{{Short description|American theatrical and technology company}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2015}} {{lowercase title}} {{Infobox company | name = ILuminate | logo = | logo_caption = | logo_upright = <!-- default = 1 --> | logo_alt = | type = | industry = Technology | predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = --> | founded = 2009 | founder = Miral Kotb | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | fate = | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | hq_location_city = New York City | hq_location_country = United States | area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = --> | key_people = | products = | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} thumb|alt=iLuminate Las Vegas at The Strat|iLuminate dancers in light suits '''iLuminate''' is a theatrical and technology company based in New York, New York, USA, best known for competing in the sixth season of ''America's Got Talent''. They finished in third place.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/america-got-talent-determines-first-five-sixth-season-finals-acts-12618.php |title='America's Got Talent' Determines First Five Sixth-Season Finals Acts |first=Elizabeth |last=Kwiatkowski |work=Reality TV World |year=2011 |access-date=September 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/zap-americas-got-talent-the-top-4-are-20110907,0,2453471.story |title='America's Got Talent': The Top 4 Are ... |first=Andrea |last=Reiher |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 8, 2011 |issn=0458-3035 |access-date=September 14, 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Final+four+acts+perform+tonight/5393422/story.html |title=Final Four Acts Perform Tonight |first=Alex |last=Strachan |work=Vancouver Sun |year=2011 |access-date=September 13, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s67/americas-got-talent/news/a340020/americas-got-talent-how-are-the-top-4-feeling-about-the-finale.html |title='America's Got Talent': How Are the Top 4 Feeling about the Finale? |first=Laura |last=Martin |work=Digital Spy |year=2011 |access-date=September 13, 2011}}</ref>
The dancers were dressed in black and performed in the dark, but audience members were able to see them because the dancers' suits were covered in a mixture of electroluminescent wire and LEDs; the flashing lights that all the dancers wore were synchronized to display various effects.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
== History == The company was founded in 2009 by Miral Kotb, a software engineer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Graeber|first=Laurel|date=2014-02-25|title=Stars! Or So They Can Seem|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/theater/iluminate-a-light-show-with-actors-at-new-world-stages.html|access-date=2021-07-30|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-27|title=ILuminate bringing show to The STRAT later this summer|url=https://www.ktnv.com/vegas-things-to-do/iluminate-bringing-show-to-the-strat-later-this-summer|access-date=2021-07-30|website=KTNV|language=en}}</ref> By 2019, iLuminate had performed in over 15 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tuccio-Koonz|first=Linda|date=2019-01-28|title=iLuminate: Electrifying performers light up the stage|url=https://apnews.com/article/technology-connecticut-performing-arts-dance-hartford-abac4cf41f89433c94148a8cfb2a5006|access-date=2021-07-31|website=Associated Press|language=en}}</ref>
=== Las Vegas show === On August 26, 2021, iLuminate held its first performance at The Strat in Las Vegas. The show blends music, dance, technology and art with dancers that wear special light suits.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/new-iluminate-show-is-the-dance-party-the-strat-has-never-had-2406757/ |title=New 'iLuminate' show is the dance party The Strat has never had |last=Katsilometes |first=John |date=2021-04-30 |access-date=2021-07-26}}</ref>
iLuminate held its 100th show on March 6, 2022, at The STRAT Theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/las-vegas/article/iLuminate-Celebrates-100th-Performance-On-The-Las-Vegas-Strip-2022030 |title=iLuminate Celebrates 100th Performance On The Las Vegas Strip |last=Wild |first=Stephi |date=2022-03-07 |access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.iluminate.com/ Official website] *[http://www.instagram.com/iluminatedance/ Instagram]
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