One of the oldest theaters in Berlin bets on Robe

The Deutsches Theater consists of two adjoining stages that share a common façade. The main one has capacity for 600 people, while the Kammerspiele has 280 seats. To respond to production challenges, 20 T1 Profiles.

the Deutsches Theater Berlin is one of the most important theatres in Germany, Acclaim for his avant-garde work. In the last year they have joined 20 Equipment Steal T1 Profiles, that are available in all scenarios.

The building consists of two contiguous stages that share a common façade.. The main one was built in 1850 and has the capacity to 600 people; while the Kammerspiele has 280 seats and was designed by the legendary Max Reinhardt in 1906.

The Box is a 'black box' studio located in the lobby of the Kammerspiele and was built in 2006. With the capacity to 80 people, It has spacious rehearsal rooms, Workshops and warehouses in a new building located behind.

The theatre's production is very prolific. In a normal year, Each stage features approximately nine productions.

Robe T1 Profiles printheads were selected for their brightness, Color reproduction, Skin tone and precision of the shutter system. "All specific theatre performance requirements had to be at industry standard levels.”, comments Linus Zahn, Lighting systems technician and person in charge of new technologies.

Other factors such as additive color mixing were also taken into account.. The theater also needed a moving light that would work well with its existing stock of Led profiles and wash accessories.. "The Profile T1 harmonizes perfectly with them., making the general lighting equipment even more flexible and adaptable", Linus clarifies.

The T1 Profile's color temperature control was another feature that impressed Linus and the team., as they work a lot with different CT targets that need clean, quality sources. RDM support was a great help, along with wireless DMX option, as the headquarters already has a large Lumen Radio system.

Background

Robe devices first appeared at the Deutsches Theater in 2016 for a production of Man in the Holocene directed by Thom Luz with lighting designed by Matthias Vogel.

They needed a compact moving light that had a narrow, crisp beam, that could be shot across the stage, reflect in five mirrors and interact with the main actor.

In addition to meeting the basic dramatic criteria, offered other advantages, like a good zoom, which made it multifunctional and usable for other lighting effects and tasks. One more time, RDM was important, as the ETC Concert show archive of the venue itself stores the information of all relevant devices so that they can be used again in the future… as well as the option of a built-in Lumen Radio wireless DMX receiver, as the lights were placed on the main stage turn.

In addition, Implemented streaming-ACN protocol (sACN), so the Pointe met all the requirements and were purchased for this show. Shortly thereafter two Spikies were purchased for J's show In the Case.. Robert Oppenheimer, followed by T1 Profiles.

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