Robe's Led lighting enhances the last show of the Circus of Horrors

The new production of circus rock opera has a varied and powerful configuration of Led luminaires from this manufacturer, according to the design of Juanjo Llorens.

The well-known Circus of Horrors is performing his fourth production of circus rock opera –Apocalypse – The day after-, that combines the drama of theatre, The fast pace of rock and roll and the adrenaline of the circus. Touring the main cities of Spain, after having premiered in Madrid, This work will also be presented internationally.

To illuminate this show, the designer Juanjo Llorens needed a flexible and powerful rig to create the atmosphere and impact necessary in this production, which has resulted in a total of 126 Robotics of the firm Steal, with 24 MegaPointe luminaires, 24 Pointe, 24 Spiider, 24 LedBeam 150, 24 ParFect 100 and 6 BMFL WashBeam.

The rental company Smart Fussion has been responsible for the supply of Robe luminaires, in which in recent years it has invested on a regular basis, through the Spanish distributor EES, and others that are used in this show.

Apocalypse – The day after It is the largest staging made by the Circus of Horrors and the third in which Juanjo Llorens has been a lighting designer. It includes a live band and a larger group of dancers., as well as acrobatics and impressive aerial movements, so a more varied and powerful lighting has been required.

Another important change is that Circus of Horrors no longer uses a large traditional circus tent., but a huge structure of Italian stores comprising the entire scenery, As a stage, Racks, Technical facilities and auditorium, Etc; What has meant a more complex lighting design.

One of the main elements of this production is a large Led screen, of 28 meters wide and 8 high, that which cyclorama provides a digital stage and a variety of environmental backgrounds to the show, directed by Suso Silva.Precisely to achieve an optimal combination with the screen, Robe multifunctional luminaires were chosen..

To facilitate circus acts, a square rigging has been designed, and underneath a mother grid has been installed to create the upper lighting positions, limited to 14 metre, where Pointe luminaires have been installed, MegaPointe and Spiider.

As more space was needed for essential side lighting positions, Llorens has used the rigging structure that was built for the video screen, whose effect is that the lights create a U-shaped frame above the stage.

Using brackets and support bars, Side lights have been installed from the highest part of this structure to the ground, which is particularly effective in illuminating the choir and dancers. For this, the remaining LedBeam luminaires have been installed 150 and ParFect.

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