MGH The 100 - Video Shines Light on Deserving Honorees

Port Lighting, in collaboration with Ice 9 Productions and Rafanelli Events, designed and installed the 360-degree video and lighting experience at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Annual "The 100" Dinner. (This awareness and fundraising event celebrates hope in the Boston cancer community. The immersive experience allows all 100 deserving honorees to be recognized around the room throughout the night by all in attendance.)

We supplied and rigged the spandex shapes used for content video, which enabled content to slowly 'crawl' around the room. Ten foot circles featured the honorees' pictures, while opposing rectangles touted the honorees' accomplishments. Finally, the smaller circles were kept in the event colors in order to match the table decor and lighting scheme. (Thank you Ice 9 Productions for the 16’x9′ and 22’x10′ borderless PVC video screens.)

Port Lighting provided the lighting, which included: 24 Robe Robin 1000 LED beams, 22 Martin Mac Auras, 4 Robe Robin DLSs, 140 Color Force Compacts and a variety of conventional fixtures. The lighting changed throughout the different portions of the night to match the event colors and program flow.

Port Lighting also wrapped the room in Pewter Grey Encore Velour fabric, which we then up-lit with Color Force Compact fixtures. The grey drape took color amzingly well and allowed the video content to "pop" off the wall.

The client loved how this immersive design allowed all of the honorees to be featured multiple times throughout the night on different screens.

This truly unforgettable lighting design not only elevated the event’s emotional impact but also demonstrated how thoughtful lighting and projection can transform a traditional ballroom into an immersive tribute space. By carefully programming color, movement, and timing, Port Lighting helped create a sense of unity, warmth, and reverence—perfectly complementing the evening’s message of hope and recognition. This project highlights our commitment to revolutionizing event lighting with creativity, precision, and compassion.

Event Credits:

• Event Design: Rafanelli Events
• Production/Lighting Design: Port Lighting (Kyle Stetson)
• Video Projection: Ice 9 Productions (Matt Geiser)
• D3 Programming: Lucid Creative (Kyle Bjordahl)