Bartabas, lighting designer and founder for Théâter Zingaro, and Loïc Merrien, lighting manager have made full use of 70 Selecon Acclaim Zoomspots and 24 Acclaim PCs in creating a surreal, living, theatrical picture, which aims to portray the horses as almost magical creatures. The precise beam control of the zoomspots and crisp edge and clarity of the PCs help provide the dramatic results demanded in this, the seventh Zingaro production created by Bartabas portraying the mystical relationship of man and horse.
The month-long season of Triptyk took place in a 1,500-capacity arena tent enclosing a 262ft by 394ft performance area built using 18 stagehands, three forklift drivers, 10 electricians and tons of compacted soil, limestone and red clay surrounded by a ring of sand. To gain access to the tent, audiences walked through the pocket world of Zingaro Village (created by film industry veteran Roger Wadham), an exotic, gypsy-like encampment inspired by the nomadic peoples of India, Persia and the Middle East.
When not on tour, Théâter Zingaro is based in the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers, where the troupe lives on site with its horses in a quasi-nomadic village. Selecon dealer and neighbour of Théâter Zingaro, Avab Transtechnik France provided all of the Acclaim fixtures used in the production.
(Lee Baldock)
