The Icarus system is fully customisable, and for this production features a Rembrandt Piccolo 4kW HMI fresnel in the motorised pan-tilt-focus Icarus housing. Combined with the luminaire is a De Sisti DEB 2500/4000W Dual flicker free electronic ballast. The fixture is mounted on a De Sisti motorised telescope, allowing for vertical movement of the unit, with the telescope located on a motorised trolley that runs along a 14m I-beam across the stage. Total system control is via DMX512 and all necessary cabling systems are included.
In addition to the De Sisti component of the lighting design, a Compulite Sunset douser/scroller has been added to the fixture for additional control and variety in the show. The Sydney Dance Company's specific requirements for the system included features such as specific motor travel speed and 16 bit accuracy for all movement parameters, all of which the Icarus system was easily able to meet.
(Lee Baldock)
