These were specified by Chris Moylan of Berlin based Optikalusion, who was the lighting designer and programmer for all the entertainment spaces, amounting to the theatre, AbtanzBar nightclub, the Studio and pool deck stage. This follows up his very successful Robe installation on Mein Schiff 3 in 2014 and Mein Schiff 4 in 2015. For this latest vessel built in Meyer Turku Shipyard in Finland...
In 1996 the plant – which supplied linseed oil for the manufacturing of paint, soap and margarine - closed and was rejuvenated as a unique event location by a local couple who took great pride in maintaining the historical and industrial character of the building. DeFabrique is now a successful, well-equipped venue for meetings and events from 50 to 3,500 people offering 8 charismatic halls for...
Five years ago, the foyer – a huge, airy glass-fronted space that’s also used for art and other exhibitions, public displays and meetings – was architecturally lit with an Anolis ArcSource 48 MC LED installation, supplied via the ULA Group, Robe and Anolis distributor for Australia. This transformed the atmosphere and increased the flexibility of the space. It was followed by an investment in 16 x...
The project was managed for Port Lighting by lead designer, Ron Kuszmar. The company’s successful working relationship as a technical supplier to the landmark multi-purpose venue goes back over two decades … since it opened in 1995. The 17,500 – 19,600 capacity multi-purpose (depending on configuration) TD Garden is home to the NHL’s Boston Bruins and the NBA’s Boston Celtics and also hosts...
Built in 1982, Hamer Hall was fully refurbished in 2013 which included a full technical upgrade and updating of the lighting rig, a project specified and overseen in part by Bernie Manchee, head of lighting. The whole rig was automated for the first time as they purchased 22 X Robe MMX spots and 10 LEDWash 600s among other fixtures. These were the first moving lights to be installed across the...
Since 2009, the show has been staged in the 1500 seater ‘Cathedral’ tent venue, an impressive structure that features 8 masts and is 83 metres long by 49 metres wide with 20 metres of headroom. With those dimensions, they needed a spot fixture with some serious brightness! They also wanted a unit that was flexible and properly multi-purpose. The 11 x BMFL Spots – replacing older 1500W series...
Eighteen LEDWash 1200s, 10 x Pointes, 8 x DL4S Profiles and 8 x miniPointes later … together with 26 x LEDBeam 100s purchased a few months earlier from Robe’s South African distributor, DWR … they have a dynamic and flexible lighting rig in place which is making a real difference to how they can light their popular worship session and other events. The new technology is also a great fit with the...
Between all the venues and galleries, nearly 1700 cultural events are staged there annually, plus over 900 congresses, altogether attracting over 500,000 visitors to the Slovenian capital … so things are hectic! Cankarjev Dom also owns over 100 Robe fixtures and has just boosted its stock with the latest purchase of six Pointes and six more LEDWash 600s. This brings the current LEDWash 600 total...
Recently, his #FillUpTheDome concert on October 31st featured over 130 Robe lighting fixtures and played to an ecstatic sold-out audience of 20,000 in the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, making history as the first ‘local’ artist to ever sell out the venue. Nyovest himself approached Cape Town based design agency Formative to provide creative direction and technical production, including video...
D’Coque, the National Sporting and Cultural centre, is located in Kirchberg, Luxembourg City in the south of the country. Originally built as an Olympic swimming pool 33 years ago, with the addition of two new arenas in 2003, D’Coque is now the largest sports centre in Luxembourg. The largest hall can hold up to 8,300 people and in addition to sporting events like international athletics, this is...