Prljavo Kazalište celebrate 40 years of hits with Robe
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Sven again specified Robe fixtures to light this show, where the challenge was on to create a spectacular but scalable design to work for the whole of the upcoming tour which plays various sized venues and is scheduled to run for the rest of this landmark year in the band’s amazing career.
Sven had carte blanch to come up with cool, practical and spectacular ideas, although as always, budget was a consideration and the goal was to create something really impressive without busting the bank!
Known for his imagination, style and ingenuity, Sven produced another great looking result with Robe as the main moving light fixtures - 20 MMX Spots, 12 x MMX WashBeams and 16 Pointes.
The main trussing was configured as a ‘W’ shape above a large 100sq.m LED wall at the back with the MMXs all rigged on this and the Pointes positioned on the floor along a walkway behind the band.
The 16 Pointes were the only pure effects lights of the show and this role defined the look and physical structure of the performance space, a task enhanced by their close proximity to one another, the uniformity of the optics and the punchy beams.
Sven was careful to craft lots of classic ‘big rock show’ looks and pepper them with some more modern and left-field visual approaches that he hoped would please Prljavo Kazalište fans both new and original as their enthusiastic base now spans more than one generation.
He programmed and operated the show himself on a grandMA2 full size. The show’s video has original content created by Croatian multimedia artist Ivan Marušić Klif and his colleague Ana Hušman.
Also integral to the production for the gig in Split were FOH sound engineer Daniel Biffel and Juraj Stipetić of LumiLas who co-ordinated all the laser effects in close consultation with Sven.
Equipment was supplied by leading Croatian rental company ELDRA – project managed for them by Dario Katačić and Domagoj Pribanić.
ELDRA has invested heavily in Robe products over the last five years, and is a regular supplier for shows where Sven is the specifying LD … as Robe continues to be his first choice.
(Jim Evans)
