Robe iFortes light Danish deer park production
- Details
The show runs for six weeks in a natural amphitheatre space that has had some performance infrastructure added over the years. All departments of the Royal Danish Theatre collaborate to produce a new summer show every second year, which alternates between playing this site and another just outside Aarhus in the western part of Denmark. This is the fifth summer show that Ulrik has lit.
The stage space is completely open, and the usual challenges of outdoor performance are high on the agenda, including the notoriously inclement Danish summer weather, so this year, Ulrik specified 32 x iFortes as part of the rig. It is the first year the stage lighting rig has been all IP rated.
Ulrik was very energised at the chance of using lights without needing unsightly weather domes or rain covers, but iFortes were also chosen for their power, optical qualities, and brightness, plus their relative light weight.
“It’s a successful and very well thought out and engineered product,” he comments, adding that he was “delighted” when he knew he would be able to use the IP version on this show.
Robe’s Danish distributor Light Partner was also able to deliver the kit in time and equipment supplier Nordic were prepared to purchase the fixtures, so all the stars aligned for the deal to happen and Ulrik got his luminaires of choice to add to the rig.
The Ragnarok set is designed by Gjermund Andresen and features a prominent large elegant semi-circular metal arc upstage which also provides several lighting and audio positions.
Almost all visible fixtures are positioned randomly in orientation and distributed between five lighting masts on the hill behind the stage, secured to concrete bases embedded in the ground, with three more iFortes each side of the FOH gantry to the sides of the seating tribune and six - three a side - close to the pit which is actually a pool of water for this show - at the front of the stage, all in optimal positions for side based front lighting. The throw from the back of the seating tribune is substantial.
Also at the front are four Robe BMFL FollowSpots running on a Macula followspot system with the BaseStations hidden away in the under-stage bunker.
Lights are programmed on a grandMA3, and Ulrik worked in collaboration with programmers from the Royal Danish Theatre to get everything set up and fine-tuned. The show runs from mid-May to the end of June and is being enjoyed each night by 3500 people.
