The show's lighting set-up is equally impressive and mostly includes equipment from Lightpower. Ten Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1500s and 14 Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 300s have been used, among other lights.
Marcus Krömer is again in charge of the lighting design. He reports, "For the first time in 10 years we are using a grandMA2 desk at Friedrichstadt-Palast for this show, along with the grandMA 'series 1'. Basically the lighting and video are split. The lighting is handled on a grandMA2 full-size and the video on a grandMA2 light. The lighting includes all the spotlights and moving heads, and all the illuminated architectural elements, LED strips and arches. In addition to this, there are 36 radio controlled LED fitted costumes, split into six groups of six. We control about eight thousand parameters in total.
"After our positive experience with the three Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1500s at Yma in 2010, we have added another six to light the exhibition area, which is divided into the main stage and proscenium. However we also use the existing equipment right up to the Clay Paky Stage Scans, which we have been carrying around for some years and continue to use effectively."
(Jim Evans)
