Prolight+Sound Celebrates 30th Anniversary at 2025 Show

	Prolight+Sound will present a newly designed and expanded theatre and stage technology area tailored to the needs of the theatre community.

Prolight+Sound, the international trade fair highlight for event and entertainment technology in the heart of Europe, will celebrate its 30th anniversary April 8 - 11.

Already confirmed to exhibit are Adam Hall, ADJ, AED Rent, Artthea, ASM, Astera, Aura Audio, AV Stumpfl, Ayrton, Babbel & Haeger with various sales brands, Chainmaster, Chauvet, Chr.Mayr, Claypaky, ComputerWorks, DAS Audio, Elation, ETC, Eurotruss, GLP, Harmonic Design, Highlite, HK-Audio (Music & Sales Professional Equipment GmbH), Igus, Inear, Inoage, JB-Lighting, Kling & Freitag, KV2, Lightpower, LMP, MA Lighting, MAGIC FX, Major, Mipro, Music & Lights, Music & Sales , Novastar, Pixelhue, Portman, RCF, Riedel, Robe, Robert Juliat, Roxx, SBS, SGM Lighting, Shenzhen Lamp, SRV, Steinigke, TAIT, TMB, Tronios, TW-Audio, Unilumin, VisionTwo, Waagner-Biro, Wharfdale Pro and zactrack.

Based on numerous discussions with the market's movers and shakers, the show will have three top themes. Under the title "ProGreen: Impulses for a More Sustainable Event Industry," the latest trends and developments driving the event industry's environmentally friendly orientation and design will be highlighted. "FutureScapes: Worlds of Experience Between Immersion and AI" is dedicated to the possibilities of applying immersive technologies and artificial intelligence for entertainment experiences. "MultiTech: Flexible and Smart" focuses on innovative, versatile technologies and concepts and their influence on the event industry.

Prolight+Sound will present a newly designed and expanded theatre and stage technology area tailored to the needs of the theatre community. It combines four key aspects: exhibition, education, knowledge transfer, and networking.

An integral part of the concept is the Theatre College by VPLT, which offers expertise on relevant topics with high-quality, bilingual seminars and workshops -- realized in collaboration with leading industry associations. The new "Theatre Stage" is at the center of the action. "Theatre Talk" sessions will take place there for the first time. Employing a daily, one-hour presentation format, companies from other sectors can present their products to a targeted theatre audience and exchange ideas with them. The networking area, with daily events and happy hours, creates a setting for networking in a relaxed atmosphere.

Guided Tour Theatre & Light, curated and moderated by experts, will guide interested parties free of charge to technical product innovations and new developments over the four days of the fair.

In the open-air Live Sound Arena, visitors can once again experience the sound of powerful PA systems under real-life conditions. At the Silent Stage, the company InEar will be presenting its innovative, integrated sound technology solutions.

The ProAudio College, organized in cooperation with the German sound engineers' association Verband Deutscher Tonmeister e.V. (VDT), offers high-level international workshops and seminars for audio professionals and interested young people in the live and studio sectors.

The ProAudio area (Hall 11.0) also offers the public exciting new formats. The new MixLab is all about the world of mixing desks. It combines live sound and studio in an interactive special area that offers sound enthusiasts a holistic experience by combining practical and creative aspects. In addition to workshops and knowledge transfer, the main focus here is on networking.

On the lighting side, the LightLab, created in collaboration with the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW), is entering its second round at the anniversary show. Experts will be on hand to offer their expertise and demonstrations on current topics in the sector. The Women in Lighting Lounge will serve as a central meeting spot for female professionals and interested newcomers, as a venue for interviews with inspiring personalities, and as a source of information on career scenarios. Men are, of course, also welcome to come and find out more about the topics.

The Image Creation Hub, realized in cooperation with the German Federal Association of Television Cameramen (BVFK), will become an even more attractive hotspot for image and video technology in 2025. An expanded studio area, an impressive video wall, and specialist workshops will open up new perspectives for participants.

With the ProGreen theme, Prolight+Sound 2025 aims to take account of the growing awareness of ecological responsibility in the industry. The topics of sustainability, energy efficiency, and green events will be given even more attention in the anniversary year, including in the keynote program on the Main Stage (Hall 11.0). With its Green Sessions, the EVVC (European Association of Event Centers) will set new impulses for a greener event industry. Visitors can get an overview of particularly sustainable new products and innovations on the Guided Tour Sustainability/Green Events -- the professionally moderated, free-of-charge tours.

The keynote program of Prolight+Sound 2025 will include, among others, lectures by Guy Bigwood, director of the Global Destination Sustainability Movement, discussing strategies for sustainable events; projection designer Sven Ortel (Broadway's Once Upon a One More Time, Parade, Thoughts of a Colored Man), speaking about two themes: Entertaining Change and Hiding Media in Plain Sight; entrepreneur Linnea Ljunkmark, sharing her vision for the female future of the industry.

Other events include the Sinus - Systems Integration Award and the Opus Award will be presented. The latter is being realigned and will in the future be awarded as the Opus - International Stage Award. The 30th anniversary will also be the focus of the Community Nights, three networking evenings at exclusive Frankfurt locations, to which all Prolight+Sound participants are invited. The highlight will be the big "30 Years of PLS" birthday party on April 9 at Depot 1899, a historic former tram depot turned restaurant. At the "Anniversary Stand" (Hall 12.0), visitors can enjoy coffee and snacks, register for the guided tours and pick up their Community Night wristbands.