The lighting for the world tour was created by LD Marc Heinz and Andre Beekmans from design practice The Art of Light (photo: Louise Stickland)
Israel - Three hundred Robe moving lights helped Armin van Buuren rock Jerusalem with his Armin Only Embrace show, a four-hour trance extravaganza that delighted 10,000 fans packing the Pais Arena to catch the vibes and spectacular visuals.

The lighting for the world tour was created by LD Marc Heinz and Andre Beekmans from design practice The Art of Light, and is being directed on the road by Michael Seeverens, who's just celebrated his fifth year of working with the award-winning Dutch superstar, DJ and music producer.

The AO Embrace world tour sources production locally at each location, so the lighting spec is flexible to allow for a number of different fixtures to be utilized for the key profile, beam and wash lights. However, Michael is always happy when he sees Robe's BMFLs and Pointes on the kit list. He's used the brand for some time in his work and thinks both of these fixtures are among the best available on the market right now for this style of show.

In Jerusalem, his rig comprised all Robe moving lights, supplied by main lighting contractor, Tel Aviv-based Gil Teichman, with the hire division of Robe's Israeli distributor Danor Theatre & Studio Systems contributing some of the BMFLs and Pointes as this was an incredibly busy time of the year for shows and events.

Five straight trusses were installed above the stage with two circular trusses above the B-stage and a spine truss running parallel above the catwalk that connected the two areas. This area between the two stages saw much of the action featuring an exciting line-up of special guests including singers Cimo Fr


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