plant-based diet.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/aicr/46620/
Hiring in professional fields is likely to continue rising in the second quarter but at a slower pace than forecast for the first quarter, a new Robert Half survey shows. A net 2 percent of executives interviewed for the Robert Half Professional Employment Report plan to add full-time staff in the second three months of 2012, down from 10 percent last quarter. The biggest trend in the survey is the increase in the number of respondents who anticipate no change in hiring activity: 89 percent versus 78 percent last quarter.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53178-robert-half-professional-employment-report-2nd-quarter-hiring-projections
KÀ by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas made its first appearance at Comic-Con on opening night, Thursday, July 21st, with a dramatic showdown on the outside walls of PETCO Park in San Diego. The outdoor performance took place directly across the street from the San Diego Convention Center and included a display of dazzling 3-D projections. Created especially for Comic-Con, the performance tells the adventurous tale of KÀ by turning the stadium façade into an interactive performance space featuring 3-D projections and live acrobatics.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/cirquedusoleil/50607/
Vivid Sydney (25 May - 11 June), now in its fourth year, was officially opened tonight with 'Lighting the Sails' of Sydney's iconic Opera House, unveiling a celebration of 3D colour projections and digital artistry by multi-award winning German design team, URBANSCREEN.
The largest festival of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, Vivid Sydney features light art installations around the harbour foreshore, live music performances at the Sydney Opera House and over 100 creative industry events in the Vivid Ideas program.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/55928-vivid-sydney-festival-2012/
Twelve percent of executives interviewed for the Robert Half Professional Employment Report say they are planning to hire professional-level staff in the fourth quarter of 2011, while 5 percent foresee making cutbacks. The resulting net 7 percent increase in hiring activity is up four points from the third-quarter forecast. The portion (82 percent) of hiring executives saying they anticipate no change in staff levels is down from 90 percent three months ago.
Meanwhile, 59 percent of executives interviewed for the report said it is challenging to find skilled professionals today, up 17 points from the third quarter.
Fourth-quarter hiring projections were higher than the third-quarter forecast in nearly all professional segments.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/roberthalf/50680/
This weekend, more than twenty celebrated emerging contemporary artists transformed ordinary features of North 6th street in Brooklyn (Williamsburg), New York, into an extraordinary immersive and participative experience as part of ABSOLUT’s Open Canvas initiative. From wind art to crocheted fence tapestries and digital projections, the co-created interactive art exhibition celebrates the first iteration of ABSOLUT’s TRANSFORM TODAY™ global campaign, a movement inspiring creative risk-taking amongst today’s creative class.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62253-absolut-open-canvas-initiative-interactive-art-exhibition-brooklyn
Vivid Sydney (23 May – 9 June) was officially opened tonight by the NSW Premier Mike Baird, as the Sails of iconic Sydney Opera House came alive with world–exclusive, stunning 3D–mapped projections, and the Harbour City was filled with colour and light.
Vivid Sydney, the largest light, music and ideas festival in the Southern Hemisphere, and Australia’s Event of the Year, features a huge, free nightly light show of lighting installations, building projections and water theatre around Sydney harbour from 6pm until midnight, as well as live music performances and over 200 creative industry events.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/7233751-destination-nsw-sixth-annual-vivid-sydney-festival-color-and-light
