For the recent opening of the Olympic Arts Festival in Sydney, a series of events was held throughout the day culminating in a performance on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House. The main idea of the show is a ceremony called Tubowgule (the meeting of waters) where the main aboriginal clans of the area meet to welcome foreign visitors to our shores. Lighting designer for the event was Joseph Mercurio joined by the creative team of Stephen Page, David Page and Jenny Irwin. Mercurio used 12 MAC 600s on the stage area, and told us: "I like the colour mix on the MAC600s as well as the beam-shaping. With this show, they mostly went from a full beam to a frost. I use the MAC500s and 600s quite a bit - they always do the job well."Although there was a small stage, 90% of the show happened elsewhere, with the performers spreading out onto the concourse. The Tarpan wall was lit by nine Studio Due City Colors, whilst a prominent tree was lit by a 4K HMI and another City Color. "I hadn't used the City Colors before and I found the output excellent." said Joe. "The beam spread and evenness of light was very impressive. They certainly did the job of lighting the Tarpan wall. I will certainly be using them again as they are a useful architectural fitting." Control was from a Jands Echelon and the lighting equipment was supplied by Chameleon Touring Systems through Martin distributor Show Technology.
