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Gerriets Is Your Go-To Source for Soft Goods and Theatrical Equipment Looking for specialty fabrics or custom-printed flooring? Need a custom-sewn theater drape or architectural curtain? Looking for a motorized system for moving scenic elements or exhibition components? Need to rent a big projection screen or a kabuki curtain-drop system? How about a roller system that raises and lowers a massive projection screen at high speed? CALL US! 800-369-3695

		Gerriets on the Go with Pilobolus Wherever SHADOWLAND goes, a Gerriets carbon fiber roller system and OPERA projection screen go with it. For shadow play portions of the piece, 12 dancers’ seamlessly merge into stunning configurations. The roller system lifts and lowers the screen with such swift elegance that the troupe considers it a 13th performer in the piece.

		JUST PUBLISHED! Source Book 2 + Supplement Our latest Source Book is updated and expanded with new products and information. We have created a special North American Source Book Supplement to introduce our economical new textile product lines of theatrical velour, event drapery, and lining fabric. Order your free Source Book + Supplement today!

		NEW! Event Drapery From product reveal to gala fundraiser, trade expo to concert extravaganza, special events require special fabrics. Our new Event Drapery line is a handpicked collection of versatile, flame-retardant materials with the economical pricing and speedy delivery times essential in today's event industry. Order our free, full-color catalogue.

		Gerriets @ Bucks County Playhouse This magnificent cherry-red velour curtain with gold fringe was fabricated and installed by Gerriets International along with a full complement of blackout drapery and curtain track systems. The 2012 season marks a brilliant comeback for the Playhouse, an iconic regional theater and Broadway proving-ground in New Hope, PA.

		NEW! COLOR & SPARKLE in Portable Dance/Event Flooring COLOR is classic VARIO dance/event flooring in a spectrum of 183 brilliant colors, with matte or glossy finish. Glitter-embedded VARIO SPARKLE event flooring comes in six eye-catching variations: white + silver or gold glitter; black + silver or gold glitter; and clear + silver or gold glitter. Please call for info.

		Gerriets @ Blue Man Orlando As part of a multimillion-dollar revamp, the Blue Man Group show at the Universal Orlando Resort now includes a variety of Gerriets roller screen systems and projection screens. Pictured at left: the Blue Men drumming behind a Gerriets OPERA creamy-white projection screen with welded-in "windows" of our ARENA 86 screen material--all on a TUBE roller system.

		New! KABUKI G2 ECO Controller Same dramatic impact, simpler operation and lower cost! Gerriets developed the ECO Controller to provide a basic option for triggering as many as ten G2 release units. Our G-FRAME controller remains the top-of-the-line choice for larger-scale curtain-drop applications. See more KABUKI info.

		Gerriets @ Montreal Symphony The curved walls of Montreal's new symphony hall are outfitted with retractable acoustic drapery; 2,500 feet of Gerriets TRUMPF 95 track and 56 FRICTION-DRIVE motors are incorporated into the woodwork on all five levels, withdrawing the curtains completely from view when not in use. Go to TRUMPF product info.

		Gerriets @ Chazen Art Museum Designed by Petra Blaisse of Inside Outside and fabricated and installed by Gerriets, the curtain in the museum's new two-story glass-walled lobby is itself a work of art. An intricate construction of laser-cut felt, digitally printed voile, and silver scrim, it coils into an internally lit column for storage. (See open curtain in slide show, above.)

		Gerriets @ Cornell University Two Gerriets-made draperies grace the new Milstein Hall at the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. Designed by Petra Blaisse of Inside Outside, both curtains integrate grommeting into complex graphic patterns; in the auditorium, this creates a pinpoint lighting effect and the curtain operates on FRICTION-DRIVE motorized track.

		Gerriets G-QUICK wins PLASA Innovation Award G-QUICK is Gerriets' ingenious new device for hanging drapes. The patented G-QUICK replaces tie lines for attaching grommeted soft goods to pipe battens, making it possible to install and strike drapery 3 to 4 times faster than by conventional methods. Go to G-QUICK product info.

		NEW! CARGO Heavy-Duty Track Systems CARGO enables smooth, precise maneuvering of scenery elements up to 2,640 lbs! This amazing system made for a big moment in a recent Metropolitan Opera production, when the entire set lifted away to reveal a lower level. Pictured here: CARGO XL slides and tilts huge panels, Berlin Staatsoper, 2010. Go to CARGO product info.

		New! OPTIBLACK Projection Screen An industry standout for its nearly black surface, OPTIBLACK is great for edge- blending projection, with excellent color contrast and color rendition for video, slide, or motion picture projection. Absolutely no hot-spotting! OPTIBLACK's very dark color makes it unobtrusive when not in use. Go to OPTIBLACK product info.

		Gerriets @ Second Baptist Church of Houston How to integrate high-impact video into the church's traditional interior? Three 50-foot-wide Gerriets MEGASCREENS. Synched with the lighting system, the screens transform the room into a vast projection surface. Then they retract into the ceiling leaving unobstructed views of cherished architectural features. MEGASCREEN product info

New! EVEN Projection Screen

Need the same image brightness on both sides of a projection surface? You got it! Our new EVEN front and rear projection screen offers nearly identical luminance distribution in both front and rear projection applications. Go to EVEN product info


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	Stratus System Brings on Nighttime Shadow Show at Jane's Carousel, Brooklyn Bridge Park

	See how Gerriets' STRATUS-driven retractable fabric panels come into play at night, when rear projection sets the carousel horses loose in revolving silhouette:


	Kabuki Drop System Delivers the Big Reveal In New York

	See how our state-of-the-art Kabuki technology helped Continental Airlines transform a corporate announcement into a dramatic unveiling:


	Huge Translucent Ceiling Element Stops Traffic at the Frankfurt Auto Show

	Go behind the scenes to see how this spectacular display was created for the Mercedes Benz booth:

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